Gedeon Aninion
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CAREER SUMMARY
Passionate and driven Operations Leader with a servant leadership style; encouraging team members through coaching and development. Enjoy building teams and aligning to company goals. AREA OF PROFICIENCY
Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems to minimize any potential disruptions to meet customer needs. Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates - Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards, SOPs and monitoring performance. Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing goals, prioritizing task, organize, and accomplish projects. Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others - Handling complaints, disputes, and conflicts, negotiating with others. Developing and Building Teams - Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. Scheduling Work and Activities – Assigning work activity based on priority and urgency. WORK HISTORY
Delano Union School District, Delano, CA
Classified Substitute 5/2023 – current
Assist in Delano Union School District through Substitution of Classified roles..
• Conducting assistance for any position needing to be filled for Delano Union School District. Setton Farms, New York, NY - One of America’s largest pistachio growers and an expert in growing, harvesting, processing manufacturing and packaging of pistachios.
Production Supervisor (Huelling and Raw Processing), Terra Bella, CA 1/2018 – 4/2024 This facility is 300,000 sq. ft. and employs 800 associates during harvest and 400 through-out the rest of the season.
• Brought onboard the company to help them drive and improve companies KPI’s on 3rd shift.
• Supervised teams in the seasonal huelling process; consisting of washing/drying raw product, separating out quality of product from floats and opened shells, monitored storage process in the silo level. Ensure moisture levels were at desired specs in order to run through further processing.
• Supervised teams from 20 to 100 members at a time with 1 to 4 direct leads.
• Improved overall employment engagement in safety through monitoring, educating, coaching.
• Oversaw overall process in raw production to ensure product specifications were met throughout the shift.
• Helped prioritized action items around automation and robotics of packaged goods from sizes of 25lb to 1000 sack loads.
• Year after year increased our efficiency of huelling product from 120 million to well over 200 million lbs of product through closing the gaps of waste and monitoring employee engagement throughout the shift. Sears Logistics, Delano CA – Sears Holding
Production Supervisor, Delano, CA 1/2006 to 12/2017 This facility is 600,000 sq. ft. and warehoused sears goods for shipment throughout the nation..
• Throughout my tenure oversaw team members from receiving to shipping department.
• Given great review through my quality of work and high throughput on shift.
• Helped trained and coached team members on operating forklifts and other delivery equipment inside the facility.
• Gone through leadership training and helped other team members on improving key performance indicators through various departments.
• Supervised team member sized from 10 to 20 employees at any given time. Sears Logistics/Material Handler Continued:
• Responsible for transporting goods from receiving to shipping.
• Operated print system to complete order fulfillment plans through out the shift.
• Certified in various equipment such as sit down and stand forklift, reach, and other equipment.
• Promoted to Supervisor after 7 years of service. EDUCATION
Delano High School: High Diploma
Team Lead Certification : Sears
1999
2006
Supervisor and Management Certification : Setton Farms - COS 2020 Computer Skills: WMS, Microsoft Office Suite: excel, word, power point.