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Inventory Control Training Coordinator

Location:
Meredosia, IL, 62665
Posted:
July 10, 2025

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Rodney Allen

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Meredosia, IL 62665 Cell: 217-***-****

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Executive Summary

Lifetime of leadership positions.

Manager of materials, process and people.

Driven to simplify complex situations, operations and ideas into manageable and understandable processes.

Organized and analytical with excellent written and oral communication skills.

Core Qualifications

Drive to become, and stay, organized. Self-starter, trustworthy

Ability to multi-task Problem-solving

Teacher

Professional Experience

Own and Operate Custom Woodworkings and CNC

Self employed 2016- present

Build hardwood items as to customer specs.

Create new plan and procedures for building of unique items per customer wants and needs

Coordinate all purchasing and collecting of raw materials needed

Constant contact with existing and future customers.

All bookkeeping associated with a woodworking business

Keep current on all skills and resources required to maintain five star rating on Etsy

Safety Specialist/Training Coordinator/MRO Warehouse Control

Celanese Emulsions (Previously National Starch and Chemical) 2008-2016

Meredosia, IL.

Develop, maintain and continue improvement of all training documentation pertinent to operations

within a chemical emulsions facility. Maintain all training certification.

Facilitate writing, reviewing

and training relative to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

Maintain the on-line training program for the site.

Coordinate all training for employees within a Chemical emulsions facility.

Lead Root Cause Analysis findings etc.

Competent person on sight for Pressure Cleaning and Excavation

Lead all Confined Space Entry.

Haz Mat trained as Technician as well as Incident Commander. ESHA/OSHA/IDOT

Conduct In-Field Safety Assessments of procedures and personnel throughout facility.

MRO/Material Handler 2008-2014

Management of parts necessary for the maintenance, repairs and operations within a chemical emulsions manufacturing

facility.

Duties include working with personnel form management, maintenance and procurement to ensure the constant

supply of needed materials.

Thorough knowledge of systems in place (SAP) to record and control all issues, receipts

and inventory control.

Warehouse honored in 2013 for High level of organization, cleanliness, inventory control and management.

Shipping & Receiving 2007 - 2008

Caraustar

Beardstown, IL.

Manage loading and unloading of all raw materials and finished products in a Paper tube manufacturing facility.

Dispatched three drivers as well as outside trucking contractors.

Supervised loading crews, set-up deliveries, contacted

customers, set-up all LTL loads as well as UPS, Fed EX and Hot-Shot deliveries and receipts.

Production Manager 2006 – 2007

ServiceMaster

Mt. Sterling, IL.

Trained in the processes required to dry out and remediate flooded areas

Functioned as the first on-site contact with customers

Involved the ability to scope out the extent of damages from water or fire and what it would take to remediate

Directed technicians through the remediation process

Directed outside contractors in structural repairs needed

Constant contact with customers as to costs, time and processes

Worked with computer processes to create estimations

Worked with insurance companies in regard to coverage and extent of repairs

Train new employees in processes used during remediation

Operator Flaking Department 2004-2006

ACH Foods

Jacksonville, IL.

Operator of all phases of the oil-flaking process.

Start-up refrigeration units, begin oil recirculation

Start production functions of placing cooking oil on a refrigerated stainless steel belt

Operated all equipment involved in packaging finished product.

Trained several new employees to department

Troubleshooting of equipment failures

Hooked up and transferred oil from Tank trucks to storage tanks

Put away packaged materials via fork-lift

Account Manager 2003-2004

G and K Services

Davenport, IA

this position was located at Excel meat packing facility in Beardstown, Illinois.

On site manager for the daily movements of rental uniforms, frocks, coats, gloves, and other items for over 1000 employees at this facility.

Oversight of employees involved in the daily movements of items in and out of the facility.

Record-keeping, financial adjustments on contract

Address complaints from users

Order Picker 11/2002-1/2003

Dot Foods

Mt. Sterling, IL.

Cabinet Maker 2002

Concord Cabinets

Clayton, IL.

Cabinet maker in a small high quality cabinet shop

Learned use of commercial wood-working equipment

Learned steps making face frames and cabinets

Shift Supervisor 10/1984 - 10/2001

National Starch and Chemical

Meredosia, IL.

Held several positions including: helper, assistant operator, and operator. The last 6 years of service were as Shift Supervisor.

Set up and filtration of finished materials to storage tanks, tank trucks and rail cars

Moved product through pumps and lines.

Retrieved raw-materials for assistant operators.

Followed computer recipes to load raw materials to tanks and reactors

Monitor mixing tanks and reactor

Shipping and receiving of finished products

Containerized finish materials

Oversight of employees within the facility

Prepared reports for accidents, status and incidents

Attended training programs

Trained many people in several different processes

Draftsman-Surveyor 6/1978 - 10/1984

Western Illinois Power Cooperative

Jacksonville, IL.

Trained as a pen and ink draftsman. Became lead draftsman in all schematic diagrams.

Instrument man on survey crew.

Position required a high-level of competence in drawings for government approved

construction documents.

Education

Command & General Staff Functions for 2014

Local Incident Management Teams (NIMS)

Illinois Fire Service Institute University of Illinois

Competent Person Training: System Scaffold 2015

Brock

Excavation and Trenching for the Competent Person 2014

eTraining, Inc.

Confined Space Entry Training 2015

360training

Cert. of Completion: Dobbertin and Associates 1999, 2012-2015

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Technician and Incident Command 40 Hour Course

Cert. of Completion: Dobbertin and Associates 1999, 2012-2015

Confined Space Entry/Rescue Program

Diploma: Meredosia Fire Department - EMT 1992

Trained and Licensed as an Emergency Medical Technician

High School Diploma: Meredosia-Chambersburg - High School 1977

Meredosia, Illinois, USA

Student Council President, Senior Class President, Honor Roll, First Team All-conference Football.

Additional Experience/Skills

Church Music Director: Have been choir director and song leader in my church for 10 years. Create and

present annual Christmas Cantatas as well as other special programs.

Internet skills: Created, owned and operated an on-line business selling decorator and entertainer balloons and

supplies. At its peak sight was over one hundred pages and sold to customers as far away as Greece.

Taxidermy Business: Own and operate "Spittin' Image Taxidermy" for over 20 years.

Hobby/business that has entailed training with past and present state and world champions

Avid Wood-Worker: Lifelong love. From crafts to fine furniture.

References

Guenther Jr, Robert D., Celanese

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Strategic Sourcing Manager

Celanese

Bogue, John, Celanese

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Maintenance Leader /Gatekeeping / Shipping

Celanese

Crawford, Michael, Celanese

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Manager/Production

Celanese



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