David Schmidt Email & Phone Number

Edmonton, AB, CA

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Manage Western Canada Readymix (WCAN RMX) Fleet from the WCAN RMX performance team, reporting to the WCAN RMX Performance Director;Manage both owned and leased ready mix fleet containing over 650 RMX trucks tractor trailers and heavy equipment;Optimize RMX delivery performance employing LEAN management techniques, performance measurement and continuous.

Acheson Alberta

• Develop and administer procedure and compliance;
• Liaise with field and safety managers to determine level of required training;
• Remain abreast of and well versed in changing provincial and federal regulation as it pertains to the industry; and
• Develop and coach other facilitators regarding instructional techniques and company expectations.

• Dispatch and manage movement of heavy equipment operators and labourers to job sites;
• Liaise with HR and project managers to ensure new hires possess "right fit" qualifications and tickets;
• Arrange commercial accommodations and transportation when required;
• maintain and update quarterly reporting tools such as MS Excel spreadsheets as well as reports within employee and fleet dispatch tracking programs; and
• Manage company directional growth from a dispatch / HR perspective.

• Oversee, audit and develop transportation training for western area to include Regular and Reserve Force personnel from Brandon Manitoba to Victoria BC;
• Provide daily and quarterly performance reviews;
• Coach and mentor instructors; and
• Work with a team to develop and monitor national training standards.

• Controlled purchasing and re-marketing of vehicle fleet with net worth of over 1.2 Million ranging from mid size cars to highway tractors and Heavy equipment;
• Managed life cycle and maintenance planning of the fleet;
• Managed a unit of 37 people along with balancing an operating budget of over 750k; and
• OSH&E program supervisor and Workplace Safety Program Evaluator.

• Controlled the movement of a large fleet made up of all vehicle types from a middle management position;
• Performed maintenance planning and scheduling for the fleet, to include preventative maintenance;
• Trained and tested personnel on vehicle operation and Air Brake systems;
• Scheduled personnel and equipment;
• Maintained priority of work;
• Maintained good customer relations; and

• Investigated collisions for the purpose of collision prevention; and
• Occupational Health and Safety representative, responsible for the Safety Program, effecting four separate areas within the Transportation unit and over 120 personnel.

• Operated heavy equipment, 36000L aircraft fuel (JP4-8) and diesel refueling tenders, 44 passenger bus, tractor trailer flat bed and van, transport and dispatch over size and over weight loads across Canada, and.

• Slip seat van trailer, cross border transport and customs experience

• Transported and delivered LTL throughout the Maritime Provinces

Education record

Education record

Management / Leadership • Lean Management • Junior - Advanced Leadership Program • Conflict Resolution • Understanding the Collective.