Kylie Brennan
Certified Forklift Operator | High-Reach and Counterbalance Specialist
Melbourne
Professional Summary
Safety-oriented and certified Forklift Operator with extensive experience operating high-reach and counterbalance forklifts in fast-paced distribution and freight environments across Melbourne. Skilled in RF scanning, warehouse management systems, accurate pallet placement, and strict adherence to workplace health and safety protocols.
Employment History
Southern Cross Beverage Logistics
Melbourne
Forklift Operator
Apr 2021 – Present
- Operate counterbalance and high-reach electric forklifts to stage, load, and unload palletised beverages across a busy multi-temperature distribution facility.
- Conduct mandatory pre-operational equipment inspections, logging safety checklists and reporting maintenance issues promptly to shift supervisors.
- Scan inbound and outbound stock utilizing RF scanners and the warehouse management system, maintaining 99.4% pick and put-away accuracy.
- Adhere strictly to site traffic management plans, pedestrian exclusion zones, and standard chain of responsibility protocols.
Port Phillip Cargo Solutions
Melbourne
Warehouse and Forklift Assistant
Aug 2017 – Mar 2021
- Operated gas-powered counterbalance forklifts to unload shipping containers and transfer palletised freight to designated racking bays.
- Prepared consolidated pallet consignments for transport dispatch, strapping and stretch-wrapping goods according to load restraint guidelines.
- Assisted in weekly cyclic inventory counts and verified delivery documentation against incoming freight manifests.
Education and Training
Holmesglen Institute
Certificate III in Supply Chain Operations · Supply Chain and Logistics · Melbourne · Competent · Feb 2016 – Nov 2016
Completed comprehensive vocational training in warehouse receipt, dispatch, inventory control, and safe material handling operations.
Skills and Proficiencies
Counterbalance Forklift Operation
High-Reach Forklift Operation
RF Scanning
Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Pre-Operational Vehicle Inspections
Pallet Stacking and Racking
Load Restraint and Restraint Guides
Stock Dispatch and Receiving
Inventory Cycle Counting
Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)
Languages
English
C2
Licences and Certifications
Licence to Perform High Risk Work - Forklift Truck (Class LF)
WorkSafe Victoria · May 2025
Provide First Aid (HLTAID011)
St John Ambulance Australia · Nov 2025