John E Seymour III

*** ****** **** **** *********, SC 29072 803-***-**** / 803-***-**** ab8kyj@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To secure a supervisory, scheduling, or purchasing position by using my manufacturing experience.

EDUCATION

1993 Greenfield Community College Greenfield, MA

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

2006 – Present Andron Stainless Corporation Columbia, SC

Production Scheduler/Buyer

Coordinate with sales, engineering, and production in order to prioritize customer and stock orders to

facilitate an efficient workflow on the production floor;

Procurement of materials needed to complete customer orders by receiving quotes and securing bids;

Work closely with multiple departments (sales/production) in order to achieve balance between

customer’s needs and production’s capabilities;

Monitor and maintain inventory levels of manufactured products;

Confer with establishment personnel/vendors to coordinate production and/or shipping activities and

to resolve complaints or eliminate delays;

Work with engineering to develop methods and determine material requirements for customer’s

custom needs;

Conduct daily production meetings which inform key personnel of schedule changes and upcoming

requirements;

Assist in yearly physical inventories and set goals to ensure internal audits are met or exceeded; and

Key point person during implementation of new E.R.P. (Enterprise Resource Planning) software

solution.

2005 - 2006 EB Games (Gamestop) Columbia, SC

Assistant Retail Manager

Training and manage the performance of hourly associates;

Assist customers in suggesting or selecting products for sale or trade through sharing product

knowledge;

Help maintain an effective inventory by keeping products on display, following visual merchandise

programs, and communicating sales and marketing promotions to the customer;

Create in store merchandising for cutting edge technology of gaming hardware software, game

accessories, and retail merchandise;

Participate in ongoing communication with store management;

Help manage store revenue including cash handling, deposit reconciliation, and delivery of deposits

to bank;

Complete store opening and closing paperwork, daily sales reports, and all financial tracking;

Balancing and maintaining cash registers;

Developing the capability to resolve guest dilemmas;

Maintaining store appearance to current standards; and

Control the loss of retail items through loss prevention strategies.

2000 – 2005 Yankee Candle Company, Inc. South Deerfield, MA

Operations Supervisor (2002– 2005)

Performing diversified duties pertaining to the management of day-to-day operations of an assigned

work center;

Supervision of hourly associates;

Ensuring quality control standard are exceeded;

Monitoring compliance with corporate and department goals;

Maintaining department inventory;

Scheduling;

Providing guidance, direction, and technical advice to staff;

Training and developing staff;

Educating associates on safety awareness;

Clarifying and ensuring compliance of institutional policies and procedures;

Resolving operational and staffing issues;

Analyzing and developing process improvement plans;

Performing other similar duties to support the production activities of the Production/Packaging area;

and

Conducting preventative maintenance to various pieces of equipment.

Machine Operator (2000 – 2002)

Set-up and operation of candle making machines;

Troubleshooting, following schedules, and calculating formulas;

Perform preventative maintenance on machinery; and

General paperwork.

1997 – 2000 International Paper Company, Inc. Millers Falls, MA

Machine Operator

Set-up, operation, and maintenance of finishing machines of paper products;

Forklift operation;

Data entry;

General paperwork; and

Minor inventory control.

1995 – 1997 Greenfield Paper Box Company Greenfield, MA

Machine Operator

Set-up, operation, and maintenance of primary scoring machine of corrugated boxes;

Light quality control; and

Daily paperwork and some warehousing duties.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Awarded a “MVP Award” in 2002 for participation in the Human Resources Learning and

Development/Manufacturing research team for the purpose of analyzing data in order to reduce the

amount of unusable product from the manufacturing lines from the Yankee Candle Company, Inc.

Maintained a license to operate a fork lift since 1997.

REFERENCES

Christopher Gregory

Andron Stainless Corporation

803-***-****

Joseph Gagner

Yankee Candle Company, Inc.

413-***-****

Jack R. Griffin

Yankee Candle Company, Inc.

413-***-**** ext.2656

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