Manager Management

MICHAEL W. CALDWELL

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Manchester, Missouri 63021

Home: 636-***-**** E-mail: ************@*******.*** Cell: 314-***-****

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Goal-oriented self-starter with a solid background in production, manufacturing, and warehouse management.

• Ability to recognize and execute procedural improvements.

• Excellent problem-solver who carefully assesses challenging situations and implements workable, cost-effective

solutions.

• Strong leader who consistently motivates management and hourly personnel in both a union and non-union

environment in order to exceed established goals.

• Ability to prioritize and efficiently execute multiple projects in addition to daily tasks.

• Customer-service oriented with ability to establish rapport with a wide range of associates.

• Strong computer knowledge, skilled in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.

EDUCATION

Maryville University, St. Louis, Missouri

Bachelor of Science in Business Management, 1996

Minor: Economics GPA: 3.44

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

FKI Logistex, St. Louis, Missouri March 2000 – Present

Senior Supervisor, CSS Manufacturing (4/04-Present)

CSS Stockroom Supervisor (3/00-4/04)

Masterchem Industries, St. Louis, Missouri June 1982 – March 2000

Production Supervisor/Second Shift Manager

Shipping and Receiving

Assistant Manager/Purchasing Agent/Salesman

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

General Management:

• Oversee management, manufacturing, and production workforce--hire, train, coach, monitor, reward, discipline

(2 supervisors, 2 shipping coordinators, 50 union employees)

• More efficiently utilized personnel, significantly reducing overtime resulting in a $50K savings.

• Improved processes to avoid additional manpower to handle record-breaking sales over a period of six years.

• Implemented use of different process products resulting in a savings that exceeded $38K per year.

• Monitored the daily activities of production employees to ensure maximum level of performance.

• Proven ability to make tough and/or unpopular decisions, while maintaining good working relationships with

subordinates.

• Completely reorganized floor layout to ensure stock rotation and achieve the most efficient use of space.

• Responsible for ISO 9001 compliance.

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Policies/Procedures:

• Ensure compliance with policies and standard operating procedures.

• Implemented new work order process to expedite workflow.

• Established stockroom housekeeping guidelines to create a safer work environment.

• Researched and implemented a new pick list procedure that saved the company over $12K per year.

• Established employee standards and enforced accountability, resulting in a drastic reduction in write-offs.

• Worked closely with a sister company to enhance their carousel software and developed several related in-house

training manuals.

Materials Management:

• Responsible for significantly improved inventory results, with increased rate of accuracy performed in record-

breaking time.

• Streamlined receiving procedures by installing a new conveyor system.

• Managed the shipping and receiving of all goods, including hazardous materials.

• Reorganized stockroom, better utilizing a limited amount of space, creating a safer, more effective environment.

• Restructured parts locations resulting in faster, more accurate inventories.

• Researched and compared alternate possibilities for the most cost-effective shipment of freight by using several

freight lines; saved approximately $3K per week.

• Developed and executed a plan to shrink-wrap all products leaving the facility, resulting in the savings of

hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in returned goods while avoiding triple shipping costs and expense of

cleaning up in-house spills.

Production:

• Conduct daily production meeting to accurately track product flow and ensure on-time customer deliveries.

• Designed, built, and installed a directional arm for product conveyor system which ensured the proper alignment

of each case and prevented jams which avoided costly downtime.

• Created an improved system for tracking daily production.

• Generated daily production reports.

• Created daily work schedules and directed the employee training process.

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