Jason Nixon

Driver and Inspired individual.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

Confident, personable, energetic professional who offers dedication, hard work, and dependability in a progressive, cohesive, collaborative setting. • Cooperative, focused, team member who also works well independently with minimal supervision. • Sound critical thinking, issue resolution, problem-solving, analytical and reasoning skills. • Flexible, highly adaptable and resourceful in new or constantly changing situations and responsibilities. • Function calmly, pragmatically and competently when dealing with difficult situations. • Strong communication, listening and interpersonal skills with people of diverse backgrounds. • Motivated by challenge, avid desire to learn and ability to implement new skills quickly. • Proficient with technology including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), G Suite (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Hangouts, Gmail, Calendar, Forms and Sites) Specialties: • Strong interpersonal skills • Critical reading • Sharp troubleshooting and analytical abilities • Attention to Detail • Attentiveness • Critical thinking • Being a team player • Self-Discipline • Willingness to explore new technologies • Documentation

Experience

  • Delivery Driver (Support) at Real Food For Real Kids
    Nov 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

    Real Food for Real Kids is a family-owned and operated, Toronto-based catering company that aims to promote healthy eating. Deliveries: * Load vans according to delivery manifests; assist fellow drivers in the loading process * Follow route and schedule as outlined, ensuring on-time deliveries * Complete individual deliveries following all steps of service and special instructions (when applicable) Vehicle Maintenance and Cleaning: * Maintaining clean cab and cargo areas daily. * Fleet prep work as assigned. * Reporting issues or the appearance of warning lights immediately * Checking fluids every week. * Inspecting functional lights and signals, as well as wear and tear daily. Delivery Equipment Returns: * Cleaning delivery bags and Cambro equipment * Storing/organizing delivery equipment so that it is ready to be reused the next day Additionally, as a support driver, I have the following duties: * Oversee morning setup. * Ensured smooth launch of deliveries. * Ensured compliance with health and safety policies, including PPE usage, vehicle inspections, and accident investigations. * Covered for absent drivers when needed. * Helped to maintain an organized shipping bay by cleaning up after the morning launch. * Made urgent deliveries as required * Updated delivery route notes to ensure accuracy.

  • Fulfillment Center Associate at Amazon
    Aug 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Departments: * Picking (Primary) - Maintained a high UPH (Units Per Hour) while picking merchandise. * Packing (Secondary) - Trained in both Single and Multi packing. - Packed merchandise at high rates to meet expected company targets. * Sorting (Secondary) - Wrangled picked merchandise from the conveyor and sorted it into batches. - Rebined sorted merchandise into stowing carts to be later packed and shipped. * Vendor Returns (Secondary) - Wrangled picked merchandise from the conveyor and sorted it into batches. When batches were completed they were sorted into 2 areas, packing and recycling. Packed items were packed and shipped back to vendors and items for recycling were sorted into bins for ethical disposal.

  • Software Display Technologist at AMD
    Dec 2019 - Dec 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

    The Display Quality Engineering team was responsible for testing driver code changes and finding regressions. * Pre-promotion testing on AMD Asics (both APU and GPU) with emphasis on the APU line. * Authored test cases to be incorporated into pre-promotion testing using AMD’s proprietary Test Management software ATM. * Certified monitors for AMD’s Freesync technology using established protocols. * Logged issues found during pre-promotion testing into JIRA and worked directly with developers until resolved. * Responsible for issue recreation to help confirm issue regression. * Used Atlassian Confluence to collaborate on projects and share ideas with others on my team. * Received the SPOTLIGHT award for perseverance and dedication during the 2020 pandemic.

  • Staff Cafeteria Attendant at Sheraton Gateway Hotel In Toronto International Airport
    Oct 2019 - Dec 2019 · 3 mos

    * Prepared cold items for the salad bar. * Ensured that cooked food was served promptly for both lunch and dinner service. Replenished food items when levels were low. * Made sure that the cafeteria was cleaned before and after lunch and dinner service. * Prepared hot appetizers (Meat and Vegetable) for the hotel club lounge. * Assisted cooks with the preparation of food items for banquets and the kitchen line. * Ensured that stations in the cafeteria (ie. coffee machine, pop dispenser, juice dispenser and milk dispenser) were functioning as they should. Replaced items when levels were low. * Condensed food items coming from hotel banquets (meetings/parties), then brought food to the cafeteria or stored it for later use.

  • Cook at Verve Senior Living
    Jul 2019 - Sep 2019 · 3 mos

    * Prepared all food items according to standard recipes and menu to ensure consistency of products to the residents. * Prepared large batch food items, carefully labelling and storing in the fridge for use during lunch and dinner services. * Sanitized working surfaces, utensils, and kitchen equipment in accordance with kitchen safety regulations. * Trayed fish and vegetables for steaming, boiling and grilling, taking care to avoid cross-contamination. * Organized supplies, put food deliveries away and rotated stock. * Portioned and plated cold prepped food for serving to residents. * Developed knife skills to chop, dice, julienne and slice vegetables. * Knowledge of kitchen equipment operation. * Prepared off-menu items promptly for residents. * Followed the daily prep list created by chefs to plan duties. * Ensured all food and other items are stored properly after lunch and dinner service. * Read food orders from computer printouts, and prepared food items, according to established menu plans for dinner service. * Observed and tested foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting, smelling or piercing them with utensils.