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Michael Cotton

Rockford,IL

Summary

Seasoned supervisor with extensive worker scheduling and task management expertise. Strong history of developing and executing resource planning, coordination and utilization strategies to meet performance goals.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Distribution Supervisor

Acument Global Technologies
12.2022 - Current
  • Built and maintained relationships with key suppliers and customers to support seamless operations.
  • Improved operational efficiency by recruiting and developing top talent to drive growth initiatives.
  • Documented safety action plans, quality initiatives, Forklift, Dock inspection sheets and team performance into computer system.
  • Reduced need to expedite material by communicating with customer and staff to establish achievable goals that meet both costumer and company needs
  • Controlled inventory transactions to reconcile ordering processes with demand forecasts and performed Cycle counts to improve accuracy
  • Motivated workers to exceptional performance through implementation of new strategies.

Production Supervisor

Rana Meal Solutions
02.2022 - 12.2022
  • Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
  • Managed team 40 production associates, overseeing productive production processes and meeting all deadlines.
  • Accomplished targets and met demand by assessing equipment performance, reviewing materials supplies, and organizing manpower.
  • Coordinated with other departments to maintain smooth and efficient product flow.
  • Evaluated team member performance regularly to identify and resolve productivity concerns.

Logistics Production Manager

Magna Exteriors
11.2017 - 02.2022
  • Resolved issues quickly to ensure assembly lines had zero downtime
  • Wrote work instruction and work procedures to create standardized work for employees
  • When quality issues arrived, created quality alerts for team members to sign off and kept records.
  • Managed team of 30 warehouse and Logistic employees
  • Managed internal operational standards and productivity targets.
  • Focused on continuous improvement to ensure department growth.

Distribution Team Lead Assistant

General Mills
12.2013 - 11.2017
  • Assisted Team Lead with Daily tasks
  • Delegated daily tasks, addressed employee questions and resolved scheduling issues.
  • Managed team workload to reach production targets.
  • Learned all positions and helped all areas as needed.
  • Performed all Duties appointed to me by direct Manager
  • Drove Forklift daily with Zero incidents

Skills

  • LeaderShip
  • Goal Oriented
  • Morale Improvements
  • Safety Policies and Procedures
  • Conducting Daily Audits
  • Stand up, Sit Down, Scissor lift
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Team Building
  • Excel/ Google Sheet
  • Word/ Google Docs
  • Power Point/ Google Slides

Timeline

Distribution Supervisor

Acument Global Technologies
12.2022 - Current

Production Supervisor

Rana Meal Solutions
02.2022 - 12.2022

Logistics Production Manager

Magna Exteriors
11.2017 - 02.2022

Distribution Team Lead Assistant

General Mills
12.2013 - 11.2017
Michael Cotton