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Stephen Smith

Farragot,TN

Work Preference

Job Search Status

Open to work
Desired start date: Immediately

Desired Job Title

Production SupervisorMaterials SuperintendentLogistics manager/ DispatcherWarehouse/Transportation ManagerDriver Asset Manager

Work Type

Full Time

Location Preference

On-Site
Location: Farragot, TN, USKnoxville, TN
Open to relocation: Yes

Salary Range

70000/yr - 86000/yr

Important To Me

Personal development programsCareer advancementWork-life balanceCompany CultureHealthcare benefitsPaid sick leave401k matchStock Options / Equity / Profit Sharing

Overview

1
1
Certification
15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Production Supervisor

Adient In
11.2014 - 11.2017
  • Building the front and rear seats for the Jeep Grand Cherokee that we ship to The Belvidere Assembly Plant. Part of my duties are that I ensure that the Tier One standards are withheld for Fiat Chrysler. I supervise a crew of 85 UAW linesman and women. To maintain a safe and productive assembly line to stay within Chrysler's standards. I maintain daily staff scheduling, safety audits, daily production logs, 5s, all disciplinary action write ups and retraining scheduling. All shipping scheduling for my team and all dealings with employees set forth by the United Auto Workers Contract, reviews, raises hiring firing process etc.

Materials Superintendent

BEVERLY MATERIALS LLC
04.2011 - 11.2014
  • For Beverly Materials & Plot Construction. I manager and scheduled the day to day operations for an EPA regulated clean dirt facility and gravel company. I would oversee the taking of orders and schedule deliveries of raw materials from many transportation companies as well as private carriers to jobsites. I also documented and regulated all incoming loads to our facility and maintained all driver logs and safety logs. I planned and maintained major projects such as the Kennedy Expressway rebuilding project. We were regulated by MSHA which held extremely high safety standards in the mining industry as well as OSHA. I worked hand and hand with the EPA in Winnebago County to assure all regulations were followed. I was responsible for all disciplinary issues as well as quarterly and yearly reviews. I ran five scale houses for the company. General manager

Logistics manager/ Dispatcher

Lafarge Holcim
03.2006 - 06.2011
  • South Elgin, IL March 2006 to June 2011 for the Clean Construction Demolition Debris Facility. Day to day scheduling for the recycling facility including but not limited to scheduling incoming and outgoing loads of recycled materials. IDOT logs as well as daily route logs kept through Qualcomm driver systems.

Warehouse/Transportation Manager

RAINBO OIL
01.2003 - 03.2006
  • Rockford, IL January 2003 to March 2006 ROCKFORD, IL DATES: 1/2003 TO 3/2006
  • My primary duties were to pull orders for next day deliveries in 45 ft dry van tractor trailer and to run the day to day warehouse for the company. I also filled in as a relief driver covering vacations and holidays.
  • MBA

Driver Asset Manager

PRI of East Tn
11.2017 - 2024
  • I Maintain relationships with all transportation carriers
  • Manage Carrier KPI's: On Time Pick Up & Delivery, Tender Acceptance, Timely Load Maintenance in our TMS
  • Quarterly/semi-annual carrier performance reviews for my staff
  • Perform periodic freight bids to ensure freight opportunities are realized according to assigned budget
  • Manage carrier base to optimize freight spending
  • Manage freight rate requests from our internal teams and develop a solution for centralized rate for onsite storage
  • Manage carrier contracts
  • Develop and automate freight spend reports
  • Work with department leads to understand future transportation/logistics needs of their Programs and ensure the domestic transportation strategy is aligned to accommodate these requirements
  • Escalation contact for Members, warehouses and carriers to ensure operational issues are resolved
  • Provide domestic freight expertise and market insights
  • Backup load planner and import logistics coordinator
  • Supply Chain Initiatives:
  • I Work with Project Managers to build a Managed Freight Program at Superior
  • Develop transportation visibility capability though telematics technology
  • I Create a repetitive and sustainable business processes that is well documented, audited frequently, and constantly reviewed for continuous improvement
  • Leadership:
  • I Demonstrate superior leadership competencies by communicating values, strategies, and objectives as well as assigning daily duties with accountability
  • Coach, develop and manage skills of my staff
  • Demonstrate strong business acumen
  • Lead change efforts as well as influence with and without authority

Education

Master's - undefined

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

Skills

Shipping receiving (10 years)

Forklift (10 years)

Lean manufacturing (10 years)

Safety standards (10 years)

Msha (10 years)

IDOT (9 years)

Quality control (10 years)

Warehouse inventory (10 years)

Logistics (10 years)

Inventory (10 years)

Osha (10 years)

Dot (10 years)

Six sigma (10 years) Over 20 years Managing crews of 85 plus in the Transportation, Production and Warehousing Industry 1 Years Working various Unions Production and safety standards, OSHA, MSHA, IDOT, ISO9001, Quality control, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing Hiring & disciplinary counseling, reviews, training and office 360 proficient

Microsoft Excel

Logistics

Microsoft Office

5S

Sourcing

Program Management

Manufacturing

ERP Systems

Supply Chain

Lean

Computer Networking

Tractor-Trailer

SAP

Process Improvement

Root Cause Analysis

Production Management

User Acceptance Testing

Quality Inspection

Procurement

Internal Audits

Team Management

Agile

User Interface (UI)

Pricing

Quality Assurance

Purchasing

Change Management

Analytics

Negotiation

Warehouse Supervisor Experience

Warehouse Management

Management

Transportation management

Leadership

Warehouse experience

Financial acumen

SOX

Certification

  • CDL Class A or B
  • Forklift Certification
  • OSHA 30

Military Service

  • Branch: Usmc
  • Rank: Srgt
  • Supply Specialist

Timeline

Driver Asset Manager

PRI of East Tn
11.2017 - 2024

Production Supervisor

Adient In
11.2014 - 11.2017

Materials Superintendent

BEVERLY MATERIALS LLC
04.2011 - 11.2014

Logistics manager/ Dispatcher

Lafarge Holcim
03.2006 - 06.2011

Warehouse/Transportation Manager

RAINBO OIL
01.2003 - 03.2006

Master's - undefined

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
Stephen Smith