LaCory Ward
Louisville
Summary
Dependable, hard worker and fast learner. Willing to learn all necessary skills to perform to the best of my ability.
Cooperative forklift operator with several years of experience lifting and carrying heavy loads using warehouse equipment. Qualified to operate various classes of forklifts and practiced in wide range of heavy equipment. Talented problem-solver with strong ethics, integrity and relationship-building abilities.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Forklift Operator
Winston Plywood and Vaneer
Louisville
05.2025 - Current
- Operated forklifts to transport materials within the warehouse efficiently.
- Conducted routine inspections to ensure forklift safety and functionality.
- Loaded and unloaded shipments accurately using proper handling techniques.
- Loaded pallets onto trailers for shipment.
- Performed daily maintenance checks on forklifts to ensure optimal performance.
Deckhand
Parker Towing Company
Northport
02.2023 - 04.2025
- Responsible for loading and unloading cargo, supplies, and passengers on the vessel.
- Performed safety checks on all equipment and gear prior to use.
- Assisted in mooring operations by tying off lines and setting anchor points.
- Maintained a clean deck area through daily sweeping and scrubbing of surfaces.
- Prepared meals for crew members and served them at meal times.
- Conducted regular maintenance on deck machinery such as winches, pumps, cranes.
Welder
Navistar
Westpoint
09.2022 - 02.2023
- Fabricated and welded components to assemble structural forms, such as machinery frames, tanks, pressure vessels, and furnace shells.
- Monitored the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
- Constructed templates and jigs for fabrication according to blueprints.
Machine Operator Forklift Driver
Kloeckner Metals
Louisville
05.2005 - 09.2022
- Set up and operate machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments.
- Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
- Check products for accuracy using measuring instruments such as calipers, micrometers, gauges.
- Perform periodic maintenance on machines such as cleaning and lubrication.
- Inspect finished workpieces to ensure conformance with specifications.
- Maintain records of completed work and production data including volume produced and time required for each task.
- Load raw materials into machines according to specified measurements.
- Unload finished products from machines onto conveyors or other transport systems.
- Observe machine operations to detect any problems or defects in the finished product.
- Ensure that safety guidelines are followed at all times while operating machinery.
Education
High School Diploma -
Nanih Waiya High School
Nanih Waiya MS05.2005
Skills
- Material Handling
- Shipment Processing
- Forklift Operation
- Fabrication
- Structural Welding
- Surface Preparation
- Welding
- Torch Cutting
- Sheet Metal Fabrication
- Parts Fabrication
- Tool Repair and Maintenance
- Safety Practices
- Lifting and Moving Cargo
- Cleaning Vessels
- Rigging
Timeline
Forklift Operator
Winston Plywood and Vaneer
05.2025 - Current
Deckhand
Parker Towing Company
02.2023 - 04.2025
Welder
Navistar
09.2022 - 02.2023
Machine Operator Forklift Driver
Kloeckner Metals
05.2005 - 09.2022
High School Diploma -
Nanih Waiya High School