CRAIG GROENKE

1223 Varner Way
Buffalo, MN 55313

T 763-684-3949
E craiggroenke@yahoo.com

CRAIG D. GROENKE
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PROFILE
Highly, self-motivated, material handler with over 24 years of experience in the shipping and receiving area. Dependable, punctual, and positive employee. Exceptional skills in organizing, sorting and categorizing products to maximize the efficiency of the warehouse. Continually conscious of all safety regulations and rules in the work place.

• Over 24 years of certified forklift and dock truck experience

• Exceptional customer service skills and highly efficient in a team-oriented environment

• Strong organizational abilities with emphasis on safety, accuracy, and attention to detail

• Ability to grasp new concepts quickly and able to multi-task with ease

• Highly skilled in a warehouse facility loading and unloading material

• Effective shipping capabilities with knowledge in Federal Express, UPS, LTL carriers and local courier procedures.

• Experience preparing international shipping documentation

• Excellent ability to maintain and accurately control inventory

• Proficient in mathematics, Outlook, Microsoft Excel and Word

• Great communication skills with co-workers

EXPERIENCE
FORKLIFT OPERATOR, INTEGRATED RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES INC; MONTICELLO, MN — SEP 2015 – DEC 2015
Operating forklift to load and unload shipping containers, verify shipment and delivery weights, stage material in proper locations, feed shred room with material and create bill of ladings for outgoing shipments using Excel.

WAREHOUSE/UPS COORDINATOR, TYLOHELO INC.; COKATO, MN — OCT 2014-JUL 2015
Printed UPS orders, picked and staged product for packaging, processed finished orders for shipment using UPS WorldShip software. Processed domestic and international UPS orders. Printed UPS end of day reports for UPS driver. Printed Will-Call orders, picked and staged, then dispatched in Jeeves computer system for pick up by customer. Picked and staged all accessaries needed for LTL shipments. Operated a forklift to unload containers and restock picking locations with product. Updated picking location in Jeeves system when physically moving inventory to a new location in the warehouse. Completed monthly inventory for the accessary area using Excel. Assembled accessory kits when necessary.

QUALITY TECHNICIAN (LEVEL 1)/RECEIVING , ARCTIC FOX; DELANO, MN — SEP 2014-OCT 2014
Responsible for receiving all incoming materials into the SAP system. Examined materials and updated files for items requiring a measurement inspection. Printed release labels and attached to approved materials. Stocked approved materials in specified work stations. Documented rejected materials, created a hold tag, and moved to the MRA area. Operated forklift to unload materials from trailers to stage for receiving. Processed work orders to be picked up for off site custom work and modifications. Processed these orders once they were completed and returned.

MATERIAL HANDLER, 3M; EDEN PRAIRIE, MN — 1994-2014
Over 20 years experience working in the material handling department at 3M (formally known as Arizant Healthcare and Augustine Medical). My responsibilities included using Excel to track and verify customer shipments. I coordinated daily duties to my team, supplying the production team with the materials needed to complete their work orders, and received incoming products for inspection. I also stocked products once released from inspection, transferred rejected materials into the material requisition area, shipped finished products to our distribution center, and loaded and unloaded freight from trailers. Used the company dock truck to transfer products from warehouse to warehouse. Trained new material handlers as they came on board.

GENERAL EDUCATION
Roosevelt High School, Minneapolis, MN — Graduated 1989

REFERENCES
Available upon request