Operations Manager Cost Controls
Resume:
Clinton Caruso
Humble, TX
***********@*****.***
Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Freight Operations Manager
XPO Logistics - Houston, TX
May 2018 to Present
• Tracked the effectiveness and efficiency of the operation, making necessary adjustments. Mentored, coached, and managed both hourly and management personnel at the service center
• Oversaw the operation on a daily basis for the service center, ensuring each operation operated as efficiently and cost effectively as possible.
• Analyzed cost controls and ensured that they were being met with 100% accuracy, met dock cost each week of 2019 and only missed P&D cost two weeks of 2019.
• Ensured proper staffing, utilization, and management of personnel.
• Tracked and documented Department of Transportation related items, staff training, and other required items, ensured that all 65 drivers were DOT compliant and issued discipline when a violation occurred.
• Dispatched city operation to meet customer expectations and run as efficiently as possible.
• Planned city operation to maximize production and efficiency based on existing goals.
• Tracked assigned metrics and made necessary changes as business dictated.
• Assisted in training new hourly employees as well as new Freight Management Trainees and Freight Operation Supervisors in their assigned roles.
• Promoted and trained staff and ensured that all safety principles were followed. Operations Manager
DHL Supply Chain - Houston, TX
September 2016 to May 2018
• Direct and oversee daily shift activities in 4 separate buildings throughout the Houston campus including 45 associates to ensure volumes and productivity standards are met.
• Manage 6 packaging lines for 13 separate customers which produced over 2.2 million pounds per day and included 53 associates.
• Develop supervisors and associates through training, performance reviews, and development action plans.
• Ensure company policies and procedures are met and training capture forms are maintained.
• Site Safety Manager for the entire campus consisting of 7 buildings and 225 associates.
• Rail crew Manager for the entire campus to include 3 engineers and 4 ground associates. Operations Manager
DHL Supply Chain - Baytown, TX
December 2015 to August 2016
• Direct and oversee daily shift activities to ensure volumes and productivity standards are met at the Baytown campus which consisted of 4 separate buildings, 3 of which I directly managed, including 130 associates.
• Ensure company policies and procedures are met and training capture forms are maintained.
• Liaison between the site and multiple customers as well as the barge where 250 containers ship weekly. Operations Manager
Jacobson Companies - Port Allen, LA
January 2014 to December 2015
• Manager over the Nortel account.
• Developed the SOP's for the receiving/shipping departments for Dallas IMMI site.
• Member of the SWOT team that was deployed to Brownsville to shut down an operation that was being moved to Dallas Texas.
• Safety Committee Manager over site consisting of 130 associates with 10 members on the Safety Board, maintaining a zero incident and accident record.
• Trained all existing and on boarding associates on Site Safety, SOP's, and MHE. Operations Supervisor
Conway Freight - Shreveport, LA
August 2011 to January 2014
• Initially supervised section of cross dock operations and supervised 15 drivers, 3 dock workers, off- loading/loading 20-30 trailers per night averaging a weight of 300,000 pounds per night.
• Promoted to high profile sector averaging 35 drivers and averaging 1 million pounds per night.
• Built and maintained an 87% cube load average (17,000 pound load average) per night.
• Appointed to the Voice and Value Team.
Supervisor of Freezable
Conco Foods - Shreveport, LA
October 2010 to August 2011
• Supervised 15 associates.
• Moved inventory levels from 85% to 96%.
• Maintained a 0% turnover and 98% load accuracy.
Operations Manager
Dixie Logistics - Port Allen, LA
October 2007 to October 2010
• Began as operations supervisor of second shift.
• Moved productivity up 20% across all aspects of the warehouse.
• Promoted to Operations Manager on day shift and managed over 50 associates and 3 supervisors.
• Training supervisor on standard operating procedures and material handling equipment (MHE).
• Trained over 30 new hires and 60 existing associates.
• Raised inventory accuracy from 80% to 99.9% accuracy on 3 separate sites.
• Site Safety Trainer
Warehouse Manager
UTI Logistics - Baytown, TX
January 2005 to October 2007
• Hired as a trainer and trained over 1300 associates in all functions of the warehouse to include reviewing orders, order filling, loading, inventory, inventory research, and MHE.
• Promoted to Quality Assurance and lowered out-of-stock numbers from 40% to 12.6% in a 4.2 million square foot warehouse.
• Promoted to Area Manager and managed over 40 associates.
• Raised production goals from 70% accuracy to 95% accuracy.
• Member of Safety Team
Aviation Supply/Warehouse Manager
United States Marine Corps
August 1992 to November 2001
• Initially a warehouseman, promoted to Warehouse Manager.
• Member of Supply Management Division and performed audits in all areas of warehouse to include receiving, delivery, inventory, and customer service. Education
Bachelor's degree in Business Management
American Military University - San Diego, CA
November 1993 to December 2001
Skills
• Employee Orientation (10+ years)
• Freight Experience (10+ years)
• Materials Handling (10+ years)
• Shipping & Receiving (10+ years)
• Forklift (10+ years)
• Military Experience (8 years)
• Training & Development (10+ years)
• Order Picking (10+ years)
• Warehouse Experience (10+ years)
• Human Resources
• Supervising Experience (10+ years)
• Mentoring (10+ years)
• Computer Networking (10+ years)
• SAP (10+ years)
• Quality Assurance (10+ years)
• Pallet Jack
• Manufacturing (10+ years)
• Interviewing (10+ years)
• Logistics (10+ years)
• Packaging (10+ years)
• Load & Unload (10+ years)
• Oracle (10+ years)
• Supply Chain (10+ years)
• Technical Support (10+ years)
• Data Warehouse (10+ years)
• Management (10+ years)
• User Interface (UI)
• Systems analysis (10+ years)
• Financial analysis (10+ years)
• Cost accounting (10+ years)
• Analysis skills (10+ years)
• Conflict management (10+ years)
Military Service
Branch: United States Marine Corps
Service Country: United States
Rank: E-5
September 1993 to November 2001
Did 2 tours overseas, Awarded NAM in 2000. Recruiting duty in Houston, Texas.
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