Willie Evans
Fayetteville,United States
Summary
Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Shift Manager
Pilgrims Pride
Sumter, United States
04.2024 - Current
- Managing the further processing production operations of the plant
- Coordinating the production, HR, maintenance, sanitation, quality, shipping and receiving areas
- Monitoring performance of each department to meet production efficiency, yield and quality goals
- Setting objectives and reviewing shift's performance versus objectives
- Encouraging subordinates to find ways to reduce cost
- Ensuring sanitation meets USDA standards
- Coordinating production and sanitation maintenance to meet daily needs
- Analyzing equipment on a daily basis and reviewing with maintenance superintendent
- Providing a clear sense of direction for supervisors to work toward and encourage teamwork to achieve goals
- Establishing challenging goals and standards from each supervisor and encourage them to give their best effort
- Ensuring effective utilization of human resources by training subordinates, motivating consistent performances, appraising performance, recommending salary action and developing for potential promotion
- Monitoring operations to meet company policies, quality specifications, USDA and OSHA standards
- Conducting plant inspections to eliminate hazardous conditions
- Managing all aspects of operations to assure a safe working environment
- Taking immediate action to eliminate improper practices or hazardous conditions
Poultry Processing Superintendent
Wayne/Sanderson Farms
Saint Pauls, NC
09.2014 - 02.2024
- Developed and managed a team of 5 in developing comprehensive analytics tools, dashboards, and data visualizations, resulting in stakeholder increase in data-driven decision-making
- Maintained safety onsite and upheld all OSHA regulations by upholding company policy and procedures.
- Administered disciplinary actions to workers violating safety regulations and company policies.
- Managed complete construction process to maximize quality, cost-controls and efficiency.
- Reviewed plans and inspected ongoing construction to keep work in line with project goals.
- Resolved conflicts between staff and customers swiftly and professionally.
- Scheduled and supervised maintenance and repair of equipment, buildings and grounds.
- Analyzed reports to identify areas of improvement and implement corrective action.
- Monitored budgets and expenditures to maintain fiscal responsibility.
Internet Sales Manager
Rogers Dabb's Chevrolet
Brandon, MS
06.2014 - 09.2014
- Maintained the dealership’s website up-to-date with vehicle specifications and availability
- Managed Internet sales leads, responding to inquiries in a timely fashion and answering questions related to available stock and product performance
- Sold a minimum number of vehicles or bringing in a minimum of customers from the Internet, based on goals and objectives defined by the sales manager
- Coordinated with the executive committee and webmaster to update the website and create internet promotions and advertisements
- Scheduled appointments with interested buyers for test drives and delivery of vehicles
- Disclosed terms of sales with consumers and reviewing sales with dealership management
- Prepared and sold vehicles for customer delivery prior to customer arrival, ensuring that the customer understands their vehicle’s operating features, warranty and paperwork
Sales Consultant
Paul Moak Chevrolet
Jackson, MS
12.2013 - 05.2014
- Assembled automobiles by studying characteristics, capabilities, and features; comparing and contrasting competitive models; inspecting automobiles
- Developed buyers by maintaining rapport with previous customers; suggesting trade-ins; meeting prospects at community activities; greeting drop-ins; responding to inquiries; recommending sales campaigns and promotions
- Assisted buyers by understanding buyer's requirements and interests; matching requirements and interests to various models; building rapport
- Demonstrated automobiles by explaining characteristics, capabilities, and features; taking drives; explaining warranties and services
- Closed sales by overcoming objections; asking for sales; negotiating price; completing sales or purchase contracts; explaining provisions; explaining and offering warranties, services, and financing; collects payment; delivers automobile
- Provided sales management information by completing reports
Education
Bachelor's - Business Administration
Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS12-2005
Skills
- Relational Databases
- Structured Query Language (SQL)
- BigQuery
- Pivot
- Tableau Software
- Data Visualization
- Presentation
- Spreadsheets
- Data Cleansing
- Data Integrity
- Microsoft Office
- Advanced Bookkeeping
- R Programming
- R Markdown
- Rstudio
- Schedule oversight
- Employee training
- Staff training and onboarding
- Staff motivation
- Process improvements
- Policy administration
- Staff development
- Inventory controls
- Verbal and written communication
- Scheduling expertise
- Training and mentoring
- Interpersonal skills
- Operations management
- Payment processing
- Financial records oversight
- Quality assurance
Certification
- Certified Lead Auditor, BRCGS - 24 OCT 2024
- Data Analytics, Google, 03/01/24, https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/ND6PQH5PN6JK
- Data Analysis, Google, 03/01/24, https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/HMFEB7WADDUN
- Data Collection Decisions, Google, 03/01/24, https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/H6WN7XUBKRKJ
- Data Integrity, Google, 03/01/24, https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/34JUL6ALDY96
- Data Visualization, Google, 03/01/24, https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/JJTMN73HPNRK
- Organizing Data, Google, 03/01/24, https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/P5KWF5GLH9DZ
- R Programming, Google, 03/01/24, https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/DESXMNY4SXPZ
Timeline
Shift Manager
Pilgrims Pride
04.2024 - Current
Poultry Processing Superintendent
Wayne/Sanderson Farms
09.2014 - 02.2024
Internet Sales Manager
Rogers Dabb's Chevrolet
06.2014 - 09.2014
Sales Consultant
Paul Moak Chevrolet
12.2013 - 05.2014
Bachelor's - Business Administration
Mississippi State University