Manager Safety

John Knappenberger

**** ****** **** ***

Cullman, Al 35055

Phone: 256-***-****

Email: ********@***.***

Lean Manufacturing Certified Safety and Distribution Manager

Since February 2018, have worked as the Safety Director at Eidson & Assoc. During this time I am responsible for overall safety for Eidson as well as Manning Construction. This includes; job site inspections, ADEM inspections as well as equipment inspections. I am also responsible for The warehouse basement, Yard and the lay down yard. In addition I am responsible for Equipment repairs, equipment logging and help in site relocation. I have managed a company fleet which included being familiar with DOT and IFTA regulations. I am a Certified forklift trainer. I also am well versed in shipping verification systems, WMS as well as office software such as Excel, Word and Power Point. Write SOP’s and update as needed for all Logistics/Warehouse functions.

EDUCATION

Athens State University – BS in Management of Technology

University of Alabama Huntsville - Certificate in Domestic and International shipping

University of Alabama Huntsville – Industrial Engineering (2 years)

EMPLOYMENT

Feb 2018 – present Safety Director – Eidson & Assoc

Safety Director for Eidson &Associates

Managing warehouse.

Equipment logging service, repairs kept up, relocating

ADEM inspections

November 2016 –Feb 2018 Distribution Center Manager, Stylecrest Inc

Responsible for overall maintenance and P & L of a 80,000 sq ft warehouse

Responsible for company fleet of 6 trucks

Responsible for inventory and cycle count adjustments

Responsible for communication with customer service

Responsible for safety and forklift training

1995-April 2016 Distribution/Warehouse Manager, Cerro Wire

Responsible for choosing carriers for inbound and outbound, including negotiating rates, studying classifications and service standards.

Responsible for planning loads ie LTL, truck load or expedite to meet cost effectiveness as well as customer needs.

Responsible for cycle count and inventory adjustments.

Point of contact for our freight bill paying company to resolve any differences.

Coordinate with the purchase manager as well as plant scheduling to insure product will be available for shipment.

Coordinate with customer service on any issues that may affect delivery to customer.

Responsible for daily, monthly and annual distribution reports.

Write and maintain all SOPs for Distribution and Receiving

Responsible for forklift certification.

1985-1995 Department Manager, Cerro Wire

Served as Department Manager in the package Department for 10 years.

Responsibilities included; interviewing, hiring and supervising up to 120 union team members.

Responsible for the training of new employees.

Responsible for safety within the department including monthly meetings..

1980-1985 Quality Assurance/Process/Industrial Engineering, Cerro Wire

Was responsible for inspection of product as well as the process and the production standards.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

Completed Lean Manufacturing course – 8-1-2004

Applied lean and 5s techniques which included :

oRemoval of excess and obsolete items

oRelocation of material to improve efficiency of picking

oDevelop a housekeeping audit

oSet standards for best practice

oUse of a Gemba board to monitor hourly metrics

Completed a 9 month supervisory training course at University AL Huntsville -8-1-90

Completed OSHA 10 hour course 2016.

Completed OSHA 30 hour course 2018

During my tenure with Cerro Wire, I was a Supervisor/Department manager when a Union was voted in as well when it was voted back out so I am familiar dealing with union or nonunion team members.

REFERENCES

David Hayes – Fed EX – 256-***-****

Wes Rakestraw – Wallace State – 256-***-****

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