Material Handler

Lead Material Handler — Apex Distribution Services

Columbus, OH | March 2024 – Present

• Operated stand-up forklifts, reach trucks, and electric pallet jacks to load and unload 18-wheeler trucks daily, maintaining a 99.8% damage-free handling rate across 8,500+ pallets moved.
• Led a 6-member picking team using Honeywell RF scanners to process 450+ retail orders per shift, decreasing average order processing time by 18% and ensuring 100% compliance with shipping deadlines.
• Managed inventory control processes using SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), resolving daily stock discrepancies to sustain a 99.9% inventory tracking accuracy level across 12,000 SKUs.
• Conducted weekly safety inspections of loading dock equipment and machinery, identifying and reporting 15+ mechanical hazards to maintain a 100% incident-free safety record over 1,200 operating hours.

Material Handler — Summit Logistics Center

Grove City, OH | June 2021 – February 2024

• Sorted, labeled, and staged 250+ incoming raw material shipments daily, utilizing automated print-and-apply systems to verify packaging accuracy and speed up cargo storage times by 15%.
• Collaborated with quality assurance personnel to inspect and isolate damaged freight, flagging and documenting 80+ deficient shipments annually to prevent subpar components from reaching production.
• Reorganized a 50,000-square-foot warehouse racking layout, applying first-in, first-out (FIFO) principles to maximize floor space usage by 12% and reduce forklift travel times by 45 seconds per pick.
• Prepared freight bills of lading (BOL) and shipping manifests for 40+ outbound transport carriers daily, achieving 99.7% compliance with federal Department of Transportation (DOT) shipping rules.

Forklift operation (stand-up, sit-down, reach truck), Electric pallet jack, Inventory control, Shipping & receiving, Order picking & packing, Cycle counting, SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), Honeywell RF scanners, Bills of Lading (BOL), First-In First-Out (FIFO), OSHA compliance, Safety inspections, Palletizing, Shrink wrapping, DOT shipping regulations

WMS Migration & RF Scanner Integration

Role: Lead Tester & Trainer

Tools: SAP EWM, Honeywell RF Scanners, Microsoft Excel

Coordinated the onsite transition to a new warehouse management system, testing barcode scan protocols and training 12 team members, which cut scanning error rates by 34% within 4 weeks.

Warehouse Storage Optimization Initiative

Role: Project Coordinator

Tools: AutoCAD, Excel, Forklift load-sensors

Redesigned layout for a 50,000-square-foot storage bay, shifting high-velocity SKUs closer to loading bays, which reduced forklift transit times by 18% and increased overall space utilization by 12%.

• Certified Logistics Associate (CLA) (2022)
• OSHA Forklift Certification (Class I, II, IV & V) (2021)
• OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Certification (2021)

• Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice
• Equipment Proficiencies: Toyota Stand-up Rider, Raymond Reach Truck, Crown Electric Pallet Jack