Aaron Whitfield Email & Phone Number

Hartland, Wi, Us

Pewaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States

>Provide dynamic and comprehensive leadership to 60+ team members, including supporting growth and professional development and delegating day-to-day tasks to achieve volume goals.>Reduced quality errors by 20% by implementing innovative and impactful coaching conversations and providing visual representations on overall trends. This coincided with a 25% reduction in cartons impacted per receipt error. >Played a key role in leading 2 teams to rank #1 in quality metric within the warehouse and top 10 overall in Target distribution network. Was able to take advantage of overtime opportunities and lead key that was off home key. Both keys Traded #1 spot for several months until overtime was reduced. >Earned recognition by senior management and HR for organizing and creating graphs that represented quality trends in an easy to read fashion that was used by senior management to identify missed opportunities and track progress on a per key basis. Was further given the opportunity to speak to each key on specific trends and areas of potential growth.>Achieved 90% on-time delivery through dynamic processes/strategies and optimal staffing levels.>Reduced recordable injuries by instilling a safety-focused culture in all operations; involved team members in Gemba and problem solving to drive a culture of advocacy where members held themselves and their coworkers accountable across the board. Additionally provided as needed coaching to high risk team members.

Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States

>Delivered high-quality training to new hires, existing employees, managers, and senior managers. >Accomplished and established goals and targets by demonstrating exceptional receiving knowledge and work ethic and implementing innovative strategies for new hire development including a new starting point for new hires to start in to help maintain job knowledge in a safe and productive way. Decrease of 17% in total training time. > Worked alongside other department trainers to develop cross-training guides for team members looking to further expand warehouse knowledge and reliability. > One of the first trainers to lead safety school orientation to entire team and future new hires. Helped create more efficient transitions from ideas in safety school to the floor. Also helped smooth safety school process for other trainers in receiving department which led to a 50% reduction in time spent in safety school with new hires.

Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States

>Work directly on the floor and unloaded incoming freight while accurately counting pallets and reducing downstream impact. >Responsible for ensuring stringent deadlines are met to provide smooth product transition in warehouse leading to exceptional customer service> Achieve nearly 100% on time and accurate receiving to rest of warehouse and our customers> Ensured the execution of all safety, security, quality and operations policies.>Commended for team-oriented attitude, normally receiving an exceeds expectations in 6 metrics - Job knowledge, quality, productivity, reliability, teamwork, safety. >Operate a forklift, electric powered pallet jack, and worked with industrial conveyor system and ensured safety at all times