Nathan Tiedeman

• Drafted and managed work and shipping orders, bills of lading, and shipping route materials for accurate and compliant recordkeeping.
• Conducted research to address shipping errors and packaging mistakes.
• Worked effectively with shippers to resolve shipment issues, damaged materials and shortages.
• Verified orders by comparing names and quantity of items packaged with shipping documents.
• Inspected incoming and outgoing shipments to identify discrepancies with records.
• Packed, secured, labeled and applied postage to materials to prepare items for shipment.

• Load and unload trucks as they come into Sioux Center and help any customers we get.
• Operated forklifts and material moving equipment to receive and transport items from various warehouse locations.
• Operated company vehicles and heavy equipment with focus on safety and risk management.
• Counted inventory on a monthly basis.
• Performed general housekeeping and cleaning tasks.
• Pick orders and stage for loading.
• Perform pretrip inspection for straight truck and load orders on to the truck.
• Deliver to multiple FCS locations and customers.
• Communicated regularly with Manager for delivery route details and changes.
• Received, counted and inspected inventory for delivery.

-Closely monitor packing equipment in a fast paced environment to minimize downtime.

-Make adjustments to machines as needed
-Determine materials, tools and equipment needed for product orders.

- Maintained and enforced a safe and clean working environment at all times.

-Established and adjusted work procedures to meet production schedules.

-Supervised production schedules, production quality and on time delivery.

-Improved efficiency and productivity by reducing scrap and consistently monitoring machines.

-Trained, developed and counseled employees to develop a high performing team.

-Developed and trained new employees on blow molding and molding process maintenance.

-One of 4 people including supervisors that had the knowledge to effectively run Blow Molding.

-Troubleshoot mechanical and processing problems.

-Perform mold changes, set-up, running, monitoring and troubleshooting of 5 machines.

-Inform relief shift and superiors about machine production and status, material processes, department needs and any problems.

-Fill out and turn in daily production logs.

-Perform hourly QA checks insuring product is within designed parameters.

-Wrapping and putting finished product in warehouse and bin track.

-Started part time then went full time in January of 2013 after I was laid off at Advance Brands.

-Shortly after becoming full time I was asked to prep specialty products such as gas tanks and toro prep.

-In June of 2013 I took a new position in Blow Mold.

-Cleaned many types of production equipment with high pressure water and chemicals.

-Inspected own equipment before QA and USDA inspection to insure cleanliness.

-I was laid off in December of 2012 when they closed the plant.

-Ran the night shift Final Assembly department with minimal supervision
-Provided assemblers with materials to build tables and chairs

-Trained new employees