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Michael Wilson

West Gore,Gore

Summary

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Bungs and Vells/skids and Gambrels

silver fern farms/waitane
, Gore
08.2023 - Current
  • Operated equipment and machinery according to safety guidelines.
  • stacking boxes weighing 15-30 kgs onto racks
  • driving forklift
  • handling chemicals
  • Strapping and packing cartons.
  • cleaning and sterilising skids and gambrels

Forklift Driver/further Processing

silver fern farms
Pareora, Timaru
10.2008 - 08.2023
  • Stacking 15-30 kg boxes of fresh product onto racks to be frozen down.
  • Driving a forklift, and stacking frames and racks.
  • Operated equipment and machinery according to safety guidelines.

Forklift Driver - Off Season From Works

Personal Placements
Timaru CBD, Timaru
07.2009 - 10.2019

Van Zanteen - picking of lilly bulbs, orders for export

- taking pellets out of racking system and wrapping

- mainly forklift driving and unloading trucks

3 off seasons duration 2mths

RD1 Temuka - unloading pellets of fertilizer

- bagging seeds for orders

DB Brewery - loading and wrapping of kegs on pellets

- machine operator

Ballance Agri-Nutrients

- unloading/loading trucks

- mixing fertilizers for orders

- Stacking bags of fertilizer.

Storeman/Forklift Driver

New World Supermarkets
Highfield, Timaru
08.2002 - 10.2008
  • Organized storage of articles in bins, floor, shelves and assigned areas according to product categories.
  • Rotated goods in inventory by following “first in, first out” approach to keep shelves organized and well-stocked.


  • Examined packages and goods for damage and notified vendors of specific issues requiring replacement.
  • Examined incoming shipments to verify quality and quantity and returned unacceptable items to suppliers for refund or replacement.
  • Coordinated receipt of stock deliveries, inspected incoming equipment to spot damaged or incomplete shipments and promptly and definitively resolved issues identified.
  • Loaded and unloaded shipments and moved products to assigned warehouse locations manually or used forklift or pallet jack and focused on easy retrievability for customer orders.
  • Bent, lifted, opened, and moved all products weighing up to 40 kgs

Forklift Driver/Line Operator

McCains Limited
Washdyke, Timaru
02.1999 - 08.2002
  • Released potatoes into hoppers and operated steam peeler with minimal waste.
  • Michael commenced as a seasonal labourer, has done the relief and main forklift drivers role and over the last twelve months has been employed as a Line Operator in the Peeler Area in our French Fry Plant

Education

Some College (No Degree) - School Certificate

Mountainview High School
Timaru

Skills

  • OSHA forklift certification
  • Forklift use
  • Loading and unloading
  • Certified forklift operator
  • Basic math aptitude
  • Material handling
  • Customer-focused
  • Warehouse picking
  • Palletizer
  • Deadline-driven
  • Certified Pallet Jack Operator
  • Physically fit and agile
  • chemical handling

Timeline

Bungs and Vells/skids and Gambrels

silver fern farms/waitane
08.2023 - Current

Forklift Driver - Off Season From Works

Personal Placements
07.2009 - 10.2019

Forklift Driver/further Processing

silver fern farms
10.2008 - 08.2023

Storeman/Forklift Driver

New World Supermarkets
08.2002 - 10.2008

Forklift Driver/Line Operator

McCains Limited
02.1999 - 08.2002

Some College (No Degree) - School Certificate

Mountainview High School
Michael Wilson