Shavon Garrett
Kalamazoo,MI
Summary
Hard-working Supervisor with exceptional experience leading teams, delivering results, and exceeding expectations. Creative and motivated leader adept at utilizing exceptional design and planning strengths to accomplish complex projects. Skilled in teaching new concepts and best practice strategies. Energetic and very successful at motivating and building positive team dynamics to accomplish aggressive goals. Dedicated to open, communicative culture where employees feel empowered to contribute to company's success.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Supervisor
Manpower/Pfizer
Kalamazoo, MI
06.2021 - Current
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Evaluated employee performance and coached to improve weak areas.
- Maintained compliance with company policies, objectives and communication goals.
- Worked with management team to implement proper division of responsibilities.
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
- Approved regular payroll submissions for employees.
Certified Crane Operator
Graphic Packaging International
Kalamazoo, MI
01.2021 - 06.2021
- Performed daily safety checks to achieve safe operating condition of equipment.
- Positioned cranes in response to hand signals and observed load hookup to determine safe load capacities.
- Increased performance by safely and efficiently operating heavy machinery and equipment.
- Inspected, cleaned and performed operator level maintenance on equipment in accordance with standards.
- Operated mobile crane and moved materials to various locations to meet job schedule demands.
Supervisor
Hexacomb
Kalamazoo, MI
03.2005 - 10.2020
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Handled customer complaints, resolved issues and adjusted policies to meet changing needs.
- Evaluated employee performance and coached and trained to improve weak areas.
- Maintained compliance with company policies, objectives and communication goals.
- Developed training, task and process guidelines and communicated clear and concise directions to employees.
- Mentored newly hired employees on operating equipment and safety and developed training manual to use for reference.
- Created successful work schedules for each team member to maintain deadlines and fully staff shifts.
- Interviewed, hired and trained new employees for production positions.
- Adjusted job assignments and schedules to keep pace with dynamic business needs, factoring in processes, employee knowledge and customer demands.
- Conducted routine inspections of incoming materials to check quality and compliance with established product specifications.
- Monitored workshop work flow for over 50 employees.
- Tracked and prepared quarterly reports of sales goals to management.
- Consistently met quarterly sales goals and increased customer retention rate year-over-year.
Education
High School Diploma -
Loy Norrix
Kalamazoo, MI06.2001
Skills
Materials management
Assembly and production
Production targets
Schedule management
Safety and compliance
Maintenance and repair
Equipment monitoring
Inventory oversight
Quality assurance
Data collection and analysis
New product introductions strategies
Process Improvement
Quality Control
Logistics
Supply Chain
Computer Networking
Management
Timeline
Supervisor
Manpower/Pfizer
06.2021 - Current
Certified Crane Operator
Graphic Packaging International
01.2021 - 06.2021
Supervisor
Hexacomb
03.2005 - 10.2020
High School Diploma -
Loy Norrix