Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Additionalinformation - Amazonexperience
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Luis Varela

Cedar Lake,IN

Summary

Professional with solid background in transportation logistics and operations. Proven ability to optimize routes, ensure timely deliveries, and enhance overall efficiency. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results, adaptable to changing needs. Skilled in fleet management, regulatory compliance, and safety protocols, with reliable and dependable work ethic.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Transportation Associate

Pacific Rail Services
02.2024 - Current
  • Operate hostler truck to load and unload trains, ensuring timely and safe handling of cargo
  • Report chassis repairs promptly, maintaining high operational efficiency and safety standards
  • Manage trailer and container movements from trackside to parking, optimizing workflow and reducing delays

Transportation Associate

Amazon
07.2022 - 01.2023
  • Scheduled maintenance and conducted yard safety audits, enhancing operational efficiency and safety
  • Collaborated with teams to expedite emergency equipment repairs, ensuring timely final-mile deliveries
  • Mentored new Transportation Associates on safe and efficient productivity, improving problem-solving skills
  • Implemented solutions to streamline processes, significantly reducing operational bottlenecks
  • Managed corrugate delivery, ensuring seamless package shipment closure and process path finalization
  • Led inventory cycle counts and operational support, improving efficiency and accuracy
  • Trained and guided new and current non-inventory receivers, enhancing team performance
  • Supported new site launches, ensuring successful setup of non-inventory storage areas
  • Planned labor schedules, achieving significant cost savings and optimized resource allocation
  • Spearheaded non-inventory operations, optimizing corrugate delivery and inventory management, resulting in streamlined processes and enhanced efficiency
  • Led small teams to ensure timely package loading and shipping, enhancing efficiency
  • Tracked labor, balanced material flow, and conducted quality audits, improving productivity
  • Trained new associates on problem-solving and barrier resolution, boosting team performance
  • Developed skills in inventory and supply chain management, optimizing delivery schedules
  • Supported operations during peak seasons, ensuring smooth transship supervision and vendor returns

Non-Inventory Receiver

Amazon
10.2020 - 07.2022
  • In line promotion to non-inventory receiver to manage corrugate delivery for process path finalization and package shipment closure
  • Leading and improving inventory cycle counts, corrugate presentation, maintenance support, operational support and basebuilding setup
  • New Amazon site launch support non-inventory support team/transfer for (IGQ2) University Park, IL
  • Initial launch and setup of non-inventory storage and delivery area
  • Process mapping for successful launch and ramp up support
  • Launch project management and execution in conjunction with Procurement Manager leadership
  • Non-Inventory Receiver Lead/Guide responsibilities given during tenure at IGQ2 location
  • Responsibility of training and leadership for new and current non-inventory receivers
  • Labor planning and scheduling guidance for labor sharing opportunities and headcount cost saving delivery
  • Project management brainstorming, development and execution for multiple cost savings and loss time reduction improvements

Process Guide

Amazon
07.2019 - 10.2020


  • Labor tracking, balancing material flow, conducting quality audits and coaching/training new amazon associates on productivity, quality, problems solving and barrier resolution
  • Development of front-line skills in inventory management, supply chain management, and planning/timing knowledge through timed delivery schedules, maintaining records and controlling costs on incoming and outgoing shipments and materials


  • Maintenance scheduling, yard safety audits, coaching new TAs on meeting productivity goals safely and efficiently, problem solving and barrier resolutions
  • Partnering with other bodies to schedule emergency repairs on equipment to ensure that customer shipments can be made on the final mile to the customer

Education

Phlebotomist Certification -

Phlebotomy Training Associates
Chicago, Il
01.2022

Power Industrial Vehicle Training -

Amazon
01.2022

TDR/Dock Safety Training -

Amazon
01.2022

Fire Rescue Specialization and Paramedic & Medical training - Math, Electives, and Microsoft Office

Kankakee Area Career Center
01.2016

Skills

  • Management
  • Quality Control
  • Environmental awareness
  • Communication
  • Relationship Building
  • Warehouse operations

Additionalinformation - Amazonexperience

  • In line promotion to non-inventory receiver to manage corrugate delivery for process path finalization and package shipment closure.
  • Leading and improving inventory cycle counts, corrugate presentation, maintenance support, operational support and basebuilding setup.
  • New Amazon site launch support non-inventory support team/transfer for (IGQ2) University Park, IL.
  • Responsibility of training and leadership for new and current non-inventory receivers.
  • Project management brainstorming, development and execution for multiple cost savings and loss time reduction improvements.
  • Labor tracking, balancing material flow, conducting quality audits and coaching/training new amazon associates on productivity, quality, problems solving and barrier resolution.
  • Development of front-line skills in inventory management, supply chain management, and planning/timing knowledge through timed delivery schedules, maintaining records and controlling costs on incoming and outgoing shipments and materials.
  • Maintenance scheduling, yard safety audits, coaching new TAs on meeting productivity goals safely and efficiently, problem solving and barrier resolutions.


Timeline

Transportation Associate

Pacific Rail Services
02.2024 - Current

Transportation Associate

Amazon
07.2022 - 01.2023

Non-Inventory Receiver

Amazon
10.2020 - 07.2022

Process Guide

Amazon
07.2019 - 10.2020

Power Industrial Vehicle Training -

Amazon

TDR/Dock Safety Training -

Amazon

Fire Rescue Specialization and Paramedic & Medical training - Math, Electives, and Microsoft Office

Kankakee Area Career Center

Phlebotomist Certification -

Phlebotomy Training Associates
Luis Varela