Chuck Crofford Email & Phone Number

Summerville, Sc, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

 2021 ‘ONE-KBR’ Award for outstanding performance/commitment to excellence. Created, implemented, and sustained an internal Production Dashboard that provided insights on KPI’s as a production master list. Source of (6) data files with 60k+ lines, that was consolidated daily to summary data tables. Spear-headed standardization project for Cargo Capable Vehicle Loading methodology. Developed, proposed, and implemented use of a standard for Secondary Loading. Derived a forecasting system to identify excess vehicle deck space, resulting in a 15.5% average reduction in supplemental container use at project outset, and a triennial $176,000 cost avoidance. Appointed Logistics Liaison for (4) consecutive program cycles, providing cross-functional support via systematic analysis and custom Excel data summaries. Single point of contact for site wide COVID19 Vaccination Records reporting and analytics for Program Mgmt. Support of Production Planning, Monitoring, Controlling for ongoing Projects. Supported site-wide transition from Query-based production software to use of SAP PM module.

Summerville, South Carolina, Us

 Responsible for safety and performance of (38) direct reports across 3 shifts, including (4) Shift Coordinators, up to 7 days per week. Oversight of daily, JIT Finished Goods Shipments to OEM Auto Manufacturers, Series and Service. Receipt, Storage, and Consumption of Raw Materials and Finished Goods, including (2) Lineside Supply Shuttles operating 24hrs. Daily support of ongoing building relocation initiatives. Supported roll out and implementation of bank-build repack operation.

Summerville, South Carolina, Us

 Responsibilities: Material Flow and storage design, implementation, and maintenance. Implement and Sustain Lean Manufacturing principles. Material flow cost reduction initiatives. PFEP and Packaging change mgmt. Cross-functional collaboration to reduce cycle times and support value-stream. Led and supported lineside conveyance, systematic setup, training, implementation, and controlling for SOP of a new, CVJ production line.

Summerville, South Carolina, Us

Broke new ground as first North American Packaging Planner by spearheading Returnable Packaging Flow and control project for over 20 suppliers, with a $0 budget. Established systematic controls and Lean principles to standardize and define SOPs.o Resulting $73k cost reduction in expendable packaging use for FY2019.

Summerville, South Carolina, Us

Assisted Logistics Engineering department with ongoing projects, including: Facility layouts, Packaging testing, process analysis, 8D/A3/5S problem solving, Kanban Control Cycles.

Summerville, South Carolina, Us

Lead a project involving Logistics, Maintenance, Production and Safety to upgrade and reconfigure pallet racking used in the plant chemical containment storage room.

Greenwich, Ct, Us

 Responsibilities: Establishing freight lane efficiencies by fostering business relationships with motor carriers, while booking freight shipments. Sourced and qualified carriers for standards/compliance, supported internal sales force, Tracked and confirmed shipments, Troubleshoot and problem-solved day-to-day conflicts, POD and billing support. Ranked 1st of 211 employees in gross margin for September 2013. Consistently maintained top 15% ranking among colleagues, in major KPI’s. Participated in Apprentice/Assistant program to support junior employees. Sought out for cross-functional collaboration on pricing, software testing and special projects. Collaborated with cross-functional teams, and was sought out for pricing, software testing, and special project teams. Designed and utilized an innovative and systematic method for sourcing and referencing niche carriers, establishing a superior personal carrier network.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Responsibilities: Inventory control, Receiving, Shipping, Forklift operation, Customer service, Taking/entering sales, Order processing, Documentation organization, etc.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Responsibilities: Organize blue-prints for molds and facility, Organize spare parts tool crib, Facility layouts, Mold change audit and analysis, Inventory control.