JAMES PRESTON
Jefferson, OH **047
Mobile 440-***-****
Home 440-***-****
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CAREER SUMMARY
Results oriented self –starter with highly developed leadership and team building skills. Ability to develop and implement solutions while maintaining effective communication throughout the organization and outside suppliers and contractors. Over 30 years of hands on experience in operation, training, and certification.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Warren Steel Holdings – Warren, Ohio November, 2011-January, 2016
Supervisor Shipping & Finishing
Direct the shipping and finishing operations to ensure accurate and timely shipments of all customer orders. Ensure all quality and safety procedures are followed. Training of hourly associates in shipping and finishing, including operation of heavy equipment. Execution of daily shipping .
Coordinate with scheduling, quality, operations and inventory control
Manage all on site contractors to maintain work flow, yard maintenance, warehousing
Oversee unloading/loading of all inbound/outbound truck and rail shipments
Work with all vendors for operating supplies and mobile equipment
Company instructor for mobile equipment operators
Visit outside processors for qualification and corrective action
Internal ISO 9001 Auditor
Kinder Morgan – Warren, Ohio April, 2010 to November 2011
Yard Crew Leader/Heavy Equipment Operator
Opening of Warren site for new shipping yard operations which included use of bulldozer and back hoe. Direct the shipping and finishing operations to ensure accurate and timely shipment of all customer orders. Ensure all quality and safety procedures followed. Training of hourly associates in shipping, finishing, including operation of heavy equipment.
Hiring and training of all on site hourly employees
Layout and control of mill product
Coordinate with Warren Steel for new projects and execution of daily shipping schedule
Coordinate with scheduling, quality, operations and inventory control
Manage all on site contractors, maintain work flow, yard maintenance, warehousing
Company instructor for mobile equipment operators
Sowry Excavating – Dorset, Ohio 1978-2010
Heavy Equipment Operator
Digging of ponds, Field tile, septic and sewer systems, water lines, drainage lines, clearing of land, farm excavating.
Track hoe
Bulldozers
Front end loaders
Trenchers
Backhoes
Pans
Big Sky Energy-Dorset, Ohio January, 2008-November, 2008
Heavy Equipment Operator
Open and close gas well sites
Lease roads, gas lines
Building dykes
Setting oil well tanks and separators
Use of bulldozer, track hoe, spreader
Domino Logistics 2004 to 2008
General Manager Operations
Manager of five warehouses, and one assembly line in a 40 mile radius with a total of 45 hourly and five salary employees.
Hiring and training of all employees
Scheduling of trucks for loading and unloading
Inventory control for all locations
Mobile equipment maintenance
Safety training
Interaction with customers
Responsible for ordering supplies, staging assembly line and production line up to match customer needs
Run boxer machine and all corrective action
EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL SKILLS
Jefferson High School, Ohio – Diploma
Internal ISO 9001 Auditor
OSHA Certified Safety and Management – Cleveland State University
OSHA Certified Inventory Control – Cleveland State University
OSHA Certified Lift Truck Instructor – Cleveland State University