Tyrone J. Whitfield
Material Handler, Appliance Assembly Plant
Greenville, SC · (864) 555 0133 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/tyronejwhitfield
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Three years of line side material handling in appliance assembly
SETTINGS
1,100 employee appliance plant building about 2,400 units a day on two lines
SPECIALTIES
Tugger delivery routes, kanban replenishment, line side stocking, empty container returns
SYSTEMS
Plex Manufacturing Cloud, Zebra scanners, Toyota tuggers and forklifts, Kronos
CREDENTIALS
Powered industrial truck operator, tugger, sit down forklift and pallet jack
EDUCATION
High school diploma, Reedy River High School
Executive Summary
Material handler with three years in a 1,100 employee appliance assembly plant that builds about 2,400 washing machines a day on two lines. Delivers line side parts on a tugger route every 45 minutes, keeps 120 kanban locations full, and moves finished units to the shipping warehouse on a sit down forklift. Known for a route that has not caused a line stop in more than a year.
Signature Achievements
- Ran the line one tugger route for 14 months without a line stop charged to material delivery, against a plant average of two a month per route.
- Delivers about 180 containers a shift across 120 kanban locations on a 45 minute loop, holding on time delivery above 99 percent on the route scan report.
- Cut damaged parts on the route from about 15 a week to three by adding foam dividers to the door panel dollies.
- Went three years with no forklift incident and no near miss report while moving about 600 finished units a shift to the warehouse.
- Suggested a route change that removed one tugger from the second shift schedule, adopted plant wide in 2025.
Professional Experience
Material Handler, Line Side Delivery
Piedmont Appliance Manufacturing, Greenville, SC June 2023 to present
1,100 employee appliance plant building about 2,400 washing machines a day; tugger route serving 120 kanban locations on assembly line one
- Drive a tugger route every 45 minutes delivering motors, pumps, wiring harnesses and cabinet panels to 120 line side kanban locations.
- Scan each kanban card at pickup and delivery so Plex Manufacturing Cloud records the replenishment and triggers the next pull from the supermarket.
- Return empty containers and dunnage to the supermarket and sort them by supplier for the return trailer.
- Move finished washing machines from the end of line to the shipping warehouse on a sit down forklift with a clamp attachment.
- Report low stock, damaged parts and label errors to the material coordinator before they reach the line.
Warehouse Associate
Saluda Valley Distribution Center, Greer, SC September 2022 to June 2023
Consumer goods distribution center; receiving and putaway on second shift
- Unloaded inbound trailers and put pallets away with a reach truck to system directed locations.
- Checked carton counts against the receiving document and reported shortages.
- Replenished pick locations from reserve racking.
Certifications and Training
Powered industrial truck operator, tugger, sit down forklift with clamp attachment and electric pallet jack, evaluated under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard, current through 2027
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 10 hour general industry card, completed 2023
Lockout tagout awareness training, completed 2024
Education
High school diploma, Reedy River High School, Greenville, 2022
Core Skills
Tugger route delivery · Kanban replenishment · Line side stocking · Clamp forklift operation · Empty container returns · Plex scan transactions · Supermarket picking · Damage prevention · Reach truck putaway · Line stop prevention