Michael Gumley
Chesterfield,Derbyshire
Summary
Experienced Senior warehouse operative with expertise in materials handling, packing and shipping to either within the UK or exporting, stock inventory management and order fulfilment. IOSHH Managing Safely certified, with strong knowledge of safety compliance, quality control, and supported by hands-on forklift operation experience.
I bring a proactive, reliable work ethic with a focus on accuracy, efficiency, and teamwork. My goal is to contribute to smooth, safe, and cost-effective warehouse operations by maintaining high standards, supporting continuous process improvement, and ensuring timely, accurate order fulfilment while growing within the organisation and adding long-term value.
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior Operative
Sun Chemical
South Normanton, Derbyshire
1994.10 - Current
- Assisting in pre shift safety checks to machinery, fork lift trucks and spill kits advising the shift manager of any issues adhering to health and safety regulations.
- Overseeing and helping with the loading of the courier vans in the morning, resolving any issues with goods, paperwork or delivery schedules.
- Release process job cards for production.
- Go through any outstanding issues on the shared email inbox from the previous day.
- Liase with MRP on any missing raw materials and advising the shift manager of the ETA with a possible completion date of job.
- Using Kan Ban system to keep production fully stocked up.
- Creating pick lists whilst adhering to FIFO, creating packing lists, delivery notes and the final daily manifest.
- Picking and packing goods from produced pick lists.
- Raising maintenance requests and using lock out tag out system.
- Unloading lorries and inspecting goods on arrival, booking the stock in and reporting any issues to MRP team.
- Organise same day deliveries with various couriers and developing contacts within them.
- Organise export deliveries through 4PL.
- Inspecting pallets for any issues, wrapping quality and making sure it's correctly labelling before departure.
- Inspecting vehicles for any issues using GMP guidelines.
- Loading lorries and vans.
- Followed instructions to operate equipment and tools effectively in various tasks using SOP's.
- Contributed to a positive team environment through effective communication and cooperation.
- Maintained clean work area with regular tidying up tasks.
- Reported any accidents, incidents or near misses occurring in workplace during shift.
- Liase with the shift manager for the removal of plastic, cardboard/paper, WEE, metal and hazardous goods from site.
- Liase with company reps, CSRs and couriers via phone, teams and email for the return of good or faulty stock from customers and booking back onto site placing either back onto the shelf or blocking goods into a quarantine location.
- Picking and packing of dangerous goods, producing paperwork, manifest and DGN and keeping records of all these available for inspection.
- Liase with CSRs to raise commercial invoices for shipments outside of the UK.
- Meeting deadlines by prioritising tasks effectively.
- Assisted in training new operatives to help integrate into team.
- Investigating and resolving missing stock issues.
- Racking checks and reporting any damages.
- Checking hand pallet trucks and reporting any issues.
- Steps and ladder checks and reporting any issues.
Fitter
British Coal
Bestwood, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1985.09 - 1994.03
- Operated various hand tools and machinery in accordance with safety regulations.
- Reviewed technical drawings and specifications to execute precise installations.
- Maintenance of various electrical, hydraulic and mechanical mining equipment
Education
TEC diploma level 2 - Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic engineering
South East Derbyshire College
Heanor1985-09
TEC diploma level 1 - Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Mortimer Wilson 6th form
Alfreton1983-09
O levels - Maths, English, History, Physics and Geography
Tibshelf Comprehensive
Tibshelf1978-09
Skills
- Manual handling - Pristine training
- Picking and packing
- Warehousing experience
- Initiative taking
- Safety compliance
- Cycle counting
- IOSHH managing safely completed in October 2019
- Equipment maintenance
- Issue resolution
- Quality control
- Forklift operation - counter balance and bendi/flexi truck licence
- Process improvement
- Just in time stock control
- Numerical aptitude
- Materials handling
- Packing and shipping
- Data entry proficiency
- Order fulfilment
- Production support
- Compliance adherence
- LEAN manufacturing
- Safety equipment
- Task prioritisation
- Raw material allocation
- Goods distribution
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Stock inventory management
Timeline
Senior Operative
Sun Chemical
1994.10 - Current
Fitter
British Coal
1985.09 - 1994.03
TEC diploma level 2 - Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic engineering
South East Derbyshire College
TEC diploma level 1 - Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Mortimer Wilson 6th form
O levels - Maths, English, History, Physics and Geography
Tibshelf Comprehensive