Gurjant Singh
Summary
Accomplished Yard Manager with a proven track record at Pride Group Logistics, adept in safety management and personnel oversight. Excelled in environmental awareness, enhancing operational efficiency by implementing policy enforcement strategies. Demonstrated leadership by fostering a performance-oriented culture, resulting in significant service quality improvements. Skilled in both team management and environmental conservation.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Yard Manager
Pride Group Logistics
03.2022 - Current
- Performed weekly groundskeeping and building maintenance for multiple satisfied customers.
- Trimmed around trees, flower beds, and other yard features.
- Landscaped yards by planting flowers, grass, trees, and bushes.
- Updated maintenance and repair records and reported on notable incidents and accidents during daily routes.
Long Haul Truck Driver
Pride Group Logistics
05.2019 - 02.2022
- Maintained daily, legible DOT log book and submitted corresponding documents.
- Maximized load safety by balancing, securing, and weighing products.
- Minimized delays by planning and adjusting routes to account for changing weather and traffic conditions.
- Operated with safety and skill to avoid accidents and delays.
Shunter
Pride Group Logistics
01.2019 - 02.2022
- Communicated with dispatchers and other office personnel to handle two-way updates and adjust daily schedules.
- Coordinated efficient routes for optimal delivery scheduling and maximum daily performance.
- Recovered vehicles, completed private tows, and managed involuntary pick-ups on behalf of business and law enforcement professionals.
- Documented mileage, deliveries, pickups, customer issues and damages.
Truck Driver
Canada Cartage
11.2018 - 05.2019
- Completed regular inspections and maintenance actions, as well as basic equipment repairs, to keep equipment operating at peak levels.
- Loaded and unloaded products at warehouses and customer locations using hand trucks, pallet jacks, and forklifts.
- Verified contents of inventory loads against Bills of Lading.
- Demonstrated safe driving by following regulations and safety procedures, resulting in zero accidents.
Shift Supervisor
Fas Gas Plus
04.2018 - 10.2018
- Enforced company policies and regulations with employees.
- Built performance-oriented culture with satisfied, hardworking employees by clearly highlighting employee success and developing leaders from within.
- Helped store management meet standards of service and quality in daily operations.
- Completed store opening and closing procedures and balanced tills.
Painter
Starline Painting
08.2016 - 03.2018
- Painted surfaces using brushes, spray guns, and paint rollers.
- Applied putty, wood filler, spackling, and caulks to prep uneven surfaces and fill in holes.
- Climbed scaffolding, staging, ladders, and planks to reach work area surfaces and observed safety protocols to prevent falls.
- Worked holidays and weekends depending on shifting needs of project.
Education
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Canadore College of Applied Arts And Technology
Mississauga, ON02.2018
Skills
- Environmental awareness
- Safety Management
- Policy Enforcement
- Personnel Oversight
Languages
English
Professional Working
Punjabi
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Yard Manager
Pride Group Logistics
03.2022 - Current
Long Haul Truck Driver
Pride Group Logistics
05.2019 - 02.2022
Shunter
Pride Group Logistics
01.2019 - 02.2022
Truck Driver
Canada Cartage
11.2018 - 05.2019
Shift Supervisor
Fas Gas Plus
04.2018 - 10.2018
Painter
Starline Painting
08.2016 - 03.2018
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Canadore College of Applied Arts And Technology
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