James Kinnaman
Supervisor/Management
Littleton,CO
Summary
Seasoned Operations Manager and talented leader with 9 years of experience applying exceptional planning and problem-solving abilities toward enhancing day-to-day activities. A strong background in logistics and transportation management. Adept at delivering exceptional customer service with knack for making quick decisions. Strategic and committed to keeping safety as highest priority.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operations Manager/Yard Manager/Dispatcher
Foundation Building Materials
Englewood , Colorado
1 2016 - Current
- Supervises all crews by providing direction and training, and communicating company policies, procedures, and objectives
- Includes hiring, supervising performance management, and administering progressive discipline
- Mediates and resolves complaints and problems of external and internal customers
- Administers company safety program
- Includes performing safety audits when necessary and stressing importance of safety to all employees
- Knowledge of and maintaining DOT rules and regulations
- Chalking out or improve operational systems, processes and best practices that guarantee organizational well-being
- Purchase materials, inventory control, and ensure warehouse efficiency
- Dispatch daily crews by prioritizing jobs to meet customer and manpower needs and tracking of 17 fleet vehicles
- Schedule and maintaining fleet maintenance
- Designed warehouse/yard layout to accommodate new material, maximize space utilization and optimize efficiency
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with contractors
- Acting as primary information source for crew, maintaining compliance and consistency, and taking corrective action when needed
- Test and complete forklift certification for new crew members
- Oversaw facility maintenance, ensuring optimal functionality of equipment and infrastructure at all times
- Developed and maintained relationships with external vendors and suppliers
- Optimized space utilization within yard, maximizing storage capacity without compromising safety or accessibility
- Increased safety standards in yard by conducting regular inspections and ensuring compliance with all regulations
- Directed dispatching, routing, and tracking of 17 fleet vehicles
- Basic IT skills (databases, MS Office etc)
Forklift Operator/Order Puller
Foundation Building Materials
Englewood , Colorado
2014.01 - 2016.01
- Order pulling
- Loading and unloading trucks
- Unloading railcars
- Assisted in inventory
Forklift Operator/Order Puller
Allcoast Forest Products
2012.08 - 2014.01
- Order Pulling
- Loading trucks
- Unloading trucks
- Unloading railcars
- Inventory
Forklift Operator/Order Puller
JM Thomas Forest Products
2012.01 - 2012.08
- Order pulling
- Loading trucks
- Unloading trucks
- Unloading rail cars
- Holtec saw
Education
Littleton High School
Littleton, COSkills
Managing crews up to 30 employees
Safety Management
DOT rules and regulations
Inventory control
Dispatching
Purchasing and Receiving
Forklift Certification Instructor
Logistics Oversight/Management
Team Leadership
Problem-Solving
Operations Management
Customer Service
Operational Efficiency
Warehouse/yard design layout
Accomplishments
- Working as the Operations Manager or Dispatcher in each branch location in hit all numbers if not excelling
- Design warehouse and yard layouts for maximum space utilization and optimize processes
- Historically hit all annual inventory numbers by 1% or less
- 2022-2023-As the Operations Manager assisted in taking a failing location from 250k to just under 600k in one year. Our branch hit all budget numbers, met all OSHA & DOT rules, and regulations
- 2019-2021-Maintained a high internal DOT & Routing score of 90% and above while complying with DOT rules while working as Dispatcher
- 2016-Working as the Operations Manager at a Greenfield location in Johnstown we ended the first quarter in the black by 50k. Our branch hit all budget numbers, met all OSHA & DOT rules, and regulations
Certification
DOT Certification
Timeline
DOT Certification
2019-01
Forklift Operator/Order Puller
Foundation Building Materials
2014.01 - 2016.01
Forklift Operator/Order Puller
Allcoast Forest Products
2012.08 - 2014.01
Forklift Operator/Order Puller
JM Thomas Forest Products
2012.01 - 2012.08
Operations Manager/Yard Manager/Dispatcher
Foundation Building Materials
1 2016 - Current
Littleton High School
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