Rachelle Pawlowich
Slave Lake / Grande Prairie
Summary
Seeking a permanent career that will allow me to grow and further my industrial knowledge while utilizing my skills in the best possible way to achieve your company's goals.
Experienced in supply chain management with a focus on procurement, inventory control and warehousing while demonstrating the utmost accuracy and attention to detail in receiving, issuing, and technical parts support of mining parts for various equipment types on a mine site. Responsible for verifying incoming materials and managing shipping logistics, ensuring compliance with safety standards and company policies. Successfully coordinated departmental orders and participated in safety initiatives, contributing to operational efficiency and cost savings. Proven ability to maintain organized warehouse operations while supporting site personnel through effective communication and problem resolution.
My passion is for industrial parts, inventory, warehousing and ultimately supply chain.
20 plus years of working from the ground up in different aspects of Mining, Oilfield, and Forestry from Laboring, Equipment operations, Parts sales, Technical parts support, Purchasing and warehousing has shaped me into a goal oriented individual.
I have worked for the past year + in a 14/ 14 FIFO Mining operation as a Warehouse officer and would ideally like to continue in a FIFO position as this would align with my work / life balance.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
WAREHOUSE OFFICER 01 - Supply Chain Management
DE BEERS CANADA GROUP
Gahcho Kue Mine Site
09.2024 - Current
- Issuing of Mining parts - Mobile Maintenance and Running Repair; Haul Trucks, Loaders, Excuvators, Light Vehicles (LV), CAT Power generation parts, Plant and crusher parts.
- Receiving - verification of Parts, materials, repairables, personals, Winter Road bulk orders in SAP.
- Shipping - Cores, Reman, Warranty items.
- Evaluate the quality of incoming materials.
- Materials handling.
- Inventory management - scheduled inventory counts, cycle counts, inventory quantity discrepancies (Adhocing using Decode).
- Bin maintenance- bin allocating to like for like items inside warehouse and outside in yards, bin to bin transfers.
- Kitting of parts / orders for departments.
- Shipping of Reman/ Repairables/ Recertification items to vendors for backhaul.
- Equipment operations- Hyster Standup forklifts, JLG Telehandlers, Skid Steers, trucks - flat deck & Bobcat D160S ( 33k-lb Forklift )
- Passenger bus operations - Aerodome pick up of passengers on and off site, Mine ops personnel to and from muster locations in and out of pit.
- Organization of parts for safe, efficient access, and optimal use of storage space.
- Coordinate and deliver requested orders to site departments.
- Support Aircraft Operations with De-icing, baggage handling.
- Safety & Compliance.
- Maintain a clean, organized (5S) and hazard free warehouse and yard lay down.
- Adherence to all company policies, procedures and safety standards.
- Active participation in safety initiatives and continuous improvement.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to support supply chain initiatives, enhancing communication and workflow between departments.
- Conducted regular audits of inventory and storage areas, maintaining organization and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Resolved discrepancies between physical inventories and system reports.
- Adhered to company policies related to safe handling of hazardous materials.
- Received, sorted, and stored incoming products in designated areas.
- Inspected product for damage or defects prior to storage.
- Winter Road Program
BUYER - Supply Chain Management
TECK COAL LIMITED
Sparwood
12.2012 - 03.2024
- Hotshot Emergency Ordering.
- Rush site journals Purchasing.
- Stock Parts & materials Buyer (MRP).
- Contractor Services Buyer.
- Site Buyer (On site at Cardinal River Operations).
- Departmental meetings with site personnel.
- Sic board Meetings (maintenance planning & scheduling meetings).
- Coverage for the Warehouse Supervisor - sign off on time tickets, vacation approval, hold warehouse meetings with warehouse personnel, address problems and issues for the warehouse team and schedule coverage for the team.
- There were a lot of different roles under one umbrella and flexibility within the business unit at the time. This allowed me to provide prior knowledge of warehousing, Industrial power transmission parts, Oilfield, Pulp & Paper, Forestry, Conveyor drives and Plant operational parts Purchasing to the sites.
- Effectively worked with maintenance planners and schedulers for operations, shops and the plant.
