eric krueger

* Manage fillers and monitor process of filling over 500 propane and propylene cylinders * Conduct task observations and safety meetings for propane fillers * Plan production for second shift filling * Monitor about 15 production employees who sort, fill, and manage cylinders * Analyze various food grade carbon dioxide and oxygen, and medical and breathing air * Hold daily shift meetings for both shifts to discuss important plant and production issues * Help manage inventory of approximately 50,000 full, empty, maintenance, and quarantined cylinders * Inventory and order labels for more than 60 products, as well as personal protective equipment

* Introduced to many different aspects of the compressed gas business – including sorting, filling, distribution, safety and compliance, retesting, management, and analysis * Experienced and preformed the basic functions of a fill plant like rolling, filling, retesting, and painting cylinders * Went through training for DOT, EPA, FDA, and Airgas regulations * Implemented an emergency plant shutdown plan in the event of inclement weather, a plant accident, or other alarm * Took part in flammable gas, safety, medical, and specialty gas audits * Trained and certified to fill propane and propylene as well as operate a forklift * Attended a week long class on using SAP to perform valuable plant functions

* Worked directly with management to learn and assist with daily department functions * Sold as much as $3,000 worth of paint and paint accessories per day by talking to guests and presenting helpful product knowledge * Occasionally in charge of 3 to 4 employees and reported to the general manager * Analyzed weekly scenarios about how to best deal with certain workplace situations

* Worked with up to fifty customers a day to answer any questions about the store’s inventory, and scheduled pick-ups and deliveries * Handled cash, credit card, and check transactions of up to several hundred dollars each while operating point of sale terminal * Constructed and repaired furniture purchased by the owner at auctions for resale at prices as high as 10x the purchase price * Delivered furniture to customers’ homes after purchase, or picked up furniture customers wished to sell in the store

* Assisted customers with their shopping experience * Assisted in receiving of store merchandise * Maintained store appearance and ensured cleanliness by meeting Meijer standards * Returned shopping carts inside the building for customer use

* Ensure the accuracy of all transactions in the Sage ERP system * Help test and validate features of new Sage ERP system against current FACTS system * Perform cycle counts and manage inventory changes * Train employees on basic inventory movements and their importance * Research and correct any inventory discrepancies * Coordinate with department managers to find solutions to reoccurring inventory errors

* Supervise 25 union and non-union workers and drivers who handle hundreds of cylinders daily * Route 10 to 12 trucks for delivery of 10-15 stops and 100-500 cylinders * Constantly maintain facility to meet strict standards set by OSHA, FDA, DOT and Airgas * Review medical labels, analysis, packaging, shipment, and operations daily for compliance * Responsible for daily counts and reconciliations of controlled substances on site * Communicate bulk levels daily with vendors to ensure supply of 100+ gallons of product * Maintain fleet of 16 trucks and trailers with preventive maintenance and repairs as needed * Assist in conducting internal medical self-audits to review medical standards in plant * Conduct safety meetings and improvement to reinforce and improve safety and performance * Keep inventory levels in control by managing thousands of cylinders

* Supervise five union employees who unload, load, fill, and sort hundreds of cylinders daily * Responsible for maintaining accurate inventory of 17,000+ cylinders, both physically and in SAP * Handle incoming and outgoing shipments via company trucks and common carriers * Requisition assets for new business, growing customers, and plant stock for three area plants * Ensure safety standards set by OSHA, DOT, FