Manage team of 18 to 26 employees to efficiently and effectively provide parts and services to ensure client's success.
* Generate schedules for three shifts of material handlers. Positively motivate employees, resulting in approximately 98% attendance.
* Orchestrate the annual inventory process to include assigning tasks, balancing books, and auditing data.
* Initiate the efforts to adjust the workforce to meet the dynamic workload.
* Spearheaded effort for company to begin tracking business progress via a metrics system. Created and delivered monthly PowerPoint presentations to document productivity improvements or concerns.
* Successfully train co-workers and subordinates to pull jobs accurately and promptly to meet the demands of the clients.
* Conduct and participate in Kaizen Workshops.
* Instrumental in establishing the set up of 275 Kanban items within one year, equal to 81% of total part volume. Efforts resulted in 30% reduction in job pull time.
* Motivate employees by establishing a visual board to show individual and department achievements.
* Evaluate and document the performance of subordinates. Focus on helping each employee grow professionally regardless of if they are entry level or seasoned workers.
* Effectively coach and mentor high potential contributors.