Douglas McRitchie
Leichhardt,QLD
Summary
Reliable, fit and eager to learn.
I have prideful love for honest work and physical labor. I've learnt a large variety of industrial skills from years of experience in warehouse & logistics, I’ve also gathered people skills from my early employments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Order Picker & Forklift Operator
James Lane & Sleeping Giant
Wacol, QLD
05.2022 - Current
- Picking & Packing customer orders in large quantities or on immediate demand using various machinery
- Offering friendly customer service. Manually loading customer pickup orders & solving customer customer issues
- Quality checking, pre-assembly, repairing and packaging products for customer satisfaction & company services
- Working at heights (50ft warehouse racking) using the correct safety methods & equipment
- Preparing and wrapping orders on pallets for transport. Loading & unloading trucks using forklifts in busy work environments
- Dispatching, stock taking, labelling and consolidating hundreds of different products accurately and efficiently on a large scale
- Responsible for unloading 80ft & 40ft contains of assorted heavy & fragile products (furniture, mirrors, rugs, mattresses, weighing from 1-170kg) carefully by hand or machinery when required
- Awareness in High Risk Work. Clearing & cleaning work environment of obstructions, environmental hazards and distractions. Eg. wet surfaces, chemicals, stacking, use of proper safety equipment, weight distribution, blind spots and making a plan of action
- Collaborated with team members to optimise workflows and efficiency. Completing tasks with urgency and priority
- Made customer deliveries using company vehicle (loaded Ute) to customers house for delivery & assembly when special customer care is needed
- Working overtime & flexibly covering shifts (6 day weeks)
- Opening/Closing Warehouse, ensuring functions of safety & security of machinery, tools, products and buildings
Assistant Baker
Sweet Valley Bakery
Laidley, Qld
09.2018 - 05.2022
- Friendly customer, putting customer satisfaction first always
- Food and beverage preparation, serving and sales
- Experienced with a cash register, EFTPOS and iPad ordering systems. Handling cash & receipts
- Opening and closing business, setting up the shop safely & orderly. Ensuring a hygienic environment until securing building for closing
- Stocking shelves, arranging display cabinets and fridges
- Stock rotation and following safe storage practices in dry storage, cold room and freezer
- Receiving stock and storing raw ingredients in suitable storage conditions
- Cleaning duties including washing dishes, kitchen duties, sweeping and mopping floors to Aus Food Standards
- Machinery & equipment maintenance and cleaning using cleaning products to NSQHS standards
- Cooking & creating sweet and savoury productions lines, including bread, pizzas, pies, pastries, tarts, slices and other foods
- Assisting head baker in identifying fresh items running low, preparing and mixing ingredients for fresh batches sufficient for daily production quota
- Safe use and handling of hot ovens and heavy cooking machinery (deep fryers, gas stoves and dough rollers & mixers)
Skills
- Machine operator
- High risk work awareness
- Picking & Packing
- Loading/Unloading transport
- Quality checking
- Customer satisfaction
- Warehouses duties
- Safety procedure
- Team player
- Accountability
- Physically fit/heavy lifting
- Polite & etiquette
- Scanners/computer knowledge
Certificates and Achievements
Forklift (LF) License - (08/2024)
Order Picker (LO) License - (02/2023)
GED - Laidley State High School (2020)
Certificate I in Information, Digital Media, and Technology - Australian Qualifications Framework (2020)
Assistant Coach - Laidley Lions Junior under 12's Footy Team (2019 - 2020)
Availability
Anytime Mon-Sunday,
After 2 weeks notice to current employer
References
Brenton Oaklands
Warehouse Manger - James Lane & Sleeping Giant
0455577591
Leslie Kingi
Front Office - James Lane & Sleeping Giant
0403 438 290
lesliehtkingi@gmail.com
Renee Ogden
Owner - Sweet Valley Bakery
0475707897
arogden@hotmail.com
Relationship: Employer for 3+yrs
Craig Dunbar
Head Baker - Sweet Valley Bakery
Cdunbar2@bigpond.com
Relationship: Superior and Co-worker
Timeline
Order Picker & Forklift Operator
James Lane & Sleeping Giant
05.2022 - Current
Assistant Baker
Sweet Valley Bakery
09.2018 - 05.2022