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CHARLES CALLAHAN

ERIE,PA

Summary

Business Leader with the proven skills to develop and implement business management initiatives. Creates business strategies, allocates resources, finds ways to increase productivity and assesses employee performance. Continues to support current and implement new safety, quality and productivity initiatives.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Leader

Wabtec
04.2022 - Current
  • Manage area budget focused on safety requirements and labor costs to meet corporate goals including weekly reporting.
  • Collaborates with all levels of management regularly to ensure all safety, quality and financial requirements are met.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional management teams and union workforce to ensure understanding and compliance with safety requirements to maintain safety first focus.
  • Built strong relationships with Salary and Union employees through positive attitude and attentive response.
  • Mentored and guided 35 employees to foster our goals of safety, quality and delivery of assigned duties.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of company mission and goals and mentored employees in reaching objectives aligned with company core values.
  • Facilitated training for associates through daily coaching and regular performance appraisals.
  • Utilize and interpret engineering drawings and materials lists to ensure all product is produced to customer specifications using correct materials and engineering requirements.

Lead Materials Planning and Execution Specialist

Wabtec
02.2017 - 04.2022
  • Managed over $100M in inventory to support final locomotive assembly, paint and test to ensure on time delivery to customers all while maintaining the order of the companies deliverables and focusing on safety and quality.
  • Coordinated expedited orders with manufacturing affiliates to meet demand.
  • Tracked placed orders to identify and resolve problems impacting on-time delivery.
  • Maintained system-generated error reports and manually input order corrections.
  • Performed mandated yearly 100% inventory audits with 98% or above accuracy for the 5 years I held the position.

Materials Technical Advisor

Wabtec
09.2014 - 02.2017
  • Managed $6M in inventory from the initial receipt through the production process ensuring that all material is complete and packed for export shipment or to other areas of the plant.
  • Support the production team with my expertise in the truck manufacturing area to increase flow while adapting to new product lines in our ever changing environment while still maintaining the safety, quality, and on time delivery expectations of the organization.

Job Title Process Technical Advisor

Wabtec
10.2011 - 09.2014
  • Served as primary point of contact for triaging technical issues ensuring safe practices and quality of .product.
  • Reviewed technical guidelines to verify compliance with information security standards and best practices.
  • Enforced use of prescribed technical procedures and designing monitoring protocols to confirm compliance with guidelines.
  • Standardized technical operations reporting parameters to reduce waste and redundant effort across multidisciplinary teams.
  • Assessed risk for new project proposals, suggesting liability mitigation efforts where necessary.

Education

High School Diploma -

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

Skills

  • Inventory Management
  • Data Entry Software
  • Production Preparation
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Inventory Audits
  • Personnel Management
  • Labor Costs
  • Maintain Records
  • Cost Control
  • Employee Engagement

Personal Interests

My wife and I like to spend as much time int the outdoors as possible.  We hike, kayak, bike and love to see new places to experience all nature has to offer.



Additional Information

Wabtec is a safety first company and provides weekly, monthly, and yearly training to keep employees focused on safety. Wabtec safety training includes LOTO, crane operation and rigging, forklift operation, confined space, and fall protection.


8 years in Army National Guard, four years as construction equipment operator, and four years as fuel transport tech.



Timeline

Business Leader

Wabtec
04.2022 - Current

Lead Materials Planning and Execution Specialist

Wabtec
02.2017 - 04.2022

Materials Technical Advisor

Wabtec
09.2014 - 02.2017

Job Title Process Technical Advisor

Wabtec
10.2011 - 09.2014

High School Diploma -

West Virginia University

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