- Team player - We all worked as a team to achieve the goal of keeping the equipment running and to exceed operational objectives for production quotas.
- Worked 4 x 4 ( 12 hour / days )
- Mining Parts aptitude and experience for equipment brands such as Komatsu, P&H, CAT, John Deere, Hitachi, Bucyrus, Unit Rig, and the attachments as well as wear parts. Various brands of Mining Shovels, Haul Trucks, Dozers, Excavators, Service trucks & equipment, Light vehicles, fork lifts, and miscellaneous support equipment.
- Logistics understanding and competency.
- Excellent digital literacy in Microsoft AX Dynamics computer system, Citrix, Finning B2B, CAT SIS, SharePoint, Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Teams.
- Site work orders
- Effective communication to site personnel on ETA's so planning and scheduling of the workforce could be done.
- Versatile.
- Attention to detail.
- Problem solver.
- Focused.
- Ethical.
- Multi-Tasker.
- Organized.
- Time management.
- Team development and training of junior buyers.
- Strategic parts & contractor sourcing.
- Vendor database.
- Site support.
- Vendor Set Up requests.
- Exemption Requests (go through Contractor insurance and WCB information and vet it) for site and mitigating such purchase orders to permit Contractors work on site.
- Troubleshooting uncommon / hard to find Parts requests for sites.
- Technical parts support and quoting.
- Vast Knowledge of part number prefixes / suffixes.
- Purchase Order Accuracy - The better accuracy on orders with pricing, ETA's, and making sure the correct parts are ordered, the less you have to fix with invoices, the vendor and with sites. This helps every department and vendor in the long run.
- Accounts Payable.
- Master Service Agreements.
- Courageous Safety Leader, adhered to and sponsored safety rules and procedures.
- Inventory Management.
- Warehousing - helped warehouse personnel with internal system, shipping / receiving errors, min/max requests, OS&D's, Part number discrepancies, Parts returns.
- Upper level projects & special orders for Superintendents.
- Vendor cost / spend efficiencies.
- KPI - Cost Savings - 2023 Costing savings was 3 million USD and 2 million CDN.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline supply chain processes, resulting in improved operational efficiency and reduced lead times.
PARTS TECHNICIAN
GRIFFITHS FORD
HINTON
08.2012 - 12.2012
- Orders - Shop, Counter Sales, Contract Corporate Customers
- Stock orders
- Quotes - Project
- Inventory Control / Bin Maintenance / Warehousing
- Managed inventory levels by accurately tracking parts, ensuring timely availability for repairs and maintenance.
- ADP / Ford DCS Canada Online / Ford Microcat.
- Coordinated parts orders, effectively reducing lead times and improving service delivery to customers.
- Collaborated with service technicians to identify and prioritize parts needs, streamlining operational workflows.
- Conducted regular audits of parts inventory, maintaining accuracy and reducing discrepancies in stock levels.
- Implemented process improvements for parts retrieval, increasing operational efficiency and reducing turnaround time.
- Inspected returned items for damage prior to restocking them on shelves.
PROJECT INITIATION / DOCUMENT CONTROL CLERK
FOCUS CORPORATION
GRANDE PRAIRIE
06.2012 - 08.2012
- Compile Project Files from a variety of internal and external resources for Field Crews, CAD Operators and Project Managers.
- Various administrative support for Geomatics team.
- Examined documents such as blueprints, drawings, change orders and specifications to verify completeness and accuracy of data.
- Posted changes to computerized or manual control records, release documents and notified affected departments.
- Prepared request for reproduction of documents.
- Used SPIN IT Host, ETS - Land Standings, HIS - Petro Surveys, AB Environmental Benchmarks, Government of AB - Ministry of Transportation Survey and Municipal district Gas Co-op Plans.
PARTS & WAREHOUSE TECHNICIAN
COLLICUT COMPRESSION
Grande Prairie
03.2012 - 06.2012
- Fill orders for customers and field servicemen.
- Work through work orders in SAP, purchase, receive and put together field kits for the upcoming maintenance jobs.
- Tracked shipping information using automated software programs such as Warehouse Management Systems or Enterprise Resource Planning.
- Operated forklifts and pallet jacks to transport materials, enhancing warehouse productivity and maintaining a safe working environment.
- Coordinated inventory management processes to ensure accurate stock levels, minimizing shortages and optimizing workflow efficiency.
- Return and credit parts on work orders.
- Invoice customers.
- Schedule of field teams to perform maintenance of oilfield compression engines in compressor plants.
- Inventory Control
- Inventory Purchasing
- Warehousing
- Managed the receipt and inspection of incoming shipments, ensuring accuracy and compliance with quality standards.
FIELD SAFETY RESTRAINT (FSR) SUPERVISOR / DISPATCHER
WEIR SPM / WEIR OIL & GAS
GRANDE PRAIRIE
07.2011 - 03.2012
- Dispatch Field Crews to install field safety restraints on fracing pipe on job sites - Dispatch calls came from other oilfield company dispatchers.
- Develop Field Safety Restraint (FSR) Field Department.
- Schedule 15 employees and Call out Field personnel for field work.
- Inventory management of Truck Fleet, FSR Trailers - Safety Restraint Slings.
- Purchase Dodge 1 Ton Flat deck trucks with pickers and get them outfitted for FSR work.
- Order 40ft Enclosed Gooseneck Trailers and outfit with Field Safety Restraints, and regularly inventory safety restraint slings.
- Dispatch crews out for jobs.
- On-Call 24hrs/ 7 days a week.
- Manage the maintenance of crew trucks and trailers.
- Have regularly scheduled meeting with managers, parts department and shop department.
- Inventory Control of Safety restraint slings; clevis's, anchors, etc.
- Create, Communicate, Schedule and maintain the drive/ installation schedules.
- Review completed service work orders for accuracy.
- Handle all communications from customers, resolve inquiries and issues.
- Ability to make independent appropriate decisions based on company established guidelines and procedures.
- Excellent Organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment and meet deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; professional telephone etiquette.
- Reporting, documenting and coordinating on a daily basis.
- Warehouse / Inventory Management.
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES
PEACE RIVER
06.2007 - 07.2011
- Orders & quoting to customers.
- Large project quoting for Corporate customers.
- Inventory Management & Control.
- Stock orders.
- Invoicing - Accounts payables & Accounts Receivable duties.
- Technical parts consulting for large customer projects and shutdowns.
- Warehousing - Shipping & Receiving - Hotshotting, Cycle counts, Biannual Inventory Counts.
- WHMIS / TDG.
- Forklift Operations - load & unload, move around parts.
- Forklift certification.
- Outside Sales - make visits to customers and effectively help them with technical inquiries.
- Customer onsite parts & mechanical surveys of pulp and lumber mills.
- Gasket making certification.
- Large order Gasket cutting.
- KPI - Cost Savings.
- Industrial Power Transmission courses as well for specific brands of parts with manufacturers.
- Set up lunch & learns for customer site maintenance teams for specific or special brands that the customer companies used.
Education
Business Management Courses & Supply Chain Courses - Negation Skills, Time Management & Organizational Skills, Strategic Approach to Supply Chain Management, Mental Toughness, Organizational Skills, Innovative Leaders, Effective Delegation, Influence Matters, Strategic Planning, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Business Process Management An Overview
SAIT POLYTECHNIC - SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Calgary, ABAccounting - BA110 - Business Administration
NORTHWESTERN POLYTECH
Hinton, ABSkills
- Customer service
- Order management
- Sales reporting
- Quoting
- Written communication
- Oral communication
- Team collaboration
- Independent project completion
- Organizational skills
- Project planning
- Documentation
- Deadline management
- Multi-tasking
- Fast-paced environment
- Instructional material development
- Microsoft Office
- Outlook
- Database entry
- Internet research
- Microsoft AX Dynamics
- SAP Fiori
- Decode
- ADP
- Ford DCS Canada Online
- Ford Microcat
- Finning
- CAT online ordering
- CAT SIS
- SPIN IT Host
- ETS - Land Standings
- HIS - Petro Surveys
- AB Environmental Benchmarks
- Government of AB - Ministry of Transportation Survey
- Municipal district Gas Co-op plans
- Purchasing
- Inventory control
- Technical parts support
- Parts knowledge
- Gas well pressure testing
- Compressor plant operations
- Oilfield maintenance
- Valve repair
- Picker truck operation
- Light tower transportation
- Oilfield lease construction
- Industrial road construction
- Public bridge construction
- Logging industry experience
- Shipping and receiving
- Inventory cycle counts
- OS&D's
- Equipment operation
- Loader operation
- Skid steer operation
- Excavator operation
- Heavy equipment maintenance
- Forklift operation
- Telehandler operation
- Bus operation
- Inventory management
- Materials handling
- Quality evaluation
- Parts kitting
- Shipping logistics
- SAP proficiency
- Bin maintenance
- Cycle counting
- Safety compliance
- Time management
- Communication skills
- Problem resolution
- Project scheduling
- Digital literacy
- Purchase order accuracy
- Continuous improvement
- Loading and unloading
- Pallet jacking
- Packaging and labeling
- Stocktaking
- Warehouse safety
- Stock control
- Organization and prioritization
- Critical thinking
- Inspect shipments
- Document preparation
- Warehouse operations
- Multitasking
- Reliability
- Product and materials sorting
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Computer literacy
- Excellent communication
- Inventory monitoring and management
- Teamwork
- Order verification
- Inventory counts
- Storage and supply management
- Package labeling
- Product identification
- Data documentation
- Materials requisition
- Returns processing
- Supply chain optimization
- Technical parts sourcing
- Materials verification
- Cost analysis
- Vendor management
- Procurement strategy
- Emergency ordering
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Logistics coordination
- Parts evaluation
- Kitting operations
- Parts identification
- Product knowledge
- Automotive parts familiarity
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Multitasking ability
- Maintenance knowledge
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Problem-solving
- Analytical skills
- Multitasking capacity
- Forklift operations
Certification
- Petroleum Safety Training (PST), No expiry, 2541648
- ASQ Six Sigma - Yellow Belt
- BEAR AWARE - Audits & Safety Services
- H2S Alive, Expired
- Wildfire Orientation Course - Alberta Sustainable Development
- WHMIS & TDG
- Forklift Operations - Counterbalanced Forklift
- Stand up Forklift Operations
- Field Orientation (IRP Compliant)
- Hours of Service (SOR/2005-313 and Fatigue Management)
- Medic First Aid (CPR inclusive) Level C, Expired
- First Aid - BC Level 3, Expired 02/01/24
- ATV Course - Audits & Safety Services
- Fire Extinguisher/ Fire Watch Education & Awareness
- Fall Protection, 09/01/25
- Aircraft De-icing, 10/01/25
Hobbies and Interests
- Camping
- Snowmobiling
- Atving
- Exploring
- Hockey
- Skating
- Hunting & Fishing
- Photography
- Painting
- Gardening
- Volunteering
Name
BUYER - Supply Chain Management
Timeline
WAREHOUSE OFFICER 01 - Supply Chain Management
DE BEERS CANADA GROUP
09.2024 - Current
BUYER - Supply Chain Management
TECK COAL LIMITED
12.2012 - 03.2024
PARTS TECHNICIAN
GRIFFITHS FORD
08.2012 - 12.2012
PROJECT INITIATION / DOCUMENT CONTROL CLERK
FOCUS CORPORATION
06.2012 - 08.2012
PARTS & WAREHOUSE TECHNICIAN
COLLICUT COMPRESSION
03.2012 - 06.2012
FIELD SAFETY RESTRAINT (FSR) SUPERVISOR / DISPATCHER
WEIR SPM / WEIR OIL & GAS
07.2011 - 03.2012
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES
06.2007 - 07.2011
Business Management Courses & Supply Chain Courses - Negation Skills, Time Management & Organizational Skills, Strategic Approach to Supply Chain Management, Mental Toughness, Organizational Skills, Innovative Leaders, Effective Delegation, Influence Matters, Strategic Planning, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Business Process Management An Overview
SAIT POLYTECHNIC - SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Accounting - BA110 - Business Administration
NORTHWESTERN POLYTECH