Erick Ives
Hamilton,Ontario
Summary
- Supervisory roles
- Training roles
- Experience in shunt truck, tractor trailer, railcar track mobile/locomotive, boom and scissor lift, heavy forklift, various landscaping heavy equipment operation. Wall saws, pallet makers, and other production equipment.
- Commercial travel
- Diesel/propane/electric fork/clamp truck with up to 90,000lb capacity
- Overhead crane
- Shipping/receiving+
- Order picking and electronic inventory
- Carpentry experience
- Whmis, erailsafe/105 rail, forklift, overhead crane, all certified Strict attention to detail and pure desire for effective production. Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Shipper/Receiver
- 5 years forklift experience.
Transloader/switchman
International Bulk Services, CN
Hamilton, ON
11.2023 - Current
- Transloading steel product (coil, slab, plate, and tin) from tractor trailers to railcar and vice-versa via overhead crane (c-hook, mansaver, and mag), and forklift. Nighttime rail switching and locomotive operation. Fast paced, safety oriented workplace.
Landscaping supervisor
Kodiak Tree Services
Ontario
04.2023 - Current
- Supervised an industrial stump grinding crew across southern ontario. Commercial travel, heavy equipment ops and maintenance, city + client/homeowner communication and satisfaction, efficient workforce and equipment distribution.
Heavy Equipment Operator
Birla Carbon Canada Ltd.
Hamilton, ON
03.2020 - 12.2022
- Rail operator (ground man as well as driver of locomotive). Tractor trailer operator. Working at heights and outside year round loading trailers and rail cars. Forklift work as well. Working alone or in teams depending on the daily tasks.
Clamp truck/Forklift Operator
CP Transcare Logistics
Hamilton, ON
02.2019 - 03.2020
- AZ trailer shunting, Unloading railcars, managing inventory of over 5000 items. Loading/unloading truck trailers. Inventory includes steel slabs, paper rolls for newspaper production, zinc ingots for dofasco, and various kinds of drywall. stacking paper up to 10m high. Loading, unloading all.
- Manlift (skyjack) and fall arrest certified, E-rail safety, whmis, and live fire extinguisher training as well.
Shipping and Receiving Supervisor
Sobotec Ltd.
Hamilton, ON
09.2017 - 04.2019
- Building large crates and packing custom metal siding in crates. Involves use of power tools and heavy machinery, scanning equipment and inventory cataloguing. Lead trainer of the dept. For 1 year as well as leading teams of up to but not limited to 5 workers to complete a job/ job order. Outdoor environment.
Forklift shipper/receiver, material handler
The Hamilton Spectator
Hamilton, ON
04.2011 - 09.2017
- Started in production, was promoted withing a year to shipping/receiving and machine operations. This involved management of materials on factory floor before, during and after production, loading large pallets on various sizes of tractor trailers using forklifts/electric pump carts, scales, and wrapping machines. Operating other various other kinds of production machinery. Training new workers and team leading included.
Education
Secondary School - High school or equivalent
Homeschooled
Hamilton, ONSkills
- Shipping
- Warehouse Management
- Load & Unload
- Cherry Picker
- Inventory Control
- Landscape Maintenance
- Packaging
- Mechanical Knowledge
- Forklift Operator
- Shipping Receiving
- Machining
- Freight Experience
- Pallet Jack
- Carpentry
- Delivery Driver Experience
- Reach Truck
- Order Picking
- Horticulture
- Assembly
- Warehouse
- RF scanner
- Manufacturing
- Quality Inspection
- Materials Handling
- Lawn Care
- Mowing
Certification
- Man Lift September 2022
- AZ shunt truck
- Forklift ( High Capacity Electric and gas )
- Dangerous Goods Transportation
- Working at heights
- First Aid Certification (2025)
- 105 CN Rail Certification
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Transloader/switchman
International Bulk Services, CN
11.2023 - Current
Landscaping supervisor
Kodiak Tree Services
04.2023 - Current
Heavy Equipment Operator
Birla Carbon Canada Ltd.
03.2020 - 12.2022
Clamp truck/Forklift Operator
CP Transcare Logistics
02.2019 - 03.2020
Shipping and Receiving Supervisor
Sobotec Ltd.
09.2017 - 04.2019
Forklift shipper/receiver, material handler
The Hamilton Spectator
04.2011 - 09.2017
Shipper/Receiver
Secondary School - High school or equivalent
Homeschooled