Manuel Garcia

• Assisted the DC leadership team in fulfilling daily production requirements related to order assignment, processing, shipping and receiving.
• Daily order allocation and processing.
• Sales Interaction & Departmental support – phone, email with order fulfillment and exceptions. Sales Interaction & Departmental support – phone, email with order fulfillment and exceptions.
• Assisted in order exception investigations.
• Fulfilled general information requests from Sales, Allocations, Purchasing, Supply Chain, etc
• Assisted in PO Entry for Non-Stock supply purchases for all consumables (POs, Grainger, WB Mason).Workflow (Process Maker) for DC expenses/invoicing (supply purchases, equipment repairs, etc.)
• Filed and maintained packing lists for purchases outside ERP

Inbound/Outbound Freight Scheduling/Selection (LTL, CUST, Brokered services, Dock Scheduling, Export Compliance/Commercial Invoices)

• Completed UPS/FX shipping services
• Completed Will Call services
• Assisted in Inventory Receipts.
• Completed Freight Billing services.
• Assisted in RMA Processing.
• Handled MHE operations to load/unload trucks.

• Operated production equipment, either a Rim Drive or a Respooler that assists in cutting wire to a predetermined length. Besides cutting wire, performed other standard order fulfillment tasks.

Material Handling Equipment (MHE)

• Operated a forklift/order picker for pulling and putting away stock, order processing, loading, and unloading trailers.

Shipping

• Selected shipping methods based on best practices to meet company requirements and customer expectations; Prepare orders for both LTL and small parcel shipment; Verify shipments are packed properly and accurately to ensure customer satisfaction.

Value-Added Services

• Operated different value adding wire machinery within the DC for order fulfillment. Typical equipment used includes stripe/dye machines, wire stripper, twister and lashing equipment.

General Housekeeping/Equipment Maintenance

• Followed safety standards for the specific job including filling out required equipment checklists; Responsible for keeping Distribution Center clean and organized; Follow strict adherence to 5S Standards of the work area.

• Kept detailed production records and identified hold-ups.
• Monitored machines during operation to detect sounds of malfunction or excessive vibration and adjusted machines to eliminate problems.
• Updated daily production logs and informed management of production incidents or non-conformance issues.
• Assessed equipment after each production run and performed preventive maintenance to keep machines running smoothly.
• Followed and lead protocols for a safe and healthy work environment.
• Directed products correctly based on training and information given on production cards. If problems were detected, stopped the process, and made minor repairs or refereed major problems to production leadership and/or maintenance.
• Operated the machines safely and visually observed while in operation.
• Used overhead cranes and/or forklifts to move products in a safely manner.
• Made joins in wire products by safely operating electric butt-welding machines.
• Generated correct identification tags and attached them to the finished product.
• Maintained equipment performance by lubricating and cleaning components.
• Monitored quality control and made minor machine repairs when detecting a problem.
• Ensured the work area is maintained clean and safe while in operation
• Accurately reported production data as required.
• Maintained cleanliness of equipment and assigned area.
• Used precision measuring tools, micrometers and calipers to meet required product specifications.
• Operated multiple machines simultaneously to meet production requirements.
• Loaded raw materials into machines and unloaded finished products to keep manufacturing process running smoothly.
• Set up and adjusted equipment and properly configured machines for daily operation.
• Managed and monitored processes and machine systems by observing readings on control boards.
• Quickly shut down equipment in emergency situations following protocols.