James Cawthron

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Dracut, MA *****

acxatd@r.postjobfree.com Home: 978-***-**** Cell: 978-***-****

SUMMARY

A self motivated warehouse management professional with sixteen years of experience. Energetic, team oriented, dependable individual with the ability to work on my own if necessary .Proven track record of improving productivity and performance by being able to lead and motivate associates. Ability to handle high volume, deadlines and constant change on a daily basis. Constantly looking for opportunities to improve operational performance. Experienced in shipping, receiving, order fill and cross-dock. Efficient with Microsoft Word and Excel

EXPERIENCE

Statement Outsourcing 2/2012 to present

Production Manager

Prioritize and assign work to achieve maximum efficiency

Printing, Billing and Mailing of all kinds

Keep track of inventory and order as necessary

Create maintenance schedule for inserters

Ensure printers are printing clearly and call for service as needed

Responsible for all postal paperwork

Set up truck for delivery to post office

Coordinate temporary help for busy work schedules

DELUXE (DELUXE FILM SERVICES) 2004 to 11/2011

Assistant Manager

Coordinates all warehouse activity

Run entire building including office work in the absence of manager

Successfully handled a 40% increase in volume with no increase in manpower

Improve trailer placement and accuracy 50% by training associates how to run reports in put guidelines in place.

Improve the recycling and destruction of old film 50% by relocating process and putting new procedures in place

Ensure all film is received and scanned in promptly - all paperwork need to match print quantity

Meet strict weekly shipping deadlines

Track and maintain inventory for weekly shipments

Keep building clean while maintaining a safe work environment

Experience with UPS and FedEx Shipping

KMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Receiving Supervisor 2002-2004

Supervised twenty associates receiving 30,000 plus cases a day

Coordinated staffing plans to meet daily production requirements

Prepared daily production reports to ensure accurate flow of information to other parts of management and following shift

Ensured proper receipt of freight and quantities

Traveled to other distribution center to train in warehouse management system (WMS) Core Trainer for W.M.S. Rollout

Identified and prioritized merchandise daily.

Order filling supervisor 2001-2002

Successfully maintained and balanced the workload throughout the building

Coordinated staffing plans to meet daily production requirements

Monitored selectors to ensure no miss picks

Ensured freight was delivered to the shipping docks in a timely manner

Coordinate batch closings with shipping department and other management

Updated daily workload (DWL) daily

Shipping Cross Dock Supervisor 1998-2001

Supervised 22 associates

Coordinated staffing plans to meet daily production requirements

Shipped an average of 25,000 cases daily

Ensure the correct merchandise was loaded into trailers

Received 20,000 plus cases in cross-dock area daily

Increased productivity by 25%

Ensure timely delivery of product to shipping docks

Develop daily production plan based on available manpower

Maintain cleanliness of docks

Inventory Control and Quality Assurance Associate (ICQA) 1997-1998

Research out of stock items and located missing products to reduce mark outs

Ensure the proper products were in the proper locations

Identified the proper shipping labels are on each box

Inspected shipping lanes for product placed in the wrong lane.

Research food expiration dates

EDUCATION

SHAWSHEEN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, Billerica, MA

High School Diploma/Automotive Mechanics

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