Loren Klinker
Verona
Summary
Enthusiastic executive in administration and production planning. Demonstrated success in keeping operations moving smooth and efficient. Proficient in running a processing team to produce quality products. Quality-driven manager focused on keeping business agile and efficient in changing market conditions. Offering over 10 years of vast experience hiring and training staff, targeted goals to drive sustained revenue growth, optimizing workflows and increasing team productivity. Motivational leader with good relationship-building and decision-making abilities, who is also open to acquiring new knowledge and skills.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Receiving Clerk
Costco
Morris
06.2025 - Current
- Collaborates with team members to ensure all products are processed in a timely manner.
- Utilize handheld scanners to process packages and maintain accurate stock levels.
- Label boxes/packages, processes, and ships out orders to customers
Processing Technician II
PharmaCann
Dwight
05.2018 - 06.2025
- Worked successfully with a diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated leadership by making improvements to work processes and helping to train others.
- Planned out production goals for the week, as well as creating paperwork needed for production.
Warehouse Associate
Aldi Warehouse
Dwight
10.2015 - 05.2018
- Picked and prepared numerous daily shipments in a controlled atmosphere warehouse environment.
- Used pallet jacks to move items to and from warehouse locations.
- Received deliveries, scanned packages and updated orders in the internal database.
- Operated forklifts to fill or empty overhead spaces.
- Volunteered to work on the training team for more experience and became the sole trainer on dry side. New employees would spend a few weeks alongside me while I educated them on our practices. I coached them on how to instruct our pallets, as well as drive the equipment.
Store Manager
MinitMart
Coal City
02.2012 - 10.2015
- Processed daily paperwork, balanced register drawers, produced staffing schedules and prepared deposits.
- Managed inventory tracking and physical inventory counts to minimize loss.
- Balanced sales, reconciled cash and made bank deposits to facilitate opening and closing duties.
- Oversaw inventory management through cycle counts, audits and shrinkage control.
- Strengthened workflow productivity by hiring, managing and developing top talent.
- Trained and mentored associates to teach daily tasks and procedures.
Store Associate
MinitMart
Mazon
06.2011 - 02.2012
- Helped store management promote sales-oriented culture with intense focus on delivering superior customer service.
- Promoted store brand, mission and values to employees and customers to maintain ideal store atmosphere.
- Organized store by returning merchandise to proper areas and restocked displays.
- Stocked shelves and supplies and organized displays to focus customer attention on specific items.
- Unboxed new merchandise and restocked shelves in appealing and organized arrangements to promote items.
- Within my 8 months of employment with the company, they promoted me to Store Manager and I left this location to pursue my retail career.
Education
High School Diploma -
Morris High School
Morris, ILSkills
- Log Updating
- Production Experience
- Team Management
- Friendly, Positive Attitude
- Staff Supervision
- Multitasking and Organization
- Team Building and Leadership
- Inventory Management
- Assignment Delegation
- Goal Setting
- Product Verification
- Attention to Detail
- Recordkeeping and Documentation
- Equipment Operation
- Data Entry
- Inventory Organization
Timeline
Receiving Clerk
Costco
06.2025 - Current
Processing Technician II
PharmaCann
05.2018 - 06.2025
Warehouse Associate
Aldi Warehouse
10.2015 - 05.2018
Store Manager
MinitMart
02.2012 - 10.2015
Store Associate
MinitMart
06.2011 - 02.2012
High School Diploma -
Morris High School