Lorin Billiard
Summary
Experienced Supervisor leading team members on-timely job completion. Assign tasks, train employees, provide feedback, mediate interpersonal conflicts and implement company procedures. Excellent communication and listening skills. Provide leadership and vision which drives teams to meet goals.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Materials Supervisor
The Toro Company
10.2021 - Current
- Oversee a staff of 50+ employees
- Maintain accurate inventory count of over 100 million dollars of product
- Work hand in hand with the project managers to build continuous improvement
- Evaluated team performance and provided feedback on areas requiring improvement.
- Trained new staff on job duties, company policies, and safety procedures for rapid onboarding.
- Develop and rollout new procedures.
General Manager
BP Smokehouse
08.2018 - 10.2021
- Developed and implemented strategies to increase sales and profitability.
- Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
- Monitored financial performance, set budgets and controlled expenses to provide financial stability and long-term organizational growth.
- Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision, and long-range planning.
- Maximized operational excellence mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, and company procedures.
Lead R&D/Quality tech
Millhaven Foods
01.2018 - 08.2018
- Inspect incoming materials to assure standards are met
- Help develop new procedures and auditing procedures
- Inspected manufactured parts by reviewing visually and assessing dimensions.
- Help further develop existing procedures.
- Made recommendations on ways to improve testing procedures, production processes and training.
Quality/lab tech
Crangrow
10.2016 - 11.2017
- Completed recordkeeping, filing and data entry duties.
- Performed technical and quality systems audits of laboratory.
- Inspected items and compared against standards to meet regulatory requirements.
- Collected and analyzed data to measure effectiveness of quality control processes.
- Reviewed production processes and identified potential quality issues.
Education
High School Diploma -
Tomah High School
Tomah, WI06.2007
Skills
- Performance Metrics
- Project Management
- Sourcing Strategies
- Lean Manufacturing
- Adaptability
- Procurement Processes
- Inventory Management
- Production Scheduling
- Quality Control
- Data Analysis
- MS Office
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 50+ staff members.
- Collaborated with team of 10 in the development and rollout of a new warehousing system and SAP integration.
- Reduced average labor percentage from 40% to 22% gross sales and reduced total cost margins from 41% to 26% gross sales resulting in a 33% increase in annual income
References
- Darren Price, BP Smokehouse, 608-343-2036
- Brandon Holmes, Crangrow, 843-222-6572
- Corey Georgeson, MARS Petcare, 608-387-6446
- Todd Hirst, R.R. Donnelley, 920-850-6585
Timeline
Materials Supervisor
The Toro Company
10.2021 - Current
General Manager
BP Smokehouse
08.2018 - 10.2021
Lead R&D/Quality tech
Millhaven Foods
01.2018 - 08.2018
Quality/lab tech
Crangrow
10.2016 - 11.2017
High School Diploma -
Tomah High School
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