Joseph Blank
Carthage,MO
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Americold
06.2021 - Current
- Assist the GM & BD Team in securing additional business by adjusting operational activities
- Represent the company to all customers as the provider of choice for temperature controlled infrastructure
- Control labor expense to maintain direct labor budget and shared fiscal responsibilities of the P&L
- Address customer needs and complaints with operational accommodation and corrective action
- Responsible for driving KPI's to ensure safety, budgetary, and customer service agreements
- Order, budget, and maintain warehouse supplies to support all warehouse activities
- Manage vendor invoicing & billing for contracted services
- Manage 5 direct salaried reports and 75 indirect reports within a union shop
OPERATIONS LEAD & PRODUCTION SPECIALIST
Ingredion
06.2020 - 06.2021
- Managed production schedule in accordance with customer demand and site capability
- Managed 35 plus hourly associates in union manufacturing plant across three departments
- Managed planned and reactive maintenance projects with internal maintenance and third party contractors
- Issued employee evaluations and improvement goals to drive team development
- Performed safety and environmental observations to drive Ingredion safety & environmental standards
- Ensured good manufacturing practices were continually implemented
- Created, revised, and innovated standard operating procedures to improve processes
OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR
Americold
04.2019 - 06.2020
- Managed up to a 45 plus associate shift in a 140,000 pallet position distribution center
- Supervised warehouse operations including inventory control, case pick, blast, and loading jobs
- Ensured specialty customer projects were completed timely, accurate, and cost effective
- Utilized computer programs including Red Prairie, SAP, Kronos, PeopleSoft, AS400), and concur
- Actively coached, engaged, and enforced safety practices to meet industry, SQF, and Americold standards
- Responsible for various direct customer reports with key customer accounts including ConAgra & Schwan's
OPERATIONS INTERN
Americold
03.2018 - 08.2018
- Utilized continuous improvement tools including Waste Walks, 5-Habits, and Why-Why Analysis
- Analyzed labor statistics to decrease labor inefficiencies and maximize labor hours utilization
- Increased site handling revenue by identifying issues within standard operating procedures with ESI
- Assisted management to ensure critical turn times were consistently met
- Job shadowed all levels of operational management and human resource activities
Education
MBA - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDENT
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS05.2024
Bachelor of Science - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND MARKETING
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO05.2019
Certificate - INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT
Hochschule Ansbach - University of Applied Sciences
Ansbach, Germany07.2018
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephjblank
Timeline
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Americold
06.2021 - Current
OPERATIONS LEAD & PRODUCTION SPECIALIST
Ingredion
06.2020 - 06.2021
OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR
Americold
04.2019 - 06.2020
OPERATIONS INTERN
Americold
03.2018 - 08.2018
MBA - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDENT
Pittsburg State University
Bachelor of Science - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND MARKETING
Missouri Southern State University
Certificate - INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT
Hochschule Ansbach - University of Applied Sciences