John Reliford, Ms Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Cleveland, Oh, Us

As a Lean Materials Manager, managed inventory operations for over $13 million dollars to achieve over $150 million sales revenue. Supply Chain Management activities include materials planning, scheduling, inventory control, cash flow management, information flow and coordination and asset management. Provided direct leadership and management of scheduling, shipping, and receiving for plant location. Developed and implemented strategies to keep inventory at a minimum without compromising customer expectations. Primary resource for supporting the Site in its Lean Transformation through the implementation of the Parker Lean System (PLS).

Cleveland, Oh, Us

As a part of corporate lean & quality enterprises, re-located to different sites every 6 months within North America and Mexico to work on 3-5 continuous improvement projects in manufacturing and non-manufacturing environments. Trained and coached a variety of detailed and high level lean concepts to groups of 5-20 division and site management team members. Developed standard work for multiple processes. Created PFEP’s for value streams inventory and EPEI for value stream scheduling systems.

Fort Smith, Arkansas, Us

Direct key operational functions while leading a team of up to 60 employees to achieve established safety, productivity, and quality goals. Lead planning related to the movement of equipment and freight between terminals and relays. As one of the leading carriers of oil and gas products and merchandise, identify existing processes and implementing key improvements in procedures and practices to improve functionality. Ensure drivers meet daily manpower and transportation needs, maintaining stellar customer service and delivery goals. Allocate workload, assign drivers, issue trip sheets, toll cards, and handle all equipment breakdowns and repairs.

• Responsibility for the success of a department in one of our manufacturing plants.• Managing from 55-75 employees in achieving safety, productivity and quality goals.• Scheduling products• Coordinating transportation and supplies• Verifying daily inventories• Enforcing company policy and uphold labor contract (in union plants)• Initiating process or department improvements• Facilitating meetings• Motivating employees • Making all departmental decisions.• Effectively communicate with employees and upper management • Ensure HACCP and other food safety practices are being followed• Verify machine control settings for accuracy and performance• Interacting with staff engineers and department managers daily • Complete the following administrative tasks:• Inventory materials/supplies and re-order if necessary• Examine productivity and yield reports• Record and verify employee payroll/attendance records• Review vacation schedules and plan accordingly• Update production schedule (sometimes 8 weeks in advance)• Prepare agendas for department meetings

Fort Smith, Arkansas, Us

• Plan and direct the movement of equipment and freight between terminals and relays within the geographic area of responsibility• Assign motor vehicles and drivers to meet daily man power and transportation needs for conveyance of on time freight to our customers• Record and maintain driver-staffing requirements for all runs• Monitor extra drivers available for assignment for regular or special trips• Select drivers according to such considerations as seniority, qualifications, time, location and duration of assignment (Department Of Transportation hours of service)• Issue trips sheets, toll cards, and necessary paperwork to drivers• Record time of departure, unit numbers, destination and expected time of return. • Monitor and maintain equipment pools• Handle equipment breakdowns and repairs• Determine vendor to use and dispatch to breakdown location• Using independent judgment, effectively recommend disciplinary process as necessary, providing appropriate coaching and documentation of actions

Master Of Science (Ms), Manufacturing Engineering

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba