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• Manage 3 shifts of both the Receiving and Shipping departments for large manufacturing facility.• Manage direct and temporary employee onboarding, timeclock entry, review and correct timecards, process worker’s comp paperwork and reviews, all corrective action and employee coaching.• Process and oversee all shipping and freight logistics. Negotiate rates, SOPs, claims, and shipping customer service requests for improved work flow and accuracy.• Create new inventory tracking, program and search tools to ensure customer products are created, located and shipped efficiently.• Collaborate with other department managers to forecast supply needs, plan for and process production orders and raw materials according to product specifications.• Manage relocation, set-up, production & shipping flow, training and process creation on new products in multiple new facilities.• Create and implement new “Off the Line” shipping and billing procedures to maximize efficiency.• Create new employee incentive and celebration programs throughout year to improve employee satisfaction.• Design and rework layout of warehouse to improve productivity, inventory tracking and employee safety.• Assist with monthly Safety Committee meetings to discuss, track and resolve company safety topics.

INVENTORY & SHIPPING LOGISTICS ~ 17 Years Experience Collaborate with other managers to forecast supply needs, plan for and process production orders and raw materials according to product specifications. Through Lean Thinking practices helped save 500K in expenses annually. Schedule and forecast machine shop production for maximum efficiency. Process and oversee all freight logistics and SOPs, claims, and shipping customer service requests for improved work flow and accuracy. Develop and manage new inventory tracking and returns processes. Decreased annual inventory entry errors from over 20% to under 1% on over 5K inventory tags annually.MANAGEMENT ~ 12 Years Experience Manage and oversee the planning and coordination of all receiving, materials, inventory control and machine shop departments. Manage relocation, set-up, training and process creation on new product lines.  Oversee staffing, recruiting, and labor needs for supply chain departments. Manage all Human Resources tasks, payroll, worker’s comp, on-boarding and performance coaching. Manage Accounts Receivable team to improve SOPs and increase collections.

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