Ryan Morrison

• Lead a team of material handlers & shop floor inventory control personnel in the movement of raw material, WIP, finished goods & supplies, while maintaining a high level of accuracy utilizing ERP system.
• Responsible for developing & facilitating department projects, goals, objectives & continuous improvement such as warehouse organization & detailed work flow planning.
• Resolve & correct inventory counts, production job issues & location errors to maintain inventory accuracy at company targets.
• Assist with identification & useful disposition of obsolete inventory.
• Receiving of purchase order stock & non-stock items into ERP system. Verify product to packing slips, identify & label material, detect damages, shortages or associated discrepancies. LTL claim filing.
• Manage all facility subcontract, collaborating closely with production, purchasing & quality teams, in addition to outside suppliers to maintain consistent movement of outplant material. Control & administer outplant operations appertaining to shipment entry, determining inbound/outbound freight, job creation & monitor off-site inventory.
• Developed & implemented facility corrugated cardboard program. Responsible for weekly ERP shop floor replenishment & related visual order point items, coordinating with supplier & purchasing teams to secure material demand.
• Facility scrap management, encompassing the collection of shop floor scrap & maintaining an itemized breakdown log of material and packing slip creation. Put into effect structured material hopper placement & identification labeling for efficient collection, ensuring sortment for optimizing value as a revenue stream.
• Serving member of the Safety Committee, working collectively with this team to address topics as they arise and to proactively develop & administer safety initiatives. Produced Job Safety Analysis for the warehouse.
• Act as one of the facility First Responders in addition to delivering hands-on training & certification of all operators in the La Crosse facility for material handling equipment such as Electric Pallet Jack, Narrow Aisle Reach Truck & Electric Counterbalance Truck.

• Supervise the daily activities of the warehouse team in the movement & storage of material, while sustaining a high level of accuracy utilizing ERP system. Maintain proper product identification & storage in warehouse locations.
• Formulated department objectives, goals, training & versatility matrix as part of organizational strategy.
• Proactively participated and positively executed/enforced all Lean Manufacturing initiatives & 5S activities.
• Perform all transactions for punctual & accurate receipt of material into ERP system. Verify product to packing slips, checking for damages & shortages. Collect, file, sort & deliver packing slips, truck bills, invoices & return documents.
• Coordinate outplant shipments & issue corresponding material as needed. Prepare necessary for shipment: packing slips, shipment labels, Bill of Lading. Determine packaging & shipping methods for adequate material protection & maximum efficiency. Schedule trucking via most cost effective means.
• Evaluate & process all customer returns, validating the return reason, part, quantity & BOM verification. Worked closely with sales and warranty teams to endorse credit. Create & issue repair work orders for applicable restock.
• Resolve & correct inventory count, issues & location errors. Conduct inventory audits, unplanned moves & scrap dispositions. Consult with shop floor personnel in changes of inventory & work order errors.

• Managed day-to-day logistics operations, monitoring incoming deliveries & perform all transaction for timely & accurate receipt of material into ERP system.
• Resolved problems arising from incorrect shipment received from suppliers or wrong item shipped out from warehouse.
• Inspected incoming materials for damage.
• Distribute UPS, FedEx, Postal Service packages.
• Process inventory transactions of the movement of material in and out of the warehouse.
• Transact work orders & allocate parts to R&D.
• Communicate inventory & work order status to others in the organization in a prompt & courteous manner.
• Coordinate inbound & outbound small pack & LTL shipments.
• Assist with cycle counting, inventory audits & communicate inventory status to others in the company.
• Provided training to new employees regarding warehouse processes.

• Select material from appropriate inventory locations as determined by work order or department requests. Create product ID labels, transfer sheets & systematically transfer material between facilities.
• Pull material for work orders & deliver to work areas or staging areas.
• Organized warehouse shelves, racks, and bins for proper storage of materials.
• Collaborated with facility personnel to develop efficient methods for storing goods.
• Loaded and unloaded trucks with appropriate material handling equipment.
• Prepared outgoing shipments by packaging, labeling, and loading onto delivery vehicles.
• Operated forklifts to safely move stock in and out of high bay areas and within the facility.

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• Pick sales orders to fulfill customer orders & needs.
• Verify correct product in conjunction with sales orders.
• Prepare & package product appropriately to prevent damage during shipment of customer orders for UPS, FedEx & freight carrier deliveries.
• Organize and prepare necessary forms for shipping of product including packing slips, bill of lading, serial numbers & MSO's.
• Handles high volume truck orders for company distributors.
• Load freight shipments & UPS deliveries.

• Proficiently operate all machines in the connecting rod cell including Maazak lathe, Okuma CNC machines (2), Mitsubishi finisher, final part sizing & superfinishing crankpins.
• Perform cutting tool & insert changes, program switches & fixture changeovers as needed.
• Performed routine checks on equipment to ensure optimal performance.
• Maintained cleanliness of work area and equipment in accordance with safety regulations.
• Conduct quality checks & make necessary tool adjustments, program restarts in the machining cycle.
• Observed and troubleshot equipment and machines to detect malfunctions and notify appropriate personnel of needed repairs.
• Provided training assistance to new operators on proper machine operation techniques.

• Machine raw & partially machine material to precision based standard.
• Verified conformance of finished work piece appearance, sizing & function of part to specifications using dial calipers, micrometers & bore gauges.
• Load & unload stored machine programs & perform fixture changeovers & setups.
• Adjusted machine feed and speed, changed cutting tools, or adjusted machine controls when automatic programming was faulty or if machines malfunctioned.
• Observed machine operations to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining and adjust machines accordingly.
• Changed worn cutting tools as needed during operation.
• Perform maintenance such as coolant exchange & cleaning machine filing traps.

• Load raw materials into machines, change cutting tools when required, and secure material onto fixtures or work tables.
• Clean machinery, lubricate parts, and perform other maintenance activities as needed.
• Perform basic tool & insert changes in order to maintain proper functioning of equipment.
• Inspect finished workpieces for accuracy according to specifications and make adjustments if needed.
• Perform quality control checks on machined parts using precision measuring instruments such as calipers, micrometers and gauges.
• Raw crankcase & cylinder grinding for proper fitment on centers & machine table.
• Deburr raw & finishes material, prioritizing 'A' surfaces.
• Operated hand tools, drill presses & additional shop tools to machine a variety of parts including connecting rods, gear covers and carburetor's.
• Assembly, finishing & packaging.