John Van Horn Email & Phone Number

Greater Denver Area

Greater Denver Area

Hayward, Wi

•Helped the Hayward terminal achieve the company’s first ever grade of 100% on quarterly scorecard in Con-Way Freight history in 2015!!•Supervise and manage personnel operations to ensure efficient loading, unloading, and processing of customer shipments to ensure freight is delivered and picked-up timely and damage free.•Supervise and plan hourly employee schedules to meet daily operations goals.•Enforce all company, FMCSR, OSHA and DOT policies, rules, regulations, and laws as required.•Review necessary documents for accuracy and completion before associated freight leaves terminal. ie; hazmat forms, export papers, customs paperwork, bills of lading, etc. •Coach, train, and develop employees consistent with company policy.•Assist with daily office duties such as answering calls, taking customer orders by phone, dispatch drivers, contact outside vendors to schedule repairs, resolve customer complaints, check in drivers from P&D routes, scan bills of lading for billing purposes, etc.

Aurora, Il

•Provide leadership and dependability as well as coordinates all duties of the 3rd shift associates.•Provide direction to a team of warehouse associates.•Assist members of management with checking in transfer trucks.•Store merchandise in proper area of warehouse.•Stage merchandise for delivery to sales floor.

Matteson, Il

•Operation of forklift, lift truck, reach truck, and pallet jack in a safe and efficient manner.•Organization of sales floor to ensure safe and pleasant shopping experience.•Stock merchandise on shelves to ensure adequate supply for business, participation in cyclic merchandise inventory.•Unload merchandise shipments from delivery vehicles.

Chicago Ridge, Il

•Supervision of dock loaders to verify all trailers loaded accurately and to correct weight allowances while meeting or exceeding established production goals.•Data entry of trailer tracking information and status of loads.•Responsible for employee direction, motivation, team building, and coaching while adhering to guidelines in collective bargaining agreement.•Conduct daily team meetings to communicate team production goals and revue previous performance.

Hodgkins, Il

•Promoted to supervisor shortly after 40 day probation period.•Improved dock performance to be consistently ranked as best performer at exceeding established products goals.•Promoted to tactical supervisor which provides directions for multiple supervisors and hourly employees. Ensured consistently safe and efficient operation of a terminal.•Conducted daily team meetings to provide team production goals, share important communications, and provide feedback about production on the previous shift. •Attended and contributed to various management and production meetings.

Business Administration, Management And Operations

Business Management classes in conjunction with UPS Supervisor training program.

Fire Science/Fire-Fighting

Fire Fighter 1 and first responder classes