TROY HIGDON
New Salisbury, Indiana 47161
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Material distribution manager at Jeffboat. Includes receiving all materials for the barge building business. Overseeing the full process of material distribution process. Crane and rigging manager and instructor.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
JEFFBOAT, JEFFERSONVILLE IN.
Material distribution manager/crane and rigging manager, August 1990 – Present
Production Supervisor 2000-2013
Warehouse/transportation
Manage all aspects of shipping and receiving for the plant.
Manage daily work orders and delivery of materials to specified internal customers.
Developed and implement new processes for material flow.
Create and implement the next years charter plan (warehouse and crane and rigging).
Input daily work orders and receive materials into the Oracle system.
Manage two supervisors and up to 100 employees.
Oversee the weekly and daily safety meetings and safety concerns with the employees.
Audit inventory daily for accuracy.
Receiving of all plate and structural steel – barge, rail and truck.
Oversee all transportation responsibilities which include, fork trucks, hysters, yard dog and trailers.
Crane and rigging-
Manage the team working with the supervisor on all lifting and rigging support and daily schedule to meet production needs.
Manage daily safety concerns with crane issues, rigging issues, inspections and load handling.
Review and Implement new load handling processes to ensure timely material flow to all production areas.
Meet and Work with my director daily to discuss process changes and implementation, safety topics, material flow to all production areas, manning changes, OE, down time issues.
Schedule training classes and ensure employee training is updated.
KELLER FURNITURE
June 1988 – June 1990 20,000 year salary - 40 hours a week
Cut off saw operator
EDUCATION
CORYDON HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated May 1985
INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST
1986-1987 Studied business management
INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
2010-2011 Studied business management
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, Power point and Oracle systems.
Entering all work orders and supply orders into Oracle after distribution.
Making and implementing new processes.
Production supervisor
Crane operator (mobile)+(overhead) – company qualified
Locomotive operator
Rigger 1 – company qualified
Master rigger – ITI qualified
Rigging inspector – ITI certified
Qualified instructor for – rigging – mobile crane operator – overhead crane operator – master rigger.
Familiar with all ASME and OSHA standards in reference to crane and rigging.
Critical lift planner – single and multiple cranes.
Lead investigator on all crane and rigging/transportation incidents
Auditing of inventory/adjusting
Was a member of ACRP
Problem solving
People skills
Maintain the hourly work force vacation schedule
Daily time sheets for employee pay
Union environment
Lean six sigma
Managing a large group of employees
Fork truck driver
OE, RE daily production