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Garret Knight

Summary

Proven leader with extensive experience in operations management and interpersonal communication, honed at Ozarks Coca-Cola Dr Pepper Bottling. Excelled in enhancing operational efficiency and keeping up with intense workloads without compromising quality. Demonstrated expertise in inventory management, customer service, and paperwork processing, achieving significant improvements in workplace productivity and customer satisfaction. Became qualified to train other employees at all other positions held, keeping procedure even whenever not working myself. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Maintained math skill throughout many different positions and improved trough real world application.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Break Relief

Ozarks Coca-Cola Dr Pepper Bottling
09.2023 - Current

Operate Line 1 Machines while the operators go to their breaks to ensure product is run continuously throughout the day.

  • Maintained high corporate standards at all times by ensuring that employees followed all company processes and procedures.
  • Familiarized myself and others on the proper and safest procedures on all line 1 machines.
  • Helped train operators on machines during changeovers and down times as well as keeping care of machines to avoid further downtime whenever possible.
  • Helped clean in and around machines to maintain cleanliness of the facility while operators are otherwise occupied.
  • Functioned as foreman in the true foreman's absence, doing paperwork, singing off on production worksheets, and insuring that daily tasks are upheld.

Off-line Operator

Ozarks Coca-Cola Dr Pepper Bottling
03.2022 - 09.2023

Operated machines not tied to any specific production line such as the Bag in a box, CO2 filler, and premix line.

  • Followed job order for product specifications, weight tolerances, and sequence of operations in accordance to OSHA standards.
  • Maintained daily work on all machines operated during that work day and ensured safe and clean product was made at that station.
  • Operated a BIB filler by hooking up pipes, running the machine, rinsing the line and keeping the area clean.
  • Operated the CO2 filler ensuring all PPE was worn, all tanks were within 5 years of being inspected, and chaining all the tanks in place when completed.
  • Opened, cleaned, and filled premix tanks brought back from customers. Ensuring all specifications of product brought from the lab were met including but not limited to increasing and decreasing water content, changing the desired CO2 level and keeping pressures in line to fill tanks efficiently but not over foaming the product within.

Load Crew

Ozarks Coca-Cola Dr Pepper Bottling
09.2021 - 03.2022

Take any order from the computer and load all specified material on the listed pallet, wrapping in in cellophane and loading onto the semi trucks to later be shipped of to customers.

  • Completed daily work requirements with crew and kept areas between aisles free of trash and debris to enable completion of work.
  • Learned and was certified to drive a pallet jack and forklift to carry materials from one location to the next.
  • Kept diligent track of what product needed to be loaded so as not to send too many products to customers.
  • Trained employees in time management and proper ways to complete job duties.

Maintenance Crew Member

Walmart
11.2019 - 09.2021

Keep the facility clean both inside and out, insuring safety of customers and crew.

  • Used various equipment to remove snow and sprinkled rock salt on walkways to prevent falls.
  • Followed safety precautions to avoid personal injury and provide safe work environment.
  • Used problem-solving skills to alleviate issues efficiently with minimal supervision.
  • Loaded, unloaded, and moved material to and from storage and production areas.

Line Cook

McDonald's
08.2018 - 11.2019

Complete all tasks in the kitchen from taking the orders, preparing the food, bagging complete orders, taking payments and giving proper change, and cleaning used dishes and utensils.

  • Instructed new staff in proper food preparation, storage, use of kitchen equipment and sanitation.
  • Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction, and repeat business.
  • Operated varied kitchen equipment, observing operation guidelines to avoid accidents and prevent malfunctions.

Sales Associate

Great American Cookies
08.2016 - 05.2018

Complete any and all tasks pertaining to opening the store, making product, selling product, managing inventory, and closing the store after hours

  • Handled transactions and cash deposits at the end of the night keeping a record on how much was made throughout the day and how much needed to be kept in the safe for the next day.
  • Managed all inventory, deliveries of frozen product restocking the back freezer and shelves for customers.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - CNC Machine Tooling

Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO

High School Diploma -

Central High School
Springfield, MO
05.2018

Skills

  • Operations Management
  • Paperwork Processing
  • Quality service
  • Sales Reporting
  • Training development
  • Professionalism
  • Data Analytics
  • Inventory Management
  • Task Prioritization
  • Mental and calculated math
  • Computer proficiency
  • Interpersonal Communication

Timeline

Break Relief

Ozarks Coca-Cola Dr Pepper Bottling
09.2023 - Current

Off-line Operator

Ozarks Coca-Cola Dr Pepper Bottling
03.2022 - 09.2023

Load Crew

Ozarks Coca-Cola Dr Pepper Bottling
09.2021 - 03.2022

Maintenance Crew Member

Walmart
11.2019 - 09.2021

Line Cook

McDonald's
08.2018 - 11.2019

Sales Associate

Great American Cookies
08.2016 - 05.2018

Associate of Applied Science - CNC Machine Tooling

Ozarks Technical Community College

High School Diploma -

Central High School
Garret Knight