John E Seymour III
*** ****** **** **** *********, SC 29072 803-***-**** / 803-***-**** ********@*****.***
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
Joseph Gagner
Yankee Candle Company, Inc.
Jack R. Griffin
Yankee Candle Company, Inc.
413-***-**** ext.2656