Joseph Contreras
Barstow
Summary
Resourceful Warehouse Specialist known for maintaining high levels of productivity and efficiency in task completion. Specialize in inventory management, logistics coordination, and safety protocol adherence. Excel in teamwork, problem-solving, and adaptability, ensuring smooth warehouse operations and effective collaboration.
Highly experienced in Warehouse Management, with significant background in inventory control and distribution logistics. Proven ability to streamline warehouse operations, improve efficiency and manage teams effectively. Demonstrable skills include managing stock levels, overseeing receiving processes, and coordinating warehouse worker schedules. Previous roles have led to improved operational workflows and enhanced team performance.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Warehouse Specialist/Forklift Operator
Red River Science & Technology, LLC
Barstow
10.2022 - Current
- Store, stack or palletize material in accordance with prescribed storage and shipping methods;
- Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned/requested;
- Operate power lifts, hand trucks, carts and other material handling equipment in performing warehousing duties;
- Other logistics duties as assigned in response to contractual reporting or mission requirements;
- Shipping and Receiving support;
- Respond to requests from warehouse lead for logistics support as required;
- Examining stored materials and reporting deterioration and damage;
- Noting and reporting discrepancies and obvious damages;
- Selected candidate may operate hand or power trucks in performing warehousing duties;
- Rearranging and taking inventory of stored materials;
- Oversees inventory and maintains required Table of Allowances (TOA) material in warehouse locations, to include shelf life surveillance;
- Other duties may include;
- Material handling, packaging, marking, movement;
- Routing materials to prescribed storage locations; storing, stacking, or palletizing materials in accordance with prescribed storage methods;
- Forklift or equipment operations.
Warehouse Specialist/Forklift Operator
Technica LLC
Barstow
09.2021 - 10.2022
- Store, stack or palletize material in accordance with prescribed storage and shipping methods;
- Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned/requested;
- Operate power lifts, hand trucks, carts and other material handling equipment in performing warehousing duties;
- Other logistics duties as assigned in response to contractual reporting or mission requirements;
- Shipping and Receiving support;
- Respond to requests from warehouse lead for logistics support as required;
- Examining stored materials and reporting deterioration and damage;
- Noting and reporting discrepancies and obvious damages;
- Selected candidate may operate hand or power trucks in performing warehousing duties;
- Rearranging and taking inventory of stored materials;
- Oversees inventory and maintains required Table of Allowances (TOA) material in warehouse locations, to include shelf life surveillance;
- Other duties may include;
- Material handling, packaging, marking, movement;
- Routing materials to prescribed storage locations; storing, stacking, or palletizing materials in accordance with prescribed storage methods;
- Forklift or equipment operations.
Overnight Support Manager
Walmart
Barstow
01.2017 - 09.2021
- Direct supervisor for a team of 10 to 15 associates as well as overseeing the backroom and inventory management system responsibilities.
- Conducted daily morning meetings to brief associates on store news and upcoming events in conjunction with being given their daily duties.
- Attending and prepare documentation for a weekly meeting reviewing all the inventory management system statistics for the week for the senior management team and supervisors.
- Head of planning and execution of the store backroom bin layout.
- Ensured that the backroom and rear of the building was routinely cleaned and the store supplies maintained in a orderly fashion.
- Regularly reviewed on hand changes with the store CO manager and store manager to discuss merchandise inventory related activities.
- Prepare and staged the backroom unloading dock for the nightly deliveries.
- Trained associates in the proper working habits and skill set to efficiently work the inventory management system.
- Communicated routinely with department managers to ensure merchandise they required or had inquiries about were made available.
- Responsible for evaluating associates on their performance and if necessary disciplinary action.
Warehouse Associate
Omniteam
Downey
08.2016 - 01.2017
- Process, package and ship orders accurately
- Organize stocks and maintain inventory
- Inspect products for defects and damages
- Examine ingoing and outgoing shipments
- Organize warehouse space
- Receive, unload and place incoming inventory items appropriately
- Check, verify and fill customer invoices
- Abide by all company safety and hygiene regulations
- Contribute ideas on ways to improve or optimize warehousing procedures
- Keep warehouse clean and organised daily
Dairy deli lead
Food 4 Less
Barstow
08.2014 - 08.2016
- Manages the Dairy Deli Frozen Department personnel, budget, scheduling, payroll, merchandising and appearance.
- Provides customer service in a friendly, fast, and efficient manner.
- Maintains current merchandising schematics, properly displaying Merchandise, rotation, and cross-merchandising, and communicates this information to Dairy Deli Frozen Clerks.
- Removes discontinued items with new schematic from the Dairy Deli Frozen Buyer.
- Works with Scan Coordinator on completing weekly ad checks and regular store price checks to ensure correct prices throughout the department.
- Checks for missing items, missing tags, or unauthorized items, and maintains a constant rotation system.
- Orders items to ensure a full department maintaining solid inventory levels.
- Communicates with vendors, as necessary.
- Checks dates on all dairy and frozen items.
- Handles all damaged and spoiled products according to company policy and assists in controlling the level of damaged goods.
- Follows department sanitary procedures and work methods to extend product life cycles.
- Adheres to all company and Dairy Deli Frozen Department operation standards, policies, and procedures.
- Manages the development and performance of the department employees.
- Maintains a clean and safe environment for customers and employees.
- Proactively prevents and resolves customer service situations.
- Develops methods that help build customer loyalty and expand customer base.
- Builds and maintains a positive working relationship with employees and peers.
- Executes and communicates company procedures and policies in a manner consistent with Bodega Latina Corporation's mission.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as required or requested.
Education
High school diploma -
Lucerne Valley High School
Lucerne Valley, CASkills
- Assistant Manager Experience
- Employee Evaluation
- Freight Experience
- Inventory Control
- Merchandising
- Retail Sales
- Store Management Experience
- Retail Management
- Organizational Skills
- Management
- Cash Handling
- Pallet Jack
- RF Scanner
- Reach Truck
- Order Picking
- Supervising Experience
- Shipping & Receiving
- Order Picker
- Forklift
- Warehouse Experience
- Maintenance
- Commercial Cleaning
- Packaging
- Materials Handling
- Assembly
- Load & Unload
- Heavy Lifting
- Warehouse Distribution Experience
- Inventory management
Certification
- Forklift Certified, 01/01/18
- Scissorlift certified, 01/01/18
- Walkie stacker certified, 01/01/18
- Electric Pallet Jack, 01/01/18
Personal Information
Authorized To Work: US for any employer
Timeline
Warehouse Specialist/Forklift Operator
Red River Science & Technology, LLC
10.2022 - Current
Warehouse Specialist/Forklift Operator
Technica LLC
09.2021 - 10.2022
Overnight Support Manager
Walmart
01.2017 - 09.2021
Warehouse Associate
Omniteam
08.2016 - 01.2017
Dairy deli lead
Food 4 Less
08.2014 - 08.2016
High school diploma -
Lucerne Valley High School