Michael S. West

**** ***** ***., 815-***-****

Joliet, IL. 60435 ac0jk6@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Looking for a position with a company who recognizes highly motivated professionals who have the unique ability to organize and implement company goals and objectives within the logistics and distribution department.

Qualifications

•Over 25 years with distribution experience.

•Specializing in team building and quality improvement.

•Produces an exceptional Team Safety Record.

•Strength in managing inventory accuracy.

•Background in hazardous materials storage, transportation, and disposal.

Professional Experience

WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR May 2016 – Present

Aryzta LLC Romeoville, IL.

•Studies shipping notices, bills of lading, invoices, orders, and other records to determine shipping priorities, work assignments, and shipping methods required to meet shipping and receiving schedules.

•Oversees incoming and outgoing shipping activities to ensure accuracy, completeness, and condition of receipts and shipments.

•Determines space requirements and position of materials received and lays out position of storage and staging.

•Inspects receiving and loading operations to ensure compliance with specifications.

•Inspects material handling equipment for defects and notifies maintenance personnel or contacts outside service facility for repair.

•Directs movement of receipts and shipments to storage and work areas.

•Reviews bills of lading.

•Issues written and oral instructions.

•Studies and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency of subordinates.

•Maintains harmony among workers and resolves grievances.

•Prepares composite reports from individual reports of subordinates.

•Adjusts errors and complaints.

•Directly supervises 10 to 18 employees in the Shipping & Receiving Department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

•Responsible for the efficient movement of materials between warehouses and customers in order to reduce downtime in production and minimize customer errors/complaints.

•Responsible for performing any operational function necessary to ensure production as well as any customer order is fulfilled accurately and in a timely fashion.

•Maintains proper operational adherence to the company SOP’s, attendance policies and safety policy.

•Performs training of all new hires in SQF, GMP and ensures Forklift Training completion.

•Ensures all equipment is in good working order.

•Ensures seamless shift changeover (i.e. Operational Shift Summary/Transfers/Releases/etc.)

•Based upon daily production/transfer/inbound/outbound schedules will determine proper assignment of hours to handle work load and minimize any production down time and carrier detention fees.

•Make sure any release requests to appropriate facilities have been made if there is an immediate need for materials for current day production per the Supply & Demand Coordinator.

•Verifies and corrects quantities used on daily purchase orders to match quantities counted by Inventory Specialist. Investigates any large discrepancies.

•Verify BOL’s to receiving reports from outside cold storage and investigates differences.

•Verifies attendance records for hours worked for logistics department and submits to payroll department and temporary agency for processing.

WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR Nov 2014 – Dec 2015

Fleetpride, Inc. Bolingbrook, IL.

•Oversee daily operations of a 175,000 sq. ft. warehouse.

•Directs 30 warehouse personnel.

•Responsible for scheduling the warehouse personnel.

•Train and supervise employees to ensure safety regulations are followed.

•Demonstrates safe work practice following all PPE guidelines.

•Promotes facility safety at daily meetings.

•Delivers quality work as evidenced by completing approximately 10-14 53 foot dry vans daily.

•Ensures that all open orders are completed.

•Conducts consistent training procedures.

•Known as a Fair & Consistent Supervisor which shows in team productivity.

•Manage employees to ensure stocking, checking, loading and housekeeping procedures are implemented.

•Manages employees picking, packing, and shipping of 50 10-14 trucks daily.

•Ship product to all of Midwest region in United States.

•Work with LTL carriers to deliver product.

•Operate facility in compliance with OSHA and DOT standards.

•Participates in daily management meetings.

•CPR and First aid certified.

Achievements

•Achieved the first 100% on time shipment in warehouse history.

•Continues to achieve 100% on time shipments from Jan 2015 to present.

•OTAC numbers increased from 82% to 95%.

SHIPPING SUPERVISOR Feb 2012- Nov 2014

Dart Container, North Aurora, IL.

•Directs 11 union warehouse personnel.

•Oversee daily operations of a 500,000 sq. ft. warehouse.

•Train and supervise employees to ensure safety regulations are followed.

•Demonstrates safe work practice following all PPE guidelines.

•Promotes facility safety at daily meetings.

•Delivers quality work as evidenced by completing approximately 14-16 53 foot dry vans daily by hand.

•Conducts consistent training procedures.

•Known as a Fair & Consistent Supervisor which shows in team productivity.

•Completes daily discrepancy reports.

•Manage employees to ensure stocking, checking, loading and housekeeping procedures are implemented.

•Manages employees picking, packing, and shipping of 50 14-16 trucks daily.

•Ship product to all of Midwest region in United States.

•Work with LTL carriers to deliver product.

•Operate facility in compliance with OSHA and DOT standards.

•Participates in monthly management meetings.

•CPR and First aid certified.

•Participant in the GMP committee

Achievements

•Zero safety related incidents under my supervision in one year.

OPERATIONAL SUPERVISOR

Kane Is Able, Romeoville, IL. 2008-2009

Warehouse Specialists, Inc. Romeoville, IL 2006 – 2008

•Directs 35 non-union warehouse personnel.

•Oversee daily operations of an 800,000 sq. ft. warehouse.

•Train and supervise employees to ensure safety regulations are followed.

•Demonstrates safe work practice following all PPE guidelines.

•Promotes facility safety by conducting daily tag meetings.

•Delivers quality work as evidenced by completing approximately fifty 53 foot dry vans daily. This work is done with 4.2 to 5 man hours per truck.

•Conducts consistent training procedures.

•Known as a Fair & Consistent Supervisor which shows in team productivity.

•Completes daily discrepancy reports.

•Manage employees to ensure receiving, stocking, checking, and housekeeping procedures are implemented.

Responsible for receiving and shipping the complete Kimberly Clark line.

•Manage receiving, picking, packing, and shipping of 50 trucks daily.

•Receive and ship product to all of United States as well as Canada and Mexico.

•Work with LTL carriers to deliver product. Daily UPS shipments as well as ABF.

•Operate facility in compliance with OSHA and DOT standards.

Distribute supplies for a leading global health and hygiene company – Kimberly Clark with over 16.7 billion sales annually

•Products include family care and personal care items such as incontinence absorbent products for adults and children, personal hygiene items, housekeeping supplies, and medical supplies.

Key Accomplishments

•Established procedures for transfer order audits & accuracy.

•Established procedures for manual labor projects.

Achievements

•Reduced inventory discrepancies 20% monthly to 1% monthly under my supervision.

•Increased employee productivity.

•Zero safety related incidents under my supervision since hire.

•Consistent team accomplishments in productivity.

Education

Petrochemical/Refinery Process Technician, Joliet Junior College 1993

Diploma, Joliet High Schools, West Campus 1976

Professional

Completed courses/seminars in hazardous waste, petrochemical, transportation, traffic, safety, employee involvement, leadership and CPR.

References

Available upon request

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