Rick Ford
Warehouse operations leader with 30 years of experience seeking a Warehouse Manager role
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Warehouse operations leader with 30 years of experience seeking a Warehouse Manager role.
Background includes Warehouse Manager and Counter Sales/Warehouse Manager experience overseeing shipping, receiving, truck scheduling, inventory control, load assembly, equipment logs, budgets, and staff hiring, training, and supervision.
Certified Forklift
Operator/Instructor; strengths in industrial safety, employee relations, team building, and warehousing.
Experience
Warehouse Manager - Carswell Distribution - Plant City, FL
(2017-06 - 2017-06)
- Managed warehouse operations for order fulfillment, ensuring parts and whole goods were accurately pulled, processed, and prepared for customer shipment.
- Oversaw daily truck scheduling and controlled physical inventory of materials and parts to support efficient distribution operations.
- Selected, hired, trained, and developed warehouse staff, forklift operators, and drivers, while also supporting counter sales of parts.
Counter Sales/Warehouse Manager - PFS Framing Systems - Charlotte, NC
(1993-03 - 2017-02)
- Managed daily counter sales for building materials, interior and exterior door units, and windows, while assisting customers with order configuration, including window and door mulling requirements.
- Oversaw warehouse operations and load assembly activities, managed on-site physical inventory, maintained equipment records, and coordinated vendor support for warehouse supplies.
- Selected, hired, trained, and developed warehouse staff, forklift operators, and drivers, while also onboarding new employees in packaging housing components and lumber.
- Administered warehouse budgets, scheduled warehouse supervisors, and provided administrative support by entering receivables in the computer system as needed.
Lead Person-Central Warehouse - Broyhill Furniture Industries - Lenoir, NC
(1986-06 - 1993-03)
- Supported the department manager in daily warehouse operations, including overseeing staff, issuing work orders, monitoring shipping and receiving activities, and maintaining required documentation and paperwork.
- Trained new warehouse employees and provided cross-functional support where needed to keep operations running efficiently.
- Progressed from a general warehouse worker to a lead role after two years by gaining experience across all areas of warehouse operations.
Education
High School Diploma - South Caldwell High School (1986)
