Jason Grange, Mba Email & Phone Number

Brigham City, Ut, Us

North Kansas City, Mo, Us

DC manager of Food Grade DC. Recently awarded with AA BRC Certification after starting up in January of 2024. Responsibilities include all staffing, DC financial health, inventories excellence, Shipping/Receiving, OTIF, and Safety.

San Clemente, Ca, Us

• 24/7 Management of Service Warehouse, Materials Warehouse, Materials Management, and direct/indirect leadership of 43 exempt/non-exempt employees.

• Location oversight of Fleet, Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics operations, growing from an original region of the four corner states; expanding to all Western 11 states in 2020, increasing site revenue by 33% and company net gain of 6% in 2022.• Business development by creating relationships with brokers to add additional revenues through the attainment of freight and backhaul loads.• Accountable for accuracies in shipping entries, creating pack slips, communicating with customers, reporting data into the ERP system (EPICOR), creating/updating spreadsheets, reporting appropriate information to the home office.• Facilitates Load Inspector/Logistics Specialist for excellence in all loaded trailer quality.• Manages all drivers, responsible for overseeing the activities and facilitating to the needs of the team. Holding an 80% retention rate.• Utilizes computerized scheduling and routing systems (Omnitracs/PC Miler). With 95% On Time Shipping.• Assures a safe and efficient work culture, recruits, hires, and provides training on best practices.• Monitors and motivates driver and staff performance through regular audits to assure adherence to company policy and legal requirements per DOT regulations. Certified DOT drug specimen collection. Monitors and approves staff payroll.• Monitors and schedules all timely truck/trailer maintenance to be conducted by authorized personnel.• Conducts regular inspections of Units to assure safety, cleanliness, and good working conditions.

Reno, Nv, Us

• Directs, manages department, and leads a team of direct/indirect reports of the Shipping/Receiving; interviewing, hiring, training, instructing, facilitating, coaching, ensuring SQF (food safety) and pharmaceutical compliance, then conducting disciplinary action and terminations, contributing to overall averages above AOP of up to 15% to 20%• Seeks, motivates, and executes continuous improvements projects; optimizing activity efficiency and safety• Executes, manages, and maintains inventory optimization activities; boosting accuracy over 60%, reaching 97% • Negotiates procurement, creates and authorizes Purchase Orders, and manages adequate quantities of shipping supplies, utilizing JIT principles• Monitors and ensures quality regulatory compliance at all stages through production, packaging, and shipping activities; creating and managing KPIs to measure performance, generating and providing real time reports, updates, concerns, and successes in a timely manner to reports, peers, and senior management • Manages plant production schedule; working with production manager to hit above 98% “On Time Ready” KPI objectives• Effectively leads the logistics activities of finished product, personnel, and equipment within schedule and budget; reaching and maintaining above 95% “On Time Shipping”

• Oversight of Logistics, Inventory, Warehouse, and Packaging departments. Managing 62 direct/indirect exempt and non-exempt reports; developing KPIs for performance management, leading directing and managing Quality, GMP and Food Safety for non-GMO, Treating, Packaging, Sampling, and Shipping Department operations• Collaborates with production and sales coordinating seed/batch hand-over; maintaining a JIT availability• Manages quantities of supportive/raw shipping supplies respective to LEAN practices, increasing OTS by 17%; confirming finished inventory availability, evaluating appropriate action/best use, developing system tools for analysis and management, further mitigating the occurrence of customer complaints • Spearheads continuous improvement projects: - inventory system improvement -seed treatment system -EU approved pest elimination; improving customer satisfaction by 9% to reach a 98% satisfaction goal• Maintains customer relations: resolving complaints; reporting feedback to senior management• Ensures safety and good housekeeping; implementing 5-S, kanban, reducing redundancy in warehouse traffic and achieving zero Lost Time Accidents

• Directs and motivates 132 direct/indirect reports; directing efforts for a strategic harvest and exceeding the forecasted harvest goals against target KPIs• Spearheads shore harvest programs; maximizing sanitation and cleanliness, safety, and team collaboration• Manages vendor, food, fuel, outside service resources, supplier relationships; saving 15% over prior year• Generates and reports; communicating to senior management, competitor activity, remote camp conditions• Manages a running inventory of all assets returned; mitigating prep expenses for next season by 12%• Off-season efforts: implements, trains, and maintains a 5-S reorganization of production work processes; then Planning and preparing for an organized launch for next harvest season and establishing new expectations

Bonn, De

• Leads a crew of 8 to 15 employees and reports on department activity against KPIs (work flows, accuracy, and shift end reports); collaborating with the General Manager to control costs– labor, supplies, and inventory shrinkage maintaining and exceeding a 98% finished goods and 95% raw goods/packaging accuracy in a 450,000 sq. ft. RDC• Manages client production efficiencies; supporting and chain supply of materials required by JIT standards• Mitigates potential obstacles; identifying improvement opportunities and delivering creative solutions• Ensures a safe work environment by: observing and coaching employees; addressing potential safety hazards; maintaining a clean work area; GMP and HACCP food safety compliance, monitoring condition of all equipment and ordering repairs

• Full life cycle project management; collaborating with senior management to assure project scope and direction continues as scheduled; achieving record result of 48% below scope budget and 2 weeks early on maiden project• Plans, budgets, oversees and documents all aspects of projects assigned; achieving a consistent project status that is within expected budget scope and time for completion/handoff• Manages customer service communications, project updates, and project KPIs; influencing change orders, proactively mitigating potential concerns, understanding new opportunities, conducting cost reduction activities, and prioritizing timely complaint response/resolution• Champions PMO Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); defining cross matrix processes, work flows, and work instructions

Implements a lean min/max Kanban system of trace ability and accountabilityand integration of 5S principles Management of warehouse activities and leadership of warehouse personnel (permanent and temporary when justified) Development of reports respective to appropriate management, personnel, and departments Inventory control, reduced waste, grounds/building inspections and upkeep not requiring outsourced service providers Kitting for conveyor materials scheduled for upcoming fabrication Preparation of shipments relative to size method (air, LTL, carriers, internal drivers) Purchasing materials required to keep supplies within established Min to Max levels, supporting JIT Securing of parts cage and record keeping for accounting of tools/materials acquired outside of expected needs

Stockholm, Se

• Performs LEAN production tasks per TPS principles; producing ISO standard quality airbag inflator bottles• Completes daily assigned tasks to meet stringent quality parameters, per production volume needs, and schedule; assuring customer satisfaction by coordinating with Production Manager to prioritize and schedule work orders to meet deadlines• Attends job trainings; advancing knowledge of Kaizen, 5S, JIT, Sigma, team leadership, training and mentoring new associates and others transferring in the the production area• Ensures work environment maintained clean and organized; promoting safety and organization through• Assists Production Manger in preparing production plan and budget; maintaining documentations for production related activities and for reference purposes• Leads, supports, and identifies continuous improvement efforts (Kaizen Events); driving positive change,motivating junior associates’ participation, and promoting an optimistic view of continuous improvements

Masters Of Business Administration (Mba), Professional Business Management/ Human Resource Management

Bachelors Of Science In Business Administration (Bsba), Business Management (Operations/ Project Management)

Certificate Of Completion, Project Management

Certificate Of Completion, Naval School Of Health Science

Diploma, General Studies