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Zach Kinder

Saint Michael,Minnesota

Summary

Collaborative leader partners with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Operations Manager

IDENTIFICATION SERVICES
07.2023 - Current
  • Inventory Management: Knowledge and experience with managing inventory levels throughout entire company; overseeing and managing raw material levels in our facility.
  • Supply Chain/Purchasing: Proficiency in supply optimization, using sales data to make informed decisions regarding inventory levels on production floor; consistently searching for new vendors through networking with various groups of people.
  • Project Management: Oversee multitudes of projects, ensuring the project meets the delivery timeframe as well as meeting budget expectations.
  • Time Management: Manages time well, able to prioritize multiple tasks to meet deadlines in a high volume manufacturing environment.
  • Strategic Planning: Develops and implements organizational plans to achieve company goals; consistently evolving and evaluating.
  • Communication & Conflict Resolution: Clearly and effectively communicates expectations and goals with employees, while providing them with the tools they will need to succeed.
  • Team Management: Effectively manages team members, while also successfully molding and training new groups of leaders; this includes leading team meetings and setting specific expectations each day.
  • Key Performance Indicators: Develops KPI data for multiple departments, thus providing ongoing feedback for team members.
  • Process Improvement: Continuously works to improve every aspect of the companies processes by establishing effective standard operating procedures and improving employee efficiency.

Production Manager / Production Scheduler

IDENTIFICATION SERVICES
02.2017 - 06.2022
  • Supervisory Experience: Experience with supervising teams and departments of employees, guiding and coordinating the daily work activities.
  • Production Processes: Understanding of various production processes with a multitude of equipment knowledge that in turn, allowed me to be a more efficient Production Manager.
  • Machine Maintenance: Responsible for repairing and maintaining equipment throughout our facility.
  • Software Proficient: Proficient in ERP systems, responsible for maintaining inventory levels within our ERP system.
  • Quality Control: Lead a quality improvement team that would maintain standards and set an example for a high standard of quality for our product.
  • Scheduling: Creates and develops a production schedule for all employees to follow. Worked with customer service team on future order entry and equipment availability. Coordinates and creates the daily prioritization of work orders with our production team each day; sets a production schedule for each department.
  • Planning: Consistently maintained a created plan that allows production processes to flow while monitoring production bottlenecks or other possible complications.

Shipping Clerk

IDENTIFICATION SERVICES
02.2012 - 01.2017
  • Responsible for shipping all packages that were due to ship out based on an order sheet.
  • Check addresses on shipments and package orders effectively and efficiently.
  • Work with carriers and shipping vendors to schedule pickups and drop offs.
  • Responsible for ensuring our daily orders were collected from multiple departments and ensure they are shipped out on time.

CNC Machinist

M&M MACHINING
06.2011 - 02.2012
  • Worked on three to four CNC Vertical Mill machines while machining precision parts on materials such as aluminum, brass, stainless steel, etc.
  • Used various tools each day to accomplish certain tasks; tool include, wrenches, screwdrivers, micrometers, and calipers.
  • Machined various types of parts while maintaining a high quality standard according to each orders blueprint.
  • Forklift Certified.

Machinist - Assembly Worker - Shipping Clerk

MINNEAPOLIS DIE CASTING
06.2010 - 06.2011
  • Machining various aluminum parts that pertained to specific blueprint dimensions.
  • Assembly line worker ensuring certain products are packaged correctly and finished well.
  • Shipping department aid that required loading and unloading trailers in a safe and productive environment.
  • Shipping duties often required me to transport items from the shipping department to various departments depending on the packages.
  • Forklift Certified.

Education

Certificate - Biblical Studies

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY ONLINE
Lynchburg, VA

Skills

  • Team leadership
  • Work flow planning
  • Operations management
  • Operations monitoring
  • Operational efficiency
  • Goal setting
  • Strategic planning
  • Project management abilities
  • Process improvement
  • Schedule management
  • Performance management
  • Health and safety compliance
  • Workforce management
  • Continuous improvements
  • KPI tracking
  • Computer savvy, little to no training required
  • Competent in Microsoft Office and Excel
  • Die Cutting Experience
  • Laser Operating Experience
  • Fabrication Experience
  • Anapurna UV Printing Experience
  • Digital Cutter Experience
  • HP Indigo Level 1 Certificate
  • Forklift Certified

Accomplishments

  • Have had 3 promotions at current company starting at a Shipping Clerk to now the Operations Manager.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Supervised team of 16 staff members.

Interests

  • Spending time with my wife and two children
  • Music interests
  • Sports interests
  • Enjoy hobbies that combine physical activity with outdoor exploration

Timeline

Operations Manager

IDENTIFICATION SERVICES
07.2023 - Current

Production Manager / Production Scheduler

IDENTIFICATION SERVICES
02.2017 - 06.2022

Shipping Clerk

IDENTIFICATION SERVICES
02.2012 - 01.2017

CNC Machinist

M&M MACHINING
06.2011 - 02.2012

Machinist - Assembly Worker - Shipping Clerk

MINNEAPOLIS DIE CASTING
06.2010 - 06.2011

Certificate - Biblical Studies

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY ONLINE

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