John Bittinger
Garfield Heights, Ohio 44125
216-***-**** • ************@*****.***
Career Profile
Accomplished leader overseeing temperature controlled food warehouse operations:
receiving raw materials for manufacturing and finished goods for redistribution; order
fulfillment using voice pick technology; loading refrigerated trucks and trailers for
distribution center and direct store delivery. I am a fiscally responsible team builder with a
supportive leadership style that measurably improves employee efficiencies and business
operations through ongoing training promoting a relentless focus on accountability and
customer satisfaction.
Employment History
2002 – Nov. 1, 2013 Pierre’s Ice Cream Company
Night Warehouse Manager
Accomplishments and responsibilities include:
Originally hired as an order puller, promoted to Assistant Night Warehouse
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Manager in 2003 then Night Warehouse Manager in 2005
o Manage 1 direct report and up to 18 dock and warehouse employees
o Determine manpower needs due to seasonal demand
o Trained workforce to fill customer orders more accurately and in less time,
improved accountability of inventory, reduced shrink and upgraded
housekeeping
o Helped introduce and train crew in use of voice pick technology (Voxware)
Participate in corporate food product recall drills
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Participate in ongoing safety meetings
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Spot straight trucks and tractor trailers at docks and in yard as needed
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Reassign fleet equipment to drivers to accommodate changes in routing
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Order rental trucks to accommodate customer needs and to replace
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vehicles unexpectedly taken out of service
o Assist private fleet drivers with loading and delivery concerns
o Inspect and receive ingredients for manufacturing, identify and label
allergens, update inventory into SAP
o Monitor power truck, dock, warehouse and automatic stretch wrapper
maintenance
o Monitor return product: condition, return to inventory or destroy
o Cross trained with Transportation Manager learning to schedule and route
private fleet using TruckStops software in his absence
1995 –2001 Celestra Hauserman/Steelcase
Assembler
Accomplishments and responsibilities include:
• Assembled custom, high end office panels of various materials and designs
Education
South High School Cleveland, Ohio High School Diploma
Additional
• Familiar working in union and non union sites
• Power truck certifications: high lift and electric pallet jack
• SAP, Word and Excel