Eric Kamer Email & Phone Number

United States

Champaign, Illinois

Manage quality, inventory and customer service for Kraft's 750,000 square foot warehouse. Our outbound side puts out over 100 loads a day.

Shelbyville, Il

Supervisor over the poly cup line. Had 35 employees.

Springfield, Illinois

Clinton, Illinois

Safety Manager and Production 11/2008 – 11/2012McElroy Metal – Clinton, IL -- Currently managing safety for the plant.Safety Manager: Responsible for all members in the plant. • Train all personnel in the annual OSHA required training. • Developed new training programs and tests. • Implementing improvements on guarding systems of all equipment to meet higher OSHA standards.• Evaluated and developed resolutions to accidents with in the plant. • Audited and evaluated areas to maintain a safe environment. • Established a safety committee to address concerns on the shop floor.• Improve the quality of PPE. Found new types of gloves and arm guards to better protect the employees - more protection with lowered the cost of the PPE though a local supplier and also gained the cost of shipping.Shipping Supervisor: Lead a team of 7. • Increased efficiency of load time by 50%. • Improved quality of load securement based on CSA 2010. • Improved quality of product by decreasing damage from how it was loaded. • Improved processes to help with the build of a load.• Led a continuous improvement program that improved the cell’s efficiency by 50% and had a ROI of over $150,000 in man hrs. • Use Lean tools such as the value stream map, time studies, and 5s.Production Supervisor: Lead a team of 16 during busy season and a team of 9 in slow season. • Changed layout to improve efficiency. • Improved the material flow from each station to increase productivity. • Developed SOP’s to have a standard to go by and to help train. • Developed a quality standard and system of checks.

-- Manage all quality of a given section within the plant.• Helped develop quality checks and standards.• Problem solving resolutions to quality concerns.• Drove quality back to supplier. • Helped develop team to be more detailed oriented to catch quality concerns. • Also helped the team’s awareness of quality issues.

• As Tech Sargent, worked and maintained warehouse