Garner is an industrial fabricator specializing in plastic injection molding of small- to medium-sized parts, precision machining of metals and plastics, custom tool building, and wire EDM services utilizing ISO 9001:2008 certified quality management processes. Company also produces BinMaster level controls to detect and measure materials.Promoted to Warehouse Manager/Shipping & Receiving Manager in recognition of work performance. Supervised four employees -- including two janitors responsible for all facilities. Hired and trained new employees. Oversaw all volume in/out (in excess of $14M in sales volume). Managed 8,000-10,000 small packages and upwards of 3,000 pallets of freight shipped via UPS, FedEx, and LTL carriers annually. Shipments were both domestic and international. Participated in negotiating contract rates on loads with 17 carriers.>> Tackled project to catalog and organize excess inventory stacked 8' tall in cardboard boxes labeled by hand. Inventoried by customer, numbered by product, and created computerized listing, enabling company to sell back inventory instead of continuing to produce items already in stock.>> Created and maintained detailed Excel spreadsheets to track inventory and product groupings. Measured and weighed all items in warehouse to upgrade incomplete guide left by predecessor, resulting in faster quotes (more than 90% of quotes were prepared within 30 minutes of request).>> Achieved near-zero overtime for shipping department in last three years -- with no increase in staffing levels -- despite nearly doubling shipping volume during that time.Took on additional responsibilities at Garner, including FLEET MANAGER of two Ford F-350 vans and one Plymouth mini-van. Scheduled oil changes and tire rotations and ensured warranty work was kept up-to-date. Trained 28 forklift operators on operation of a sit-down Toyota forklift and Clark stand-up forklift. Maintained training documentation and oversaw annual recertification.

After economic downtown of 2008 affected Big Dog Motorcycles' order volume, brought back into main plant as the 5S Manager and assigned to special projects designed to improve efficiency, quality, and productivity.>> For first project, overhauled BinMaster level control production area. In 12-week process, reorganized one large assembly floor into six linear work cells with specialized functions for each product line, eliminating 700 inactive tubs (out of 1,483) and introducing new labeling system for immediate identification of needed parts. Introduced bench risers to organize small parts at each work station and replaced 1930's-era tools with ergonomic and assembler-friendly hand and pneumatic tools, improving employee productivity and efficiency. Changes allowed the same amount of staff to produce more than 5 times as much product in the same time.>>Next, re-organize existing warehouse space as part of 12-week project to support need for increased storage space for company and client products. Created plan and personally installed 40-foot racks to hold product, increasing warehouse capacity by 40-50%. Implemented freight staging area adjacent to shipping docks for increased shipping capacity.