John Hepler Email & Phone Number

Fort Worth,Tx

Dallas, Tx 75006

AccomplishmentsHire and train an entirely new warehouse and production staffMaintain productivity through the company’s highest grossing and most demanding year ResponsibilitiesMaintain inventory for both production and retail sales for the manufacturing plant and the seven retail locationsSchedule deliveries and dispatch trucks for/to multiple sites across a four state territoryPlan production to meet ever changing demands of our customersMaintenance of the entire plant including: mixers, electric motors, material pumps of several types, blowers, tractor trailers, rental equipment, line stripers, and customer equipment.

AccomplishmentsImplemented first inventory tracking and location naming conventionDeveloped Materials handling processes for EBoM and production BoM issuesCreate and maintain shortage report for a production build with over 400 ECN changesAssist Accounting in locating and correcting past transactions that effected the general ledger ResponsibilitiesMaintain Inventory for several government funded programsManage competing priorities dictated by multiple departments

AccomplishmentsImproved Inventory accuracy from 62% to 99.78% in High Value and 98.5% in Low ValueImplemented Lean Sigma processes improving inventory control, production, picking accuracy and reducing inventory storage foot print by 30%Instituted weekly/monthly metrics that measured team members production and accuracyImplemented reconciliation process to determine root cause for all inventory discrepancies and metrics to track themResponsibilitiesManage Inventory that consisted of 11,000 unique parts and 78,000,000 pieces at any given timeHire, train, and coach Component Inventory, High Value, Cycle Count, Receiving, and VMI teams consisting of +40 employeesSupervise and coordinate work of employees in five departments across three shifts engaged in the various tasks associated with each division

Interview train, and supervise 8-10 Shipping/Receiving employeesManage inventory consisting of pre and post separation materials Performed final quality inspection of inbound and outbound materialsRoutine Maintenance of machines as necessary including shredders, separators and conveyor Youth in Need, St. Louis, MO2004 - 2006

• Supervise 10-12 youth from ages 10 to 21• Emergency counseling and mentoring• Teach life skills preparing kids for independent living