Kenneth Ballard
Lincoln,AL
Summary
High caliber result-driven professional with extensive manufacturing and management experience. Throughout my career I have maintained a strong initiative, team minded approach and outstanding management skills critical to being a proficient manager of people. Detail oriented with excellent communication skills. My leadership skills dictate my motto of Positive Attitude equals Positive Outcome in the work environment as well as life.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Production Manager
Madix Inc
Goodwater, AL
08.2021 - Current
- Achieves results by establishing priorities, communicating job expectations, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees, and initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
- Maintains quality of staff by hiring, training, developing, and mentoring employees to ensure maximum performance.
- Manages work flow by monitoring steps of the process, setting process variables, observing control points and equipment, monitoring personnel, and developing reporting procedures and systems.
- Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements to evaluate estimates and outputs.
- Timely complete and report administration duties which include time and attendance system, holiday/vacation planning, production reports, back order reviews, past due lists, and safety violations/concerns.
- Review and distribute production, work, cycle counts and shipment schedules.
- Confer with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates.
DC Supervisor
RWC Reliance World Corp
Cullman, AL
04.2020 - Current
- Supervise 30 employees picking orders
- Monitoring orders in SAP
- Monitoring employees time off, occurrence's in ADP
- RF software
- General warehouse management
- Tracking shipments and orders
- Manufacturer of shark bite fittings, Pex fitting and pex pipe, largest supplier to Home Depot, Lowes, True Value and Ace Hardware for plumbing supplies.
- Working knowledge of Lean processes preferred
- Outstanding communication skills (verbal and writing).
- Organized, strong time management skills, deadline, and detail-oriented.
- Positive attitude and action oriented
Repair and Sales Service Department Manager
LOHR North America
Lincoln, Al
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Oversee all sales of after-market and repair parts
- Manage repair crew of 7 associates in the repair of customer units
- Responsible for all warranty related claims and customer satisfaction
- Coordinate inbound/outbound logistics for new and repaired units for customers
- Serve as CEO liaison on multiple Lean manufacturing projects
- Established service department policies and procedures from ground level up
- Provide real time quotes to customers both domestically and internationally
- (industrial car hauler manufacturer)
Senior Sale Representative / Production Control Manager
ALABAMA LASER
Munford, AL
01.2002 - 01.2019
- Provided estimates, delivery dates, and set delivery schedules
- Interacted daily with customers in scheduling timely deliveries of material
- Maintained 100% inventory control, location and accuracy of all raw material
- Responsible for all outbound logistics of finished goods
- Ensured accuracy with all sales contracts to record sales orders (data entry)
- Responsible for sourcing material and sequencing for production
- Route shop orders for the manufacturing of parts, and over sees delivery and installation of products or equipment.
- Ensured customer related issues were resolved timely through RC/CA processes
- Managed blue prints and shop drawings with focus on lean manufacturing and quality
Warehouse Shipping Manager
IMERYS PIGMENTS
Sylacauga, Aaaaaal
01.1988 - 01.2002
- Responsible for scheduling daily LTL and TL shipments
- Responsible for inventory control and location accuracy
- Relived Production Supervisor as needed
- Expert in intermodal shipping such as rail to truck billing
- Managed activities related to material planning, inventory control, and receiving for four warehouses
- Supervised and trained 16 fork lift drivers and 8 bulk loaders
- Responsible for inventory, equipment installation, and system maintenance
- Strong ability to analyze and solve problems
- Ability to gather data and compile information and prepare reports
- Extensive knowledge of various materials and alloys both ferrous/non-ferrous
- Detail oriented with excellent communication skills
- Ability to operate and read quality control instruments (gauges, calipers, etc.)
- Qualified as laser and metal forming operator
Education
Associate Degree - Computer Networking Systems
ITT Technical Institute
09-2004
Skills
- KEY PROFICIENCIES
- Facility Coordination
- Material Needs Analysis
- Warehouse Management
- Labor Analysis
- Inventory Tracking
- Personnel Management
- Safety Development
- Budget Oversight
- Shipping / Receiving
- Distribution Operations Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel), Paychex, Quick-books, Adobe Acrobat, Workday
- Lean Manufacturing
- Logistics
- Manufacturing
- Outbound Sales
- SAP
- MicrometerProduction Management
Certification
Carolina Handling Train the trainer certificate, Six sigma , 5S certification
Timeline
Production Manager
Madix Inc
08.2021 - Current
DC Supervisor
RWC Reliance World Corp
04.2020 - Current
Repair and Sales Service Department Manager
LOHR North America
01.2019 - 01.2020
Senior Sale Representative / Production Control Manager
ALABAMA LASER
01.2002 - 01.2019
Warehouse Shipping Manager
IMERYS PIGMENTS
01.1988 - 01.2002
Associate Degree - Computer Networking Systems
ITT Technical Institute