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Manitowoc, Wi, Us

Manitowoc, Wi

Responsible for the development of frozen packaging operations personnel and maintenance of systems including acquisition of raw materials, product processing, quality assurance, work safety, human relations and the shipping of quality-finished products consistent with Lakeside Foods' industry leading standards.Maintain an open line of communication with all personnel.Assist with the preparation of budgets and costs for plant operations.In the absence of the general manager and the quality manager, the operations manager is responsible for ensuring compliance to regulatory requirements, industry regulated standards and overall food safety and quality functions.

Responsible for procurement of materials and supplies required for production, generaluse and capital assets for multiple corporate divisions. Manage the procurement processto ensure best possible pricing while maintain required product quality levels, on-timedelivery performance and warranty support to product HMI and its clients. Ensurealternate supply sources for products and services from competitive certified suppliers areidentified. Manage and order to Min-Max inventory level recommendations asappropriate. Develop shipping carriers and methods to maximize delivery performancewhile minimizing delivery cost. Manage export shipments to maximize deliveryperformance while minimizing delivery cost. Manage supplier warranty claims tomaximize return collections by HMI. Developed supplier performance metrics andconsistently evaluated and updated supplier performance measures. Negotiated priceswith suppliers and alternate sources that ensured the best possible product purchase value.Established lines of credit with suppliers. Create and manage standard and blanketpurchase orders to ensure appropriate inventory levels. Selected Less Than Truckload(LTL), Full Truckload (FTL) and export forwarders to ensure maximum deliveryperformance while minimizing delivery cost. Developed freight carrier and exportforwarder performance metrics. Manage application of appropriate incoterms forinternational freight shipments.

Manitowoc, Wi

Assesses the production workflow to identity potential delays and respond to actual workflow restrictions.Evaluates and negotiates vendor pricing agreements to increase raw material cost savings.Appraises current and proposed manufacturing Bills of Materials to maximize profit margins.Issues manufacturing production work orders.Purchases and receives materials to ensure consistent production workflow.Negotiates freight and small package shipment vendor agreements.Coordinates North American and Intercontinental freight shipping.Vendor liaison for customer warranty claims.Supports Sales and Customer Service Departments by securing custom manufacturing pricing and establishes production schedules.Reports directly to senior management/ownership team.

Manitowoc Wi

Responsible for continued estimating and project coordination support to HMI's customer base. Maintains the schedule of local customer training service by HMI's contracting division’s polyurethane technicians. Provides technical support on equipment repair and maintenance issues. Audits current production and shipping processes to identify and evaluate the economic impacts on organizational expenditures and efficiencies. Implemented and administrates customer service software program and database used to track specific customer questions and concerns. Provides software application and department processes training to customer service representatives. Defines customer service department staff evaluation metrics and assists staff in establishment of individual performance goals. Supervises employees processing of customer warranty claims with component equipment manufacturers. Analyzes and revises current production methods and processes to reduce and eliminate workplace injuries and lost-time worker's compensation claims by implementing employee training and utilizing available and new types of production equipment.

Manitowoc, Wi

Ensure that all OSHA regulatory practices and policies are in place. Actively enforce safety protocols within the workforce and workplace environment. Investigate all loss time injuries. Develop and revise task specific safety protocols to reduce the frequency of like injuries. Confirm that production equipment is functioning correctly and has not been modified from the original manufacturer’s condition.

Manitowoc, Wi

Negotiated the sales of concrete lifting technologies including traditional mudjacking and polyurethane injection equipment and polyurethane foam materials. Developed strategic planning for increasing the scope of polyurethane application types. Organized multi-day slab lifting training and business operation classes at our facility. Provided project estimating content and training for the attendees of our training classes.

Raise Rite Concrete Lifting

Inspected concrete raising projects, negotiating cost with residential and commercial property owners or their representatives. Re-inspected completed projects to confirm customer satisfaction and quality control standards had been met and/or exceeded.

Homeowner and Commercial property damage field claim adjuster serving northeast Wisconsin. Scope the extent of damage covered by insuring agreement. Estimate and negotiate multi-trade repair expenses. Interpret insurance policy language to ensure proper coverage conditions and limitations had been applied to damage claims. Investigate and determine the causes of damage to insured property.

Ba, Social Science

High School