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Daniel Collins

Little Mountain,Australia

Summary

Dependable manager who is organised and works well under pressure. Energetic and results-focused with expertise in inventory management, developing and leading a team to achieve set KPI's.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Warehouse Manager

JMACX Offroad Solutions
03.2022 - Current

Reporting directly to the Director & General manager overseeing all warehouse operations including goods receiving, workshop area, stock procurement, daily truck deliveries and all outgoing freight.

  • Inventory reports
  • Inventory management
  • Stock control / Stock takes
  • Freight & Logistics
  • Consumables management
  • WH&S
  • Forklift – load & unload trucks
  • Stock forecasting and procurement
  • Purchasing
  • Maintained a safe work environment by enforcing strict adherence to OSHA guidelines and company policies.
  • Boosted customer satisfaction through timely order fulfillment and accurate inventory tracking.
  • Increased warehouse efficiency by collectively implementing a new inventory management system.
  • Build motivated warehouse team to consistently accomplish operations goals and exceed performance targets.
  • Managed relationships with external partners such as suppliers, ensuring timely deliveries while minimizing disruptions in supply chain operations.
  • Oversee warehouse staff and maintain efficiency and accuracy for all sales orders
  • Coordinated driver dispatch to accomplish daily delivery requirements.

Production Manager

Kawana Signs
03.2016 - 03.2022
  • Production management in all facets of the company including:
  • Planning and scheduling all work, liaising with clients, sub contractors / installers and suppliers on a daily basis
  • Hands on in the factory running print machines & digital cut machinery.
  • Roles:
  • Daily production meetings
  • Create detailed installation briefs for installs
  • Project management
  • Freight
  • Schedule signage installs with Sub contractors
  • Inventory & purchasing all stocks
  • Graphic file preparation for printing
  • Staff development & coaching
  • Reinforce / implement processes
  • Scheduling and control of all work
  • Administration duties
  • Abide by WH&S regulations ensuring a Safe workplace
  • Forklift – load & unload trucks
  • Site measures

Traffic Workflow Manager

Look Print
05.2012 - 03.2016
  • Production scheduling of Prepress work in Look Print’s Prepress department managing 9-10 staff ensuring all work meets DIFOT and managing four project coordinators
  • Roles:
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Staff development & coaching
  • Mentoring
  • Reinforce / implement new processes
  • Scheduling and control all work in department
  • Hands on during periods of high workload
  • Client Liaison
  • Administration Duties
  • Training of 2 apprentices and all casual staff
  • Abide by WH&S regulations ensuring a safe workplace
  • Champion and implement new workflow solutions and projects
  • Champion an attitude of right first time
  • Liaise with all departments foreseeing any job issues

Recruitment Consultant

Stockdale Printstaff
05.2011 - 03.2012
  • Casual & Full Time Recruitment for the Graphics Arts & Print Industry
  • Reporting To: Operations Director
  • Manager of Graphics Arts & Digital Print
  • Recruiting for permanent & casual positions
  • New Sales
  • Maintain customer relations
  • Maintain positive candidate relationships
  • Conduct candidate interviews and screening
  • Placing adverts
  • Conduct OH&S inductions
  • On call 24/7
  • Meet weekly targets of Sales, Business Development & Account Management meetings
  • Employee care activities
  • Book casual staff, enter shifts into HR manager
  • Administration duties
  • Negotiate casual & permanent staff rates
  • Weekly internal sales meetings to discuss and generate new leads for new business.

Part time

Platinum Appliance Repairs
02.2010 - 01.2011
  • Diagnosis, fault finding and repairs of whitegood appliances including:
  • Clothes dryers, ovens, cooktops, washing machines, rangehoods, dishwashers and cappuccino machines
  • Contract work repairing hand-dryers and upgrading of electronic money (tank) safes to 3G data network
  • Accounts
  • Customer Service
  • Stock Control
  • Parts sourcing and ordering

Graphic Prepress Manager

Planet Press Pty Ltd
01.2008 - 02.2010
  • Manipulate, set and compose text and graphics into format suitable for printing and other visual media.
  • Impositions
  • File preparation
  • Troubleshooting in both a Mac & PC environment
  • Knife lines
  • Typesetting
  • Plate output
  • File storage
  • File preparation
  • Client liaison
  • Production Scheduling
  • Staff supervision
  • File storage
  • Stock orders
  • Variable data using XMPie
  • Operate Xerox 8000 & HP Indigo 3500 digital print machinery during times of increased production, staff on annual or sick leave.

Digital Print Manager

Beaver Press Sales Pty Ltd
01.2003 - 01.2007
  • Maintaining existing contract with Westpac Bank Training Material Division
  • Roles: Client liaison, quoting, production scheduling, staff supervision, graphic pre-press, printing, binding & finishing, despatch & invoicing, file storage, stock control & variable data mail merges.

Graphic Pre-Press Operator

Beaver Press Sales Pty Ltd
01.1999 - 01.2003
  • High Resolution Drum Scanning, colour correction and re-touching, impositions, file preparation
  • Knife lines, troubleshooting in both a Mac & PC environment, typesetting, film output, plate output, file storage & processor maintenance.

Digital Printing

Beaver Press Sales Pty Ltd
01.1997 - 01.1999
  • File preparation, print production and finishing

Apprenticeship in Binding & Finishing

Beaver Press Sales Pty Ltd
01.1993 - 01.1997
  • Roles: Setting up and running the following machinery, folders, guillotines, collator/stitch trimmers, machine maintenance.

Education

High School Diploma -

De La Salle College
Revesby Heights, NSW
12.1992

Skills

  • Project planning and development
  • Quality assurance
  • Results-oriented
  • Time management
  • Dependable
  • Process improvement
  • Team Player
  • Strong problem solving ability
  • Employee performance reviews
  • Workflow planning
  • Forklift
  • Computer literate
  • Inventory Systems
  • Software Skills: PC & Mac, Cin7 Core Inventory Management, Microsoft Office, Xero, Shopvox & Adobe Creative Suite

Hobbies

Family, Food, DIY House renovations including tiling, flooring, electrical, plumbing & painting.

References

  • Edwina McNabb, 0450 900 558
  • Greg Jackson, 0499 978 448

Personal Information

Nationality: Australian

Hobbies and Interests

Cars, motorcycles & motorsports.

Timeline

Warehouse Manager

JMACX Offroad Solutions
03.2022 - Current

Production Manager

Kawana Signs
03.2016 - 03.2022

Traffic Workflow Manager

Look Print
05.2012 - 03.2016

Recruitment Consultant

Stockdale Printstaff
05.2011 - 03.2012

Part time

Platinum Appliance Repairs
02.2010 - 01.2011

Graphic Prepress Manager

Planet Press Pty Ltd
01.2008 - 02.2010

Digital Print Manager

Beaver Press Sales Pty Ltd
01.2003 - 01.2007

Graphic Pre-Press Operator

Beaver Press Sales Pty Ltd
01.1999 - 01.2003

Digital Printing

Beaver Press Sales Pty Ltd
01.1997 - 01.1999

Apprenticeship in Binding & Finishing

Beaver Press Sales Pty Ltd
01.1993 - 01.1997

High School Diploma -

De La Salle College
Daniel Collins