Kyle Harrington

• Improved warehouse efficiency by streamlining receiving processes and implementing best practices.
• Reduced inventory discrepancies by conducting regular cycle counts and addressing root causes of variances.
• Enhanced team productivity with effective delegation of tasks and consistent follow-up on progress.
• Increased accuracy in shipments received, verifying quantities against purchase orders and invoices.
• Collaborated with procurement department to resolve invoice discrepancies and expedite inbound deliveries.
• Ensured safe working environment by enforcing safety protocols, leading toolbox talks, and providing necessary personal protective equipment.
• Maintained organization of the receiving area, creating clear pathways for efficient material handling and storage.
• Provided training to new team members, ensuring quick integration into daily operations and adherence to company policies.
• Established cross-functional collaboration with other departments, improving overall warehouse workflow efficiencies.
• Oversaw returns processing, ensuring accurate documentation and timely return of damaged or incorrect items to suppliers.
• Conducted periodic performance reviews for team members, offering constructive feedback and identifying opportunities for professional development.
• Optimized space utilization in the warehouse by reorganizing storage layouts based on product turnover rates.
• Managed scheduling of staff shifts to ensure adequate coverage during peak hours without compromising employee work-life balance.
• Troubleshot issues related to receiving hardware/software systems, liaising with IT personnel to resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Facilitated seamless communication between management and team members by conducting regular meetings, addressing concerns and providing updates on department initiatives.
• Prepared incident reports and gathered data when accidents occurred on receiving floor.
• Conducted counts and audits of inventories to identify and resolve discrepancies in records.
• Received incoming shipments, compared contents against associated records and transmitted to proper department.
• Monitored scheduled shipment dates to achieve timely delivery, expediting as necessary, and communicating variances to customers.
• Operated equipment such as Reach Trucks, Counter Balances ranging from 2 tonne to 10 tonne, Turret Trucks, and Stock Pickers.
• Currently Fire Warden and First Aider
• Current Health and Safety Representative for the warehouse

Before achieving the receiving supervisor role I started on the floor doing the below jobs.

• Picker
• Packer
• Unpacker
• Put away
• Cycle counts
• Loading and unloading of trucks and containers

• Supervised Night Shift
• Team leader receiving
• Team leader Despatch
• Kaizan member
• Before moving into the above roles I was a general picker/packer and unpacker/putaway person
• Operated Counter balance forklifts, stock pickers, turret trucks, Scissor lifts, high reach forklifts.

Scanning and placing orders for all wards.

Unpacking and picking orders from stock.

Delivering ordered goods to all wards.

Unpacking ordered medical goods on to shelves for nurses and doctors to access.

Unloading trucks with and without a forklift.