Earl Edwards
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Well-coordinated and decisive leader with expertise in program management, team building and performance optimization. Solid history of success in developing and maintaining best practices for successful high-volume fulfillment and supply.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Warehouse Supervisor
Home Chef
03.2023 - Current
- Oversee and troubleshoot KPIs to drive process improvements
- Established procedures that enhance WMS accuracy and aid in increasing support efficiency
- Oversee Inventory cadences and accuracy to ensure process adherence
- Created projects to for better efficiency in the distribution of products and a better workflow in our warehouse department.
- Supervise shipping and receiving, distribution, and workplace safety.
- Created data tracker and a revised storage area to reduce shorts on inventory
- Traveled to a new plant to assist in training new hires to practice good habits
- Monitored employee performance and offered mentoring and leadership to improve any deficiencies.
- Identified deviations of assigned products, receiving errors, and essive labeling, production, purchasing, and stocking of drop zones that lead to waste
- Conducts rotational check-ins with direct team members to individually and collectively communicate job expectations, build departmental and personal standards for performance, and to promote a feel of
inclusiveness - Works with inventory team to coordinate cycle counts based on inventory schedule (weekly food,
packaging, end-of-week and end-of-month physical inventories). - Created a bridge that merges the Inventory Team with Warehouse, by communicating potential shorts,
products ready to purge - Works with team using Create Space and FIFO to manage warehouse organization
- Investigate identify and reconcile cycle count discrepancies, i.e., shortages as well as overages.
- Responsible for devising ways to optimize inventory control procedures
- Takes accountability for product quality and quantity immediately after receiving processes have been
completed (ongoing storage of product at an appropriate temperature in an appropriate location) - Ensures all Warehouse and Inventory Associates have been trained in standard operating procedures for the
Warehouse/Inventory Department - Develops a teamwork environment
- Communicates job expectations and builds departmental standards for performance
- Adheres to safety-related procedures and works with associates to create a “safety first” work environment
- Lives the company values while ensuring each team member understands them as well
- Conducts rotational check-ins with associates to ensure all team members are progressing against
the task list - Ensures all warehouse associates have been trained to safely operate material handling equipment to
move materials to and from storage configurations - Ensures all warehouse associates have been trained in standard operating procedures for the warehouse
department - Audits the MHE checklists for the department to ensure that all equipment being used has had a pre-shift operational check
- Conducts performance evaluations for associates
- Counsels and disciplines as necessary and maintains record of coaching and disciplinary actions
- Works with warehouse manager to manage scheduling and time off requests
Warehouse Team Lead
Home Chef
08.2022 - 03.2023
- Monitored employee performance and offered mentoring and leadership to improve any deficiencies.
- Oversaw & completed daily operations on time and maintained high standards of accuracy.
- Mentored newly hired employees on operating equipment and safety and developed training manual to use for reference.
- Supervised warehouse operations by managing employees during shifts.
- Ensure all warehouse team members are in compliance with the proper training on operating MHE on a daily basis.
- Built motivated warehouse team to consistently accomplish operations goals and exceed performance targets.
- Drove personnel performance by appraising job results, counseling personnel on needed improvements and disciplining substandard conduct.
- Accepts responsibility for quantity and quality as soon as the receiving procedures are finished.
- Periodically audits storage locations to ensure WMS compliance.
- Ensures warehouse team members are trained and following standard warehouse department expectations.
- Follows safety procedures and collaborates with colleagues to create a safety first work environment.
- Conveys job expectations and develops departmental performance targets.
- Established procedures that enhance WMS accuracy and aid in increasing support efficiency
- Conducts safety audits to ensure that both Warehouse and Inventory Teams follow safety procedures.
- Conducts rotational check-ins with direct team members to individually communicate job expectations, set departmental and personal performance standards, and foster an inclusive environment.
- Ensures that all Warehouse Associates have received training in the Warehouse/Inventory Department's standard operating procedures.
Forklift Operator
Home Chef
01.2020 - 08.2022
- Transported goods between warehouse locations according to shipment and storage needs.
- Unloaded pallets and deliveries and organized products in warehouse.
- Picked, received and loaded orders using forklift or pallet jack and inspected and maintained warehouse machines.
- Removed orders from storage, wrapped and staged for shipments
- Unloaded and stacked materials by raising and lowering lifting devices
- Monitored production schedule to keep proper amount of inventory on hand
- Conducted counts and audits of inventories to identify and resolve discrepancies in the WMS.
- Organized storage areas to optimize materials movements and boost efficacy.
- Compared shipping orders and invoices against contents received to verify accuracy.
- Checked shipments against paperwork and signed documents.
- Orchestrated routing by producing accurate shipping documentation and package labels.
- Coordinated shipping requests for expedited delivery and documented accurately to achieve correct billing.
- Handled high-volume paperwork and collaborated with administrators to resolve invoicing and shipping problems.
- Worked with Production to reconcile Shipping errors found while loading ready boxers.
- Ensures that all Warehouse Associates have received training in the Warehouse/Inventory Department's standard operating procedures.
Education
High School Diploma -
Lithonia High School
Lithonia, GA05.2019
Skills
- Collaborative Team Work
- Employee Safety
- Windows Proficient
- Planning and Coordination
- Team-building
- Warehousing Operations
- Records Management
- Conflict resolution
- Cross-Departmental Teamwork
- Team Management
- Communication
- Training Development
- Inventory Control
- Receiving
- Warehouse Operations
- Shipping
- Time Management
- Data Collection
- Inventory Accuracy
- Multi-Task Management
Certification
- Certified Trainsafe Trainer
Timeline
Warehouse Supervisor
Home Chef
03.2023 - Current
Warehouse Team Lead
Home Chef
08.2022 - 03.2023
Forklift Operator
Home Chef
01.2020 - 08.2022
High School Diploma -
Lithonia High School
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