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CHRIS HINES

Tallahassee,FL

Summary

Motivational leader and organizational problem-solver with advanced supervisory, team building and customer service skills. Experience stepping into roles and quickly making positive changes to drive company success. Focused on using training, monitoring and morale-building techniques to maximize employee engagement and performance. Do extremely well in fast-paced environments and adaptable to last-minute changes. Thrives under pressure and consistently earns high marks for work quality.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Site Manager

Whistle Express
Tallahassee, FL
09.2024 - Current
  • Managed daily operations of the site, including staff and contractors.
  • Ensured compliance with safety protocols, regulations and standards.
  • Developed strategies to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs.
  • Monitored job progress to ensure quality standards were met.
  • Scheduled maintenance tasks and ensured all equipment was functioning properly.
  • Analyzed reports to identify areas for improvement in performance or cost savings.
  • Performed inspections of the facility on a regular basis to ensure security measures were followed.
  • Assigned tasks and delegated responsibilities among team members.
  • Performed routine audits to maintain inventories, supplies and equipment.
  • Maintained safe operating compliance and verified that operations met best practice standards.
  • Prepared weekly schedules to verify proper floor coverage within fiscal guidelines.
  • Motivated and challenged staff to achieve results while offering developmental and educational opportunities.
  • Facilitated team meetings to discuss project status, challenges, and strategies for improvement.

Assistant Plant Manager

Trulieve
Midway, FL
09.2022 - 09.2023
  • Monitored and supported progress of plant production orders by managing shop capacity and loading functions at several facilities.
  • Maximized plant safety through proactive strategies and well-structured training.
  • Provided direction and leadership to all levels of employees and managers.
  • Optimized processes to maximize efficiency.
  • Reduced costs by eliminating materials waste and unnecessary labor hours.
  • Identified and resolved process and equipment issues to minimize production downtime.
  • Established positive relationships with suppliers to obtain timely deliveries of materials and products.

Assistant Oil Stream Manager

Trulieve
Midway, FL
01.2021 - 06.2022
  • Managed team schedule with eye for coverage needs and individual strengths.
  • Maintained well-controlled business inventory with minimal losses by enforcing solid monitoring and management structures.
  • Oversaw inventory by ordering precise quantities of stock and executing corrective actions to drive profitability.
  • Motivated, trained, and disciplined employees to maximize performance.

TRULIEVE QA SUPERVISOR

TRULIEVE
09.2019 - 01.2021
  • Review work done by production to check for quality
  • Identify quality problems and recommend solutions
  • Perform visual inspections of finished products
  • Supervise the performance of quality personal, teach, and help them to better understand the process
  • Work on SAP, MS Word, office and outlook.

C&C FURNITURE OWNER/OPERATER

06.2018 - 09.2019
  • Supervised over all of the day to day operation
  • Inspected all the incoming, unboxed, and finished goods
  • Managed all employees.

A-9 FURNITURE SALES/STORE MANAGER

11.2004 - 06.2018
  • Inspected all incoming, outgoing, and display goods
  • Supervised all employees and Customer service
  • Entered daily tickets/work orders into the computer
  • Did all opening and closing task
  • From locks, lights to reports.

BETHANY/WESTAREA FIRE DEPT.

01.1998 - 01.2004
  • Lieutenant
  • Firefighter
  • Emt
  • Driver/operator
  • Cleaned and worked on the trucks and the fire station
  • Responded to all emergency calls.

TRULIEVE PRODUCTION

TRULIEVE
  • Operated all the equipment
  • Helped the leads run the lines
  • Became an assistant to the leads.

Education

LEADERSHIP PROGRAM -

TCC
11.2019

FIREFIGHTER 1&2, EMT, DRIVER/OPERATOR -

FTCC
01.2004

WHITE BELT -

LEAN SIX SIGMA

Skills

  • Great Leadership skills with the ability to motivate and engage employees
  • Knowledge of both production and quality processes
  • Problem solver
  • Team player
  • Proficient computer skills
  • Effective communication skills
  • Task management skills
  • Hard working
  • Works well under pressure
  • Dependable
  • Reliable
  • Ability to make independent decisions and show good judgment
  • Outstanding work efficiency and accuracy
  • Team Leadership
  • Health and Safety Regulations
  • Quality Standards
  • Train Employees
  • Order Supplies
  • Staff Management
  • Project Management
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Greet Guests
  • Issue and Conflict Resolution
  • Performance Tracking and Evaluations
  • Managing Employee Relations
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
  • Strategic Planning
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Monitor Equipment
  • Multitasking and Organization
  • Budgeting and Cost Savings
  • Site Inspection and Management
  • Procedures Development
  • Process Improvement

Timeline

Site Manager

Whistle Express
09.2024 - Current

Assistant Plant Manager

Trulieve
09.2022 - 09.2023

Assistant Oil Stream Manager

Trulieve
01.2021 - 06.2022

TRULIEVE QA SUPERVISOR

TRULIEVE
09.2019 - 01.2021

C&C FURNITURE OWNER/OPERATER

06.2018 - 09.2019

A-9 FURNITURE SALES/STORE MANAGER

11.2004 - 06.2018

BETHANY/WESTAREA FIRE DEPT.

01.1998 - 01.2004

TRULIEVE PRODUCTION

TRULIEVE

LEADERSHIP PROGRAM -

TCC

FIREFIGHTER 1&2, EMT, DRIVER/OPERATOR -

FTCC

WHITE BELT -

LEAN SIX SIGMA
CHRIS HINES