John Clayton
Arlington,TX
Summary
- Outgoing, motivated team player eager to contribute dynamic customer service, administrative, supervisory, team building, and organizational skills towards supporting the objectives of an organization that rewards reliability, dedication, and solid work ethics with opportunities for professional growth.
- A results-oriented professional with the proven ability to create an efficient and quality department.
- Exceptionally well organized, detail-oriented, and resourceful. Effective in high pressure situations.
- Diplomatic and tactful to maintain goodwill to ensure positive and productive, and long-term working relations with people of all levels.
- Learn quickly. Rapidly develops any specialized knowledge needed to perform at peak efficiency.
- Committed to professional development.
- Strong communications and interpersonal skills/self-starter and team player.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Operation Manager
Saddle Creek Logistics
Ft. Worth, TX
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Managed a million square feet fulfillment center with 6 supervisors and 180+ warehouse associates in multiple areas throughout warehouses
- Responsible for expense budget, hiring and firing, creating and refining processes, succession planning, KPIs and managing change
- Effectively manages staffing to meet UPH and CPU goals
- Coached and improved supervisors' management skills to oversee daily and weekly operations, coaching them on planning, quality, resource utilization, and individual performances
- Inspires team to high levels of achievement through positive reinforcement and persuasive messages
- Improves process and operational consistency to reduce cost
- Ensure all warehouse safety protocols are being established and followed
Shipping Manager
Fresenius Medical Care
Coppell, TX
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Manage employees engaged in verifying and keeping records on incoming and outgoing shipments and in preparing items for shipment
- Plans, directs, and coordinates the activities of the shipping department in an organized, safe, and sanitary work environment that is incompliance with the Company's policies
- Coordinates load out schedule with in-house distribution and outside contractors to ensure the timely and accurate loads
- Provides supervision, training, scheduling, and guidance to shipping personnel
- Conduct annual performance reviews and provide continual feedback on both positive and negative performance
Operation Manager
Petco Distribution Center
Garland, TX
01.2014 - 01.2018
- Managed a 200.000 square feet distribution and warehouse center which consists of 70 employees
- Prioritize, assign, and review duties and work activities to meet productivity and quality goals
- Review the performance of all departments
- Communicate goals and performance standards to employees
- Manage labor and supply costs to work within financial budgets
- Coach and counsel employees towards improved performance
- Monitor time entry, vacations, absences, and tardiness
- Assure employees compliance with safety and quality requirement
Quality Control Manager
Staples fulfillment Center
Coppell, TX
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Proactively managed 20 employees, with accountability for quality control and training/cross-training, performing annual performance reviews, conducting weekly employee meetings, and diplomatically implementing disciplinary actions
- Responsible for monitoring and maintaining quality and compliance targets
- Monitoring and auditing customer orders to ensure high standards of quality
- Completed final inspection prior to shipping
- Responsible for conveyor system in Quality Control to insure free of jams for consistent workflow to shipping
Warehouse Manager
Office Depot Inc.
Grand Prairie, TX
01.1996 - 01.2010
- Managed a 150.000 square feet distribution and warehouse center which consists of 50 employees
- Managed the flow of all inbound containers
- Established and executed work schedules to ensure all tasks are completed daily
- Ensured all procedures were adhered to established procedures
- Recruited, trained, and inducted appropriate personnel to support warehouse activities
- Assure employees compliance with safety and quality requirements
- Import Container
Transportation Manager
Office Depot Inc.
Grand Prairie, TX
01.1996 - 01.2010
- Responsible for managing 70 drivers which consist of training/cross-training, check rides to insure all drivers are meeting productivity
- Processed and maintained fleet program for over 75 units while meeting and exceeding the budget plan of 1 million
- Defined, developed, wrote, and integrated streamlined/centralized operational procedures and processes to boost efficiency, productivity, and quality assurance
- Responsible for progressive discipline process for direct reports
Education
Tarrant County College
US Army NCO Academy
US Army Logistical School
Skills
- Code of Ethical Behavior
- Performance Management Leadership
- United States Army Logistical
- Hazardous Material Training
- Leadership Essential
- Warehouse Management Production
- Transportation Safety
- Packing and Handling of Electrostatic Discharge Sensitive Items Course
- 6 Sigma Training
- Kaizen Yellow Belt Certification 5S Lean Thinking
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel and Outlook
- Microsoft Power point
- Google Doc's
- Microsoft Team's
- Manhattan (Warehouse Management System)
- AS 400
- ZAP (Warehouse Management System)
- Korber's (Warehouse Management System)
- Kronos
- Workday
- Engineer Labor Standards
Timeline
Operation Manager
Saddle Creek Logistics
01.2022 - 01.2024
Shipping Manager
Fresenius Medical Care
01.2018 - 01.2022
Operation Manager
Petco Distribution Center
01.2014 - 01.2018
Quality Control Manager
Staples fulfillment Center
01.2010 - 01.2014
Warehouse Manager
Office Depot Inc.
01.1996 - 01.2010
Transportation Manager
Office Depot Inc.
01.1996 - 01.2010
Tarrant County College
US Army NCO Academy
US Army Logistical School