Warehouse Associate resume example

Warehouse resumes are about speed, accuracy and safety. Hiring managers look for picking rates, accuracy, equipment certifications such as forklift, warehouse systems and attendance.

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Key skills for a warehouse associate resume

  • Picking, packing and shipping
  • Forklift and pallet jack operation
  • RF scanners and WMS
  • Inventory counts
  • Receiving and put-away
  • Workplace safety

Tomasz Nowak

Warehouse Associate

Summary

Fast and accurate warehouse associate with 4 years of experience in e-commerce fulfilment centres. Pick 160 units per hour at 99.8% accuracy, hold forklift and reach truck certificates and have kept a perfect safety record. Ready for rotating and night shifts.

Experience

Warehouse AssociateFeb 2022 – Present
Zalando Logistics
  • Achieved 160 picks per hour at 99.8% accuracy, top 10% of the site
  • Handled forklifts and reach trucks with 0 incidents in 3 years
  • Trained 12 seasonal workers on RF scanners and safety rules
Warehouse OperativeMar 2020 – Jan 2022
DHL Supply Chain
  • Handled receipt and put-away of 400 pallets per week
  • Reduced stock count discrepancies by 30% through cycle counts
  • Achieved 100% attendance for 18 months

Education

Technical Secondary Certificate, Logistics2016 – 2020
Zespół Szkół Logistycznych, Poznań

Skills

  • Order picking
  • Packing
  • Forklift operation
  • RF scanners
  • WMS (SAP EWM)
  • Inventory counts
  • Receiving
  • Workplace safety

Certifications

  • UDT Forklift Operator Certificate
  • Reach Truck Certificate

Languages

  • Polish
  • English
  • German (basic)

How to write a warehouse associate resume

  1. Quantify your pick rate, accuracy and units handled per shift.
  2. List equipment certifications like forklift or reach truck with expiry dates.
  3. Mention safety and attendance records; they matter as much as speed.

ATS keywords for warehouse associate jobs

Applicant tracking systems rank resumes by how well they match the job post. Use the keywords that appear in the posting you are applying for — these are the most common:

  • warehouse associate
  • picking
  • packing
  • forklift
  • RF scanner
  • inventory
  • shipping and receiving
  • WMS
  • safety
  • order fulfillment

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