Edward Melendez
Sacramento
Summary
Industrious Warehouse Worker skilled in driving efficient receiving, inspection and storage operations to maintain accuracy. Excellent ability to handle diverse materials, boxes, crates and pallets to achieve high-quality packaging standards and reduce risk. Bringing related experience and dedication to meet production and quality goals.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Seafood Department Manager
Safeway
Sacramento, CA
06.2017 - Current
- Performed meat inspections and checked temperature environment to maximize food safety.
- Cut, trimmed and ground meats such as beef, pork and poultry to prepare for packaging and sale.
- Increased efficiency throughout business methodology and eliminated merchandise waste by updating production procedures.
- Prepared and placed meat cuts and products in display counter to ease shopping experience of customers.
- Assisted customers daily by taking and filling special orders and making product suggestions.
- Educated staff members on specialty meat cuts, food handling methods and sanitation guidelines.
- Adhere to safety and cleanliness standards and maintained equipment.
- Verified proper inventory levels, product quality and freshness to prevent sale of spoiled products.
- Created appealing daily meat displays to increase sales.
Warehouse Foreman
Custom Built Inc.
West Sacramento, California
06.1995 - 06.2017
- Collaborated with management to implement new initiatives and policies and achieve benchmarks for production, quality and safety.
- Created and enforced detailed organization processes to increase quality service standards.
- Evaluated supplies and product inventory to check for quality and quantity issues and returned unacceptable materials to vendors.
- Met environmentally controlled warehouse operational needs through efficient staffing and resourcing of materials and equipment.
- Managed scheduling and task delegation for fifteen member warehouse team.
- Maintained excellent performance standards while working in hot warehouse environment.
- Promoted safety policies and practices among personnel, enforcing appropriate handling and use of equipment and products.
- Handled fright and parcel shipment schedules, return and transfer processes and oversight of daily warehouse operations.
- Managed day-to-day operations of warehouse, including freight and parcel shipments, returns and transfers.
- Recorded information, shortages and discrepancies to keep records current and accurate.
- Kept documentation and records accurate and up-to-date with latest data to prevent errors in processing or delivery.
- Drove personnel performance by appraising job results, counseling personnel on needed improvements and disciplining substandard conduct.
- Oversaw upkeep of equipment and physical condition of warehouse, identifying and ordering needed repairs, renovations and replacements.
Education
Certificate - Computer Installation And Repair Technology
NTI
Sacramento, CA06.2000
Skills
- Forklift Operation
- Management
- Safe food handling
- Meat cutting
- Inventory management
- Meat preparation
Timeline
Seafood Department Manager
Safeway
06.2017 - Current
Warehouse Foreman
Custom Built Inc.
06.1995 - 06.2017
Certificate - Computer Installation And Repair Technology
NTI