Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Computer program
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John Powers

Champaign,IL

Summary

Accomplished leader with a proven track record at KraftHeinz in operations management and conflict resolution. Excelled in enhancing workplace safety and production efficiency, demonstrating exceptional attention to detail and leadership. Skilled in coaching teams towards peak performance, significantly improving process flows and employee satisfaction.

Work History

Team Lead

KraftHeinz Food
03.2024 - Current

Set up a schedule for same day work.

Give morning meeting with the team about line starting, change overs and possible events going on.

Do the time keeping for 30 plus employees.

Go out on the floor to help line trucker with change overs.

Help with breaks if short on bodies.

Handle employee complaints and issues.

Handle employee write ups and discipline.

Work with Matrix for outbound loads.

Work with SAP for raw material supply's.

Excel for scheduling.

Receiving Coordinator

KraftHeinz Food
09.2019 - 03.2024

Manage inbound loads by location to unload and by appointment time.

Hand out loads to checkers.

Set up loads to make sure checkers aren't unloading on top of each other.

Go though the drop box and prioritize bringing up drop raw material to keep production running.

Communicated with purchasing to resolve discrepancies in shipments.

Maintained a safe work area by doing morning inspections and calling the safety department with problems.

Communicating with outbound distribution to empty loaded raw material trailer that are needed for outbound loads.

Receiving Expediter

KraftHeinz Food
10.2016 - 09.2019

Work with supervisors and receiving coordinator to cover supply needs and line requirements.

Address supply problems and line needs with supply truckers and the lines.

Optimized warehouse organization, ensuring easy access to materials for expedited order processing.

In control of filing of all paperwork and doing end of month storage.

Help with all LTL, UPS, FEDEX and etc loads.

Cover Receiving Coordinator vacations.

Education

Bachelor - Automotive Engineering

Parkland College
Champaign, IL
05.2001

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Conflict resolution
  • Workplace safety
  • Schedule management
  • Process improvement
  • Operations management
  • Production monitoring
  • Employee training
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Safety processes and procedures
  • Shift scheduling
  • Leadership
  • Overseeing daily activities

Computer program

Microsoft excel

Word

SAP raw materials and inventory

MATRIX Shipping

Kronos workplace

Pinc yard manger

John Powers