John Tester Email & Phone Number

Kingsport Tn

Conducts daliy operations of warehouse assoicate of a heavy equipmment and truck repair shop. Duties include : Parts service to customers. Parts delivery to shop and field assoicates. Conduct daily material transfers. Conduct daily cycle counts and reconcile inventory. Assigns part locations, based on size and usage.

Dublin, Va.

* Key person responsible for highlighting potential parts shortage,keeping production supervisors informed of material status, and reporting misuse or mis allocation of materials. * Checks all transactions in area to minimize errors to ensure inventory integrity while making material balance adjustments if needed.* Ensure that parts have been allocated correctly in area and conveyor and flow racks are organized and indentified properly.* Reviews problems daily with superiors and reports progress carrying out departmental policies and porgrams.

* Worked with over 60 U.S. and international vendors. Established, planned, and scheduled all inbound raw materials for two production facilities, including freight. * Led materials management group, including coaching, corrective action, training, and evaluation.* Responsibilities increased from 200 items valued at $600k, to over 800 items worth over $3m in a two-year span.* Established capital expenditure payment terms with suppliers.* Participated in Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing practices for continuous improvement of the purchasing and materials management function. * Collaborated with executives and operations inventory management to reduce the cash flow of raw materials by 20% within 6 months. * Directly involved with corporate Merger & Acquisition process and transitional activities prior and after sale of Snack Alliance, Inc. to Shearer’s Foods.

Ordered, shipped, received and inventoried raw materials for a salty snack food facility. Procured all raw materials and office supplies to meet the requirements of production and the plant.* Reorganized all raw material inventoried items for improved efficiency and better service.* Conducted weekly and monthly inventory counts on over 350 active items.* Worked with the sales team to buy in line with projected sales, thus reducing on-hand inventory from $1m to $850k.* Oversaw and processed documents and procedures as they related to the materials department.* Reduced cost $30k annually by consolidating vendor base and supplies.* Facilitated the integration of the purchasing arena during the acquisition of Wise Foods by Snack Alliance, Inc.

Managed daily operations of a snack food production plant and managed 55-60 hourly employees.* Oversaw the operation of five different production lines. Knowledgeable on all aspects of processing and packaging equipment.* Conducted interviews and trained newly hired employees on company policies, procedures, and safety practices.* Monitored and maintained quality standards.

Set up and maintained equipment operation for new production lines, and provided daily supervision of twenty hourly employees.

Led and managed trucking platoon, accountable for thirty personnel and equipment. Served as Motor Transport Operator.* Trained over thirty soldiers to safely handle equipment, which led to accomplishing over 450k accident free miles while serving at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.* Operated and maintained military vehicles valued at $2.5m.* Provided technical guidance to lower grade soldiers in the accomplishment of their duties,* Supervised drivers in the performance of preventive maintenance checks and services.* Received Haz-Mat Training.