Ryan Kopera
Underwood,IA
Summary
Skilled Production and Operation Worker offering 13 years of experience in warehouse and manufacturing environments. Focused on being productive and safety-minded at all times. Strategic Supervisor with expertise prioritizing projects, planning workflow and managing employees to achieve operational goals. Resourceful individual with experience managing efforts within deadline-driven environments. Diplomatic individual with strong leadership and decision-making skills.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Site Supervisor
Eclipse Advantage IA/ U-Chain
02.2023 - Current
- Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods.
- Mentored junior staff members on best safety practices in supply chain management, boosting overall team competency and productivity.
- Supervised 25 staff members tasked with handling materials management, planning, purchasing, and customer service duties.
- Increased global supply chain efficiency and development by leading cross-functional teams and enabling supplier integration and management technology tools, upgrades.
- Trained new operations staff members on safe and efficient production procedures and proper machine operations.
- Drove departmental performance and achievement of service levels through focused team operational reviews, structured coaching, and managing to enterprise targets.
- Coordinated technical training and personal development classes for staff members.
- Reduced time-to-productivity for new hires through targeted skill development and hands-on practice sessions.
Operations Training Specialist
Jack Links Beef Jerky
03.2011 - 02.2023
- Championed a culture of continuous learning within the organization by promoting ongoing professional development opportunities and encouraging employee participation in both mandatory and voluntary training programs.
- Analyzed and evaluated training effectiveness and program outcomes.
- Trained and mentored off-shift Supervisors to train their team members.
- Created and oversaw equipment and CPR training programs for facility.
- Served as a subject matter expert for operations-related topics during internal meetings, providing guidance on best practices in process improvement strategies.
- Reduced employee turnover through effective training initiatives that improved performance, job satisfaction, and overall understanding of company processes.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, tools, technology advancements relevant to the operations function to ensure continuous improvement in content delivery methods and curriculum design approaches.
- Trained and mentored hundreds of new personnel, hired to fulfill various roles.
Education
High School Diploma -
Abraham Lincoln High School
Council Bluffs, IA05.2000
Skills
- Personnel Oversight
- Security awareness
- Safety assessment & awareness
- Forklift Operation
- Project Coordination
- Hiring and Onboarding
- Team Leadership
- Safe Operating Procedures
- Lockout and Tagout
- Compliance Monitoring
Certification
- Certified CPR Instructor, Iowa Western Community College
- Forklift: Train the Trainer, Crown
Timeline
Site Supervisor
Eclipse Advantage IA/ U-Chain
02.2023 - Current
Operations Training Specialist
Jack Links Beef Jerky
03.2011 - 02.2023
High School Diploma -
Abraham Lincoln High School
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