Michael Blevins Email & Phone Number

Remaing the Warehouse manager through the buy out; continuing to oversee all aspects of warehousing and shipping.

Accountable for the warehouse and shipping department. Overseeing 2 shifts; shipping 20 to 35 trucks out weekly Shipping accuracy of 98% which has shown significant increases since my involvement began in the department.Directly supervise employees in a fast paced production environment in the warehouse. Responsible for conducting department interviews and training.Responsible for employee evaluations and corrective action.Schedule and assign work for department in conjunction with plant needs. Addressed customer complaints that related to the shipping or storing of product; complete with detailed investigation reports and corrective actions.Inventory Analyst for Shipping and Warehouse departments. This included inventory counts and reconciliation on a monthly basis. Responsible for meeting all FDA recall requirementsResponsible for the training and certification of all motorized lift operators.Facilitator of our company's safety team with no Recordable Incidents in our department. Responsible for outlining all job training requirements which included- LOTO, EVAC, PITs, and othersResponsible for filing all Incident Investigations as well as working with other management members for corrective actions.Maintained a daily commitment to the continuous improvement process, implementing Lean Manufacturing concepts, identifying and implementing value added practices.Successfully completed workshops on Lean principles, implementing lean concepts; problem solving and the A3 way.Member of Kaizen Events Team including responsibilities for planning, facilitating, and execution of such events.Maintain an effective pallet exchange program; including tracking, purchasing and storage.Scheduling appointments for in bound and out bound loads based on plant needs and inventory availabilityCompleting employee appraisals, developing goals and assisting employees in reaching those goals through improvement plans

Completed two year apprentice program- 2000/02Completed a minimum of 40hrs of OSHA training annually while employed as an ironworker.Two years as a lead in the air; ensuring crew safety with timely completion of projects. Completed many fabrication projects in the shop with hole punches, chop saws, drill press, ban saws, torches, plasma cutter, and metal shearing equipment.

Completed basic fabrication jobs as necessaryWorked efficiently and effectively with other team membersImplemented new ideas to help streamline wasteful processes