Loss Prevention Inventory Control

Gregory Kirch 865-***-**** cell • *******@*****.***

Safety & Loss Prevention Professional

With over 25 years of experience in industrial settings, warehousing and the food production industry. I am highly energetic and motivated, a self-starter with robust leadership and team-building abilities. My excellent verbal and written communication skills are complemented by strong presentation and listening abilities. I possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented, I can manage multiple projects simultaneously while achieving the desired results. Proven Competencies and Impactful Contributions

Internal Safety Auditing: Audited facilities to identify and correct safety and health hazards.

Leadership and Team Building: Trained and led teams during numerous successful military evolutions including operations Earnest Will and Nimble Archer. Receiving a Battle Effectiveness Award and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.

Communication Skills: Successfully developed and implemented safety and loss prevention programs and specifications across multiple organizations, ensuring clear communication and adherence to standards.

Analytical and Problem-Solving Abilities: Reduced the number of employee slip and fall accidents by working internally with our Human Resources and Payroll departments and externally with a safety shoe manufacturer to implement a pay- roll deduction safety shoe program to help ensure employee safety.

Detail-Oriented Project Management: Implemented, Maintained & Monitored the roll out of a first aid kit supply system at over 300 company locations ensuring proper first aid supplies were present at all locations.

Regulatory Compliance: Maintained FDA regulation compliance for operation of retorts, low-acid or acidified foods & aseptic processing at Tetra Pak.

Inventory Control: Developed and maintained inventory control programs that resulted in reduced loss due to inventory shrink.

Areas of Expertise

GMP – Internal Inventory, Safety & Security Audits - Operations Management - Policy/Procedure Development - Process Improvement - Project Management - Quality Control – OSHA Regulation Compliance & Implementation - Research & Development - Training/Development – FDA & USDA Regulations Career Progression

Tetra Pak - Denton, TX 2011 to 2022

Process Engineer – Batching Supervisor – Logistics Supervisor

Operated retorts & aseptic processing equipment in compliance with FDA Filings and Regulations.

Obtained Better Process Control certification.

Secured AED, CPR and first aid certifications as a member of the First Aid – Safety Team. Attended and completed all OSHA training.

Conducted safety inspections of equipment in the batching, processing, warehouse and boiler room, performing checks of safety devices and ensuring proper PPE is available and being utilized as required to maintain our plants zero lost time accident record.

Conducted product research and development of nutritional and medical beverages for customers, including Premier Nutrition, Atkins, Abbott, Gehl Foods, Samuel Adams and Perrigo.

Collaborated with our conversion plants, worldwide, to validate new packaging materials for various applications including dairy, acidified and alkaline products. Conducted destructive material testing to ensure package conformity and integrity including electro testing, red dye testing and copper testing.

Maintained records of all raw products received and ensured it was stored properly until use. Logged all outgoing shipments of finished products by product code, production date and destination to facilitate product recall if necessary. Flagged and isolated all pallets of finished products that QA designated to be put on QA Hold. Ensured disposal of any product, not passed by QA, was documented.

Whataburger Restaurants LLC.– Dallas / Fort Worth, TX 2010 to 2011 Restaurant Manager

Upheld Food Safety and Quality Assurance programs.

Received ServSafe Certification through the National Restaurant Association.

Conducted training for new products or limited time offer rollouts.

Ensured adequate inventory of materials, placed bi-weekly orders for operating supplies.

Inspected all PPE used, ensured adequate supply of PPE was on hand.

Adhered to all cash handling and banking procedures and policies.

Ensured employee safety through regular coaching and maintaining proper housekeeping. Sears Holdings Group – Maryville and Oakridge, TN 2006 to 2010 Loss Prevention Lead

Maintained inventory control procedures to minimize inventory shrink.

Conducted regular safety training and forklift recertification for store and stockroom personnel.

Monitor locations for internal and external theft. Apprehend shoplifters as necessary, investigate internal cash shortages.

Reviewed inventory reports for signs of shrink to effectively deploy assets and or tactics to reduce or prevent shrink.

Established and maintained good working relationships with other loss prevention professionals, local law enforcement and the District Attorney’s office.

Whataburger, Inc. - Corpus Christi, TX 2000 to 2006 Safety / Loss Prevention Manager

Initiated, established, and upheld employee safety standards.

Leveraged relationships with our insurance brokerage to conduct onsite safety audits of over 300 company locations, focusing on employee and customer safety.

Developed a comprehensive floor cleaning procedure to effectively remove buildup and restore a slip resistant surface. Various cleaners were tested, the coefficient of friction was measured before and after cleaning.

Partnered with local and state law enforcement agencies to develop practical security standards and develop a security audit.

Acted as the primary contact and liaison for Area Managers and Managers, to implement improvements in safety and security procedures and training.

Collaborated with our construction department to add additional electrical supply and prewire new facilities for security system installation, coordinated specifications with our vendors.

Worked with our accounting and legal departments to identify cash loss trends, investigate losses and ensure restitution if required.

Gulf Coast Farmers Cooperative - Ricardo, TX 1997 to 2000 Operations Manager

Initiated, established, and upheld employee safety standards for all employees’ full time and seasonal.

Conducted grain elevator safety training and attended all elevator inspections.

Oversaw the daily operations and activities of 8 direct reports ensuring all tasks were completed safely and effectively.

Conducted annual and spot inventory audits.

Reviewed all orders for store inventory, oversaw receiving of orders, responsible for disputing any order shortages with the vendor.

Balanced the actual physical count of inventory to the system count by manually entering the inventory amounts received. United States Navy, USS Missouri – Long Beach, CA 1986 to 1994 Operations Specialist

Enlisted watch supervisor of an 18-person combat engagement team, monitoring radar, tactical communications, weapon systems, naval gunfire support and navigation. Responsible for cryptographic materials used for communications.

Trained as a divisional safety petty officer ensuring safety of division personnel while at sea, in-port and during a major overhaul in dry dock.

Conducted PPE inspections as required by the task being conducted.

Trained and served on the in-port rescue & assistance and rapid response teams.

Received good conduct medal, meritorious unit citation, armed forces expeditionary medal, battle effectiveness award x2 and the sea service award x3.

Education

Texas A&M University - Kingsville, Kingsville, TX

Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science

United States Navy – Dam Neck, VA

Operations Specialist A School

Certifications and Licensure

Better Process Control Certified, U.C. Davis, CA

OSHA 10 Certification, University of South Florida – Tampa, FL

Electrical systems design, safety and troubleshooting

Boiler systems safety, operations and maintenance

Fork truck safety and operations

Reid Technique of Interview and Interrogation

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