Alan Whiteaker
Clarks Grove,USA
Summary
Highly driven Production Supervisor successful at implementing strategic approaches to drive profitability and sales. Recognized for performance excellence in operations and customer care. Successful at motivating, training and developing team members to drive profitability in highly competitive environment.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner
Centerave
Clarks Grove, MN
01.1999
- Computer repair and DJ music, karaoke, and light show
- Repair computers, Train people to use basic Microsoft products
- Book shows, play shows, buy equipment and music.
General Manager
Bridley's Auto Salvage
Glenville, MN
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Oversee all aspects of the business
- Put in computer system and got the yard online which increased business significantly
- Did 5 S and inventoried all parts on hand so we knew for sure what we had and where they were located
- Buying and selling cars, buying computer programs, did all the bookkeeping, payroll, setting up daily work for employees
- I was in charge of the website and Facebook pages did all the advertising and rented out multiple rental houses (4)
- Run frontend loader and skid loader
- Pull parts, shipping and receiving, inventory cars, change tires, balance tires, repair cars for the used car lot
- Crush cars and sell them.
General Manager
Bridley's Auto Salvage
Glenville, MN
01.2000 - 01.2011
- Oversee all aspects of the business
- Put in computer system and got the yard online which increased business significantly
- Did 5 S and inventoried all parts on hand so we knew for sure what we had and where they were located
- Buying and selling cars, buying computer programs, did all the bookkeeping, payroll, setting up daily work for employees
- I was in charge of the website and Facebook pages did all the advertising and rented out multiple rental houses (4)
- Run frontend loader and skid loader
- Pull parts, shipping and receiving, inventory cars, change tires, balance tires, repair cars for the used car lot
- Crush cars and sell them.
Trainer
Viracon
Owatonna, MN
01.2018
- Writing SOP, TWI, JBs training people on how to do their job the right and safe way
- With soft skills and collaboration, we have advanced a lot of people
- Looking for quality control and production rates as a goal for all
- Using Microsoft PowerPoint, I create short PowerPoints about each aspect of the job detailing the goals.
Production Lead
Viracon
Owatonna, MN
- Started on the floor as production employee within 18 months was promoted to production lead knew every job on the line could do every job on the line and could do every job at production rate
- As lead I did job reviews along with job training for new employees and all paperwork associated with the line
- Conferred with production supervisor about promotions and discipline of other employees
- Daily production meeting with other leads and supervisors to see where we were and where we could improve
- Resolved personal and production issues on the line and looked for ways to improve production i.e., Kaizen meetings and personal trial and error
- Worked with continuous improvement to improve production practices
- Wrote ISO job SOP’s
- Created several tools and redesigned some that we already had, to exceed our goals and save on expensive sensors.
Education
High School Diploma - General
Central High
Skills
- Very analytical
- Always looking to improve
- 5s and lean experience
- Above average computer skills
- Mechanically inclined
- Can weld and use hand tools safely and efficiently
- Communicates well with other employees and peers
- Account Management
- Customer Retention
- Sales
- Vendor Sourcing
- Program Administration
- Workflow Planning
- Business Development
- Recruiting and Hiring
- Staff Supervision
- Operations Oversight
- Leader
- Team Leadership
- Vendor Negotiations
- Team Player
- Problem Resolution
- Team Building and Motivation
- Budget Coordination
- Troubleshooting Expertise
Licenses Certificates Training
- Forklift
- Skylift
- Tugger
- Train the trainer
- Working together workshop
- Leadership skill building workshop
- Trained in writing ISO job SOP’s
Affiliations
- President of Ride for Heroes Board
- Vice President of HCC CO-OP board
Timeline
Trainer
Viracon
01.2018
General Manager
Bridley's Auto Salvage
01.2014 - 01.2016
General Manager
Bridley's Auto Salvage
01.2000 - 01.2011
Owner
Centerave
01.1999
Production Lead
Viracon
High School Diploma - General
Central High