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DAN TAIT

Edmonton,AB

Summary

Versatile and results-driven professional with extensive 20 year experience in shipping and receiving, notably at Casterland, where I excelled in inventory control and process optimization. Skilled in AS400/Syntax and Microsoft Office Suite, I effectively blend technical expertise with strong interpersonal skills to drive efficiency and foster client relationships. Proven track record in supervising teams and enhancing operational workflows, demonstrating a commitment to excellence and continuous improvement.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Home Care

Myself
06.2023 - Current

Stepped away from the workforce to help look after my parents.

Shipper/Receiver/Salesman

Casterland
07.2021 - 06.2023

Picked orders, packed boxes and pallets and shipped in-town.

Checked shipments against paperwork and signed documents.

Coordinated storage locations and product movements.

Loaded and unloaded trucks and trailers.

Created sales with existing clients and new ones.

Proficient in creating SOP's, PO's and tracking KPI's.

Working with walk-in customers in the store front.

Conducted counts and audits of inventories to identify and resolve discrepancies in records.

Shipper/Receiver

Cloverdale Paint
09.2019 - 06.2021

Scheduled pickups and deliveries to maintain smooth operations.

Coordinated storage locations and product movements.

Checked shipments against paperwork and signed documents.

Processed and restocked returns.

Loaded and unloaded trucks and trailers.

Worked with customers creating their orders. tinting the paint and loading them up.

Packaged goods in safe containers to prepare for shipping, adhering to packaging protocols.

Shipper/Receiver

Kinnikinnick Foods
08.2016 - 07.2019

Scheduled pickups and deliveries to maintain smooth operations.

Checked shipments against paperwork and signed documents.

Picked orders, packed boxes, palletized them and wrapped them for shipping.

Conducted counts and audits of inventories to identify and resolve discrepancies in records.

Shipper/Receiver/Yard Hand Supervisor

Frontier Plumbing & Heating
01.2015 - 01.2016

Checked shipments against paperwork and signed documents.

Processed and restocked returns.

Picked orders (boxes, pallets, bundles and crates of steel and plastic pipe, tubs and showers), loaded and unloaded trailers and flat decks.

Conducted counts and audits of inventories to identify and resolve discrepancies in records.

Did a complete overhaul and reorganization of the yard.

Supervised new employees and temps.

Shipper/Receiver/Yard Supervisor/Counter Sales

Cronkhite Supply (A Wolesley Subsidiary Company)
03.2010 - 01.2015

Checked shipments against paperwork and signed documents.

Scheduled pickups and deliveries to maintain smooth operations.

Processed and restocked returns.

Handled high-volume paperwork and collaborated with administrators to resolve invoicing and shipping problems.

Supervised new staff and temps(Up to 3 at a time).

Helped walk-in customers.

Creating PO's.

Shipper/Receiver/Line Worker/Reel Builder

IPEX
04.2004 - 03.2008

Processed and restocked returns.

Coordinated storage locations and product movements.

Built and wrapped pallets to be shipped.

Ran lines on the plumbing side and the HDD pipe side.

Created a Monday-Friday reel building team to replace the function of the shifts having to build them themselves.

Utilized an entirely new way to build reels using stands and new high tensile steel flanges with steel crossbeams, eliminating the use of wooden crossbeams altogether.

Education

High School Diploma -

Boyle St. Inner City High School
Edmonton, AB
06-2000

Skills

Shipping and Receiving Specialist

Inventory Control Management

Computer Specialist(Superior

AS400, SYNTAX, NETSUITE ORACLE

Very familiar with the entire Microsoft Office Suite IT Programmer and coder)

Sales(Creating SOP's and PO's Interacting with vendors and clients Purchasing, KPI Management)

Handyman(Carpentry, Plumbing, Framing, Concrete, Painting, General Landscaping)

Volunteering(Habitat for Humanity Terwilliger Project Working in the HfH Restores)

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Certification

Forklift(Sit down propane and diesel, stand up reach truck. Valid through 2027)

Skidsteer(Expired)

WHMIS 2015/2022

CSTS 2022

TDG

H2S Alive

NAIT 101 Plumbing


Timeline

Home Care

Myself
06.2023 - Current

Shipper/Receiver/Salesman

Casterland
07.2021 - 06.2023

Shipper/Receiver

Cloverdale Paint
09.2019 - 06.2021

Shipper/Receiver

Kinnikinnick Foods
08.2016 - 07.2019

Shipper/Receiver/Yard Hand Supervisor

Frontier Plumbing & Heating
01.2015 - 01.2016

Shipper/Receiver/Yard Supervisor/Counter Sales

Cronkhite Supply (A Wolesley Subsidiary Company)
03.2010 - 01.2015

Shipper/Receiver/Line Worker/Reel Builder

IPEX
04.2004 - 03.2008

High School Diploma -

Boyle St. Inner City High School
DAN TAIT