Stephen Russ

• Set performance expectations for the team, monitoring progress towards goals and providing constructive feedback as needed.
• Generated weekly work assignments for team members
• Managed conflict resolution among team members, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Collaborated with other department leaders to improve communication and efficiency between company departments
• Optimized customer experience by ensuring accuracy of orders and cleanliness of containers
• Worked closely with maintainance to fix issues with mechanical equipment
• Helped meet changing demands by recommending improvements to workflow within the building
• Dispatched orders into Netsuite application, ensuring correct order information was entered and correct items were loaded onto the containers
• Created and generated specific reports in Netsuite application in order to evaluate overall production and to facilitate more efficient workflow
• When Supervisor was not present, completed timecards for all employees, ensuring accurate "time punches" and communicating any special time requests to the appropriate manager
• Ordered supplies necessary for the building, and worked with Warehouse to ensure that correct items were ordered
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Rotated through several jobs within the Wash Building on a weekly basis, including:

• Operating cage washer, ensuring that dirty cages were emptied and refilled with clean chip
• Fulfilling orders, loading containers with the correct items listed on transfer orders
• Assembling specialized IVC containers, ensuring correct chip level and cleanliness of cages
• Unloading containers, taking off dirty supplies from containers and transporting them to the cage washer area
• Acting as a "floater", recognizing which areas needed help during the day and providing the necessary assistance to get the job done in a timely manner
• Operating metal washer, ensuring that dirty metal supplies were cleaned and sorted correctly onto racks

• Rinsed and refilled water bottles for animal isolators, ensuring cleanliness and correct water levels
• Performed janitorial duties daily, including trash removal, sweeping and mopping of entire building
• Inspected Safety showers and eye washers on a weekly basis

• Worked with customers in a friendly and professional manner to ensure correct selection of items
• Performed various cleanup tasks on the property when necessary
• Assisted manager in acquiring new inventory from various job sites

• Order Filler
• Receiver
• Yard Driver
• Accuracy Checker
• Lift Driver