Christine Vitale
Lafayette
Summary
Dynamic and detail-oriented professional with extensive experience at Caterpillar Inc., excelling in team leadership and cross-functional collaboration. Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with a swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to using these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Receiving Lead
Caterpillar Inc
02.2025 - Current
- Trained new team members on company procedures, ensuring quick integration and productivity.
- Contributed to achieving team goals with consistent punctuality, reliability, and adherence to established performance standards.
- Led a team of receivers, delegating tasks effectively to maintain smooth operations and meet deadlines.
- Resolved discrepancies in shipment deliveries, maintaining accurate records and preventing errors.
- Reviewed purchase orders to verify accuracy, addressing any discrepancies before processing shipments.
- Collaborated with other departments to expedite order processing, reducing wait times for customers.
- Conducted counts and audits of inventories to identify and resolve discrepancies in records.
- Received incoming shipments, compared contents against associated records and transmitted to proper department.
- Communicated with purchasers to verify timely delivery of parts.
- Drove forklifts to move materials.
- Verified documentation and condition of freight to assure quality standards were achieved.
- Completed freight collect.
- Reduced errors in inventory through diligent oversight and accurate data entry.
Shipping and Receiving Clerk III
Caterpillar Inc
10.2023 - 02.2025
- Used fork truck to unload parts from dock.
- Contributed to achieving team goals with consistent punctuality, reliability, and adherence to established performance standards.
- Reduced receiving errors through meticulous inspection by double-checking labels.
- Processed invoices for parts received.
- Checked in drivers and helped maintain the flow of the yard.
- Organized receiving processes, ensuring proper documentation and prompt distribution of incoming parts to appropriate departments.
Warehouse Worker
Caterpillar Inc
06.2023 - 10.2023
- Loaded, unloaded, and moved material to and from storage and production areas.
- Consistently lifted materials weighing as much as [Number] pounds.
- Maintained clean workspaces by enforcing strict housekeeping guidelines for storage areas, dock bays, and equipment zones.
- Contributed to achieving team goals with consistent punctuality, reliability, and adherence to established performance standards.
- Operated various types of warehouse machinery safely, adhering to all relevant guidelines and protocols.
Bartender
Logans Roadhouse
10.2016 - 01.2020
- Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
- Managed cash handling duties responsibly, ensuring accurate accounting at the end of each shift.
- Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
- Efficiently opened or closed the bar according to mandated procedures, ensuring preparedness for each shift.
- Promoted a positive work atmosphere through clear communication, teamwork encouragement, and recognition of employee achievements.
- Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.
Office Manager
Anderson Plumbing
10.2014 - 06.2016
- Handled sensitive information with discretion, maintaining confidentiality of company documents and personnel records.
- Provided exceptional customer service when addressing client inquiries or concerns via phone calls or email correspondence.
- Maintained accurate financial records by reconciling accounts payable/receivable transactions regularly to ensure balanced budgets.
- Oversaw office inventory.
- Streamlined office operations by implementing efficient filing systems and organizational strategies.
- Assisted in the recruitment process, conducting interviews and onboarding new employees to promote a seamless integration into the team dynamic.
- Accounts Payable.
Receptionist
Appliance Connection
10.2009 - 01.2014
- Greeted incoming visitors and customers professionally and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance.
- Confirmed appointments, communicated with clients, and updated client records.
- Answered phone promptly and directed incoming calls to correct offices.
- Kept reception area clean and neat to give visitors positive first impression.
Education
William Henry Harrison High School
West Lafayette, INSkills
- Self-motivated and independent
- Time management
- Teamwork and cooperation
- Attention to detail
- Effective communication
- Verbal and written communication
- Certified forklift driver
- Organization and prioritization
- Warehouse software systems
- Cross-functional collaboration
Timeline
Receiving Lead
Caterpillar Inc
02.2025 - Current
Shipping and Receiving Clerk III
Caterpillar Inc
10.2023 - 02.2025
Warehouse Worker
Caterpillar Inc
06.2023 - 10.2023
Bartender
Logans Roadhouse
10.2016 - 01.2020
Office Manager
Anderson Plumbing
10.2014 - 06.2016
Receptionist
Appliance Connection
10.2009 - 01.2014
William Henry Harrison High School