Cody Highlan
Portage,IN
Summary
Results-driven Operations Manager excelling in team leadership, budgeting, and workflow optimization. Lead initiatives that enhanced productivity, reduced costs, and ensured safety.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Manager
Cleveland-Cliffs
New Carlisle, IN
10.2023 - Current
- Directed a team of 40 hourly and salaried employees on a continuous production line
- Managed a multi-million dollar annual budget
- Led continuous improvement projects that focused on boosting production and ensuring quality
- Collaborated with different groups to minimize unplanned downtime
- Oversaw the training of new team members
- Facilitated team meetings and regularly aligned different departments to a common goal
- Developed and maintained relationships with vendors and suppliers
- Analyzed and reported key metrics to senior management
- Reinforced safe work habits among employees to promote a culture of safety
Area Manager of Operations
Amazon
South Bend, IN
04.2021 - 05.2023
- Lead a team of over 200 employees
- Identified and removed operational bottlenecks resulting in higher productivity and lower costs
- Created a labor forecasting tool which allowed my site to plan each shift more accurately than before
- Set the site record for highest throughput per hour
- Documented performance issues and coached employees back to company standards
- Became President of the Safety Committee after launching successful projects with a safety-first initiative
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Purdue University
Westville, IN05-2020
Skills
- Operations management
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Workflow optimization
- Team leadership
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Continuous improvement
- Goal setting
Timeline
Operations Manager
Cleveland-Cliffs
10.2023 - Current
Area Manager of Operations
Amazon
04.2021 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Purdue University