Sam Alford - Over 30 years experience in Production/Warehouse Management

Warehouse Manager at DHL

Nationality

Irish

Current location

Ireland

Work category

Transport and Logistics

Over 30 years working experience with in manufacturing, production, packaging and warehouse industries, developing skills and expertise through all grades, from assembly operative to senior management position. Expert knowledge and achievement of manufacturing, production, warehousing processes and systems. Demonstrable evidence of previous people management experience including the ability to efficiently lead, delegate and motivate a team. I am highly motivated, energetic, enthusiastic, with a can do attitude, I have also gained strong organisational and communication skills over the years.

Sam Alford's Professional Experience

2008 - 2012

DHL - Warehouse Manager

My over all responsibilities was to ensure all tasks were carried out with in a set time frame which included overseen the unloading of trailers, receiving the stock onto our system, bulk pallet put away, order picking using voice pick system, checking of picked orders, bulk pallet drops, marshelling of customer orders, loading trailers, and system up dating. People management reporting on shift progress including Health and Safety / Staff training / Multi skilling staff / Housekeeping / Quality standards / Time and attendance and ensuring regular communication with all staff about business performance issues / KPIs & SOPs and all other relevant Company.

I’m currently unemployed and seeking a new opportunity

Key Skills
Health and safety housekeeping KPIs
2004 - 2008

Unilever best foods - Shift Production Manager

Unilever Bestfoods Ireland Produced Powder Soups and Sauces / wet Sauces and Lyons tea, over two shifts. My responsibility was to ensure and continuously improve Health and Safety, Quality, Output capacity using leadership and vision.

Key Skills
Health and safety
1998 - 2004

Amcor Rentsch Dublin (Previously Smurfit TP) - Production Manager

The Dublin operation employed 100 people in the printing and
Manufacturing / gluing of cigarette cartons for a world wide market, using gravure printing machines with both platen and rotary cutting creasing and embossing capabilities.

1977 - 1997

Delphi Packard Electric - Manufacturing Manager

This company was a subsidiary of General Motors.
Positions held:
1992 - 1997 Manufacturing Manager
1990 - 1992 Production Co-ordinator
1985 - 1990 Production Supervisor
1981 - 1985 Methods Laboratory Operator
1977 - 1981 Assembly Operator

Key Skills
Supervisor

Sam Alford's Education and Qualifications

1976

second level/high school education -

Crumlin technical collage

A Level

College Level -

Courses: Management & Technical to include, IMI Supervisory / T.Q.M. Principles / IBEC Negotiating skills / Sefety inspection & Auditor training / Accident investigation etc.

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