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First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operatorsresume guide.

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers. A strong First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators resume shows active listening, coordination and management of personnel resources, and names the tools you have worked with, such as Microsoft Access, Microsoft Outlook and SAP software.

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  1. 1Use the job title from the posting.Warehouse Supervisor, Dock Supervisor and Transportation Supervisor are titles this guide lists. Pick the one that matches the job you want and use it in the headline.
  2. 2Give your safety record a number."Enforce safety rules and regulations" is the top task in this guide. Injury counts and days without a lost-time injury prove it far better than "safety focused."
  3. 3Show you can lead people and systems.Warehouses are adding scanners, automation and new software, and they want supervisors who bring the crew along. A launch you trained for, with the accuracy gain, shows both.
  4. 4Show that your trainees stay."Explain and demonstrate work tasks to new workers" from this guide becomes a retention number, which matters when good operators are hard to keep.
  5. 5Name each credential exactly.Give the full name and issuer of each certification, and for a CDL the class, the state that issued it and that it is active.
  6. 6Keep education to one line.Many of these roles ask for a high school diploma or some college. A short certificate is a plus, and one line is enough.

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Lamar Kittredge

Warehouse Supervisor

[email protected] / (912) 555-0176 / Savannah, GA

Summary

Warehouse supervisor with nine years in port-side distribution, the last five leading forklift, reach truck and yard truck crews on second shift. Run a crew of 28 moving about 1,900 containers' worth of freight a month through a 600,000 sq ft cross-dock. Known for safe floors, steady trainees and making the warehouse management system work for the crew instead of against it.

Experience

Second Shift Warehouse Supervisor
Gantry Wharf Terminals / Savannah, GA
May 2021 - Present
Lead 28 equipment operators and loaders on second shift, raising units handled per labor hour 16% in two years while overtime fell by a quarter.
Enforce forklift and pedestrian safety rules with daily walks, marked travel lanes and telematics impact alerts; recordable injuries dropped from 6 to 1 a year and the shift passed 600 days without a lost-time injury.
Plan crew and equipment assignments each shift from inbound container notices and outbound orders, hitting 98.6% on-time trailer departures.
Helped launch the new warehouse management system WMS and handheld scanners, training the full shift and bringing pick accuracy from 98.1% to 99.6%.
Built a two-week buddy program for new operators with a hands-on forklift check-off; 90-day retention for new hires rose from 58% to 81%.
Lead Equipment Operator
Fiddler Marsh Distribution / Pooler, GA
Feb 2018 - May 2021
Inspected and weighed oversize and hazmat loads to set handling and strapping needs, with zero damage claims on 1,400 special loads.
Ran pre-shift equipment inspections for a 22-truck fleet and logged defects in SAP software, cutting unplanned downtime by 30%.
Covered the supervisor role on 40+ shifts, settling crew scheduling disputes and keeping the dock on plan.
Forklift Operator
Fiddler Marsh Distribution / Pooler, GA
Jun 2016 - Feb 2018
Moved 140 to 160 pallets a shift with a 99.8% put-away accuracy rate and no reportable incidents.

Skills

Software:Warehouse management system WMS, SAP software, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Outlook, Barcode software
Operations:Crew scheduling, equipment allocation, cross-dock and container unloading, hazmat handling, load planning, inventory accuracy
Safety and people:OSHA forklift standards, safety audits, new hire training, conflict resolution, telematics alerts

Licenses & Certifications

OSHA 30-Hour General Industry, OSHA Outreach Training Program
Certified Forklift Trainer, powered industrial trucks per OSHA 1910.178
Commercial Driver's License, Class A, Georgia Department of Driver Services, active

Education

Certificate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Jessamine Technical College
2019

01Also called

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Cargo ManagerDC Supervisor (Distribution Center Supervisor)Dock SupervisorDriver ManagerFleet ManagerShipping ManagerStreet SupervisorTrainmasterTransportation SupervisorWarehouse Supervisor

02Skills employers expect

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Importance is how much the skill matters to the job; level is how much of it the job demands. Both are worth naming on the resume, in this order.

SkillImportanceLevel
Active ListeningVery highIntermediate
CoordinationVery highIntermediate
Management of Personnel ResourcesVery highIntermediate
Time ManagementVery highIntermediate
SpeakingHighIntermediate
Critical ThinkingHighIntermediate
Judgment and Decision MakingHighIntermediate
Reading ComprehensionHighIntermediate
Social PerceptivenessHighIntermediate
Complex Problem SolvingHighIntermediate

03Knowledge areas

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  • Administration and Management
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Mathematics
  • English Language
  • Production and Processing
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Transportation
  • Administrative

04Common responsibilities

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Ordered by importance. Each one is a bullet waiting for a result and a number.

  1. Enforce safety rules and regulations.
  2. Interpret transportation or tariff regulations, shipping orders, safety regulations, or company policies and procedures for workers.
  3. Resolve worker problems or collaborate with employees to assist in problem resolution.
  4. Confer with customers, supervisors, contractors, or other personnel to exchange information or to resolve problems.
  5. Plan work assignments and equipment allocations to meet transportation, operations or production goals.
  6. Examine, measure, or weigh cargo or materials to determine specific handling requirements.
  7. Explain and demonstrate work tasks to new workers or assign training tasks to experienced workers.
  8. Review orders, production schedules, blueprints, or shipping or receiving notices to determine work sequences and material shipping dates, types, volumes, or destinations.
  9. Drive vehicles or operate machines or equipment to complete work assignments or to assist workers.
  10. Inspect or test materials, stock, vehicles, equipment, or facilities to ensure that they are safe, free of defects, and consistent with specifications.

05Software and tools

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34 tools across 14 categories. The six largest categories are below; Hot marks a hot technology, In demand a tool employers ask for most often.

Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software20
  • Warehouse management system WMSIn demand
  • Actsoft Comet Tracker
  • Bill of lading software
  • JDA Manugistics
  • CAPE Systems CAPE PACK
  • CAPE Systems TRUCKFILL
  • Coptimal Logics AutoLoad Pro
  • Creative Systems Corporation Freight-Link System
  • Fleet management systems
  • Load optimization software
  • MagicLogic Optimization Cube-IQ
  • Optimum Logistics LoadPlanner
  • Proof of delivery POD software
  • @Road GeoManager
  • Softtruck CargoWiz
  • Starre Enterprises Star Bill of Lading
  • Strategic Business Systems Proof of Delivery
  • TOPS Engineering MaxLoad Pro
  • UPS Logistics Technologies Roadnet Transportation Suite
  • XATA XATANET
+ 15 more
Mobile location based services software2
  • Accellos Real Dispatch
  • Commercial vehicle operations CVO software
Accounting software1
  • General ledger software
Bar coding software1
  • Barcode software
Calendar and scheduling software1
  • Scheduling software
Data base user interface and query software1
Electronic mail software1
Enterprise resource planning ERP software1
Internet browser software1
Map creation software1
  • Mapping software
Office suite software1
Presentation software1
Spreadsheet software1
Word processing software1

06Education and preparation

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Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
30% of surveyed workers. Others report Some College Courses (29%) and Bachelor's Degree (25%).
Preparation level
Job Zone 3 · Medium preparation
Usually vocational training, an associate degree or a few years of related experience.

07Putting it on your resume

ResumeXRays guidance
BEE · How to show it

Lead with the credential and the record. Job Zone 3 roles usually ask for training, a license or a few years of related experience. Put those on the first screen, then show what you did with them.

Name the tools exactly. This occupation is heavy on named software. A skills section that says "Microsoft Access, Microsoft Outlook, SAP software, Microsoft Office software" matches more job descriptions than a general phrase. Use the spelling employers use.

Show coordination and management of personnel resources, not just active listening. Coordination and management of personnel resources rank close to active listening for this occupation. One bullet per role that shows a decision, a tradeoff or a result covers them.

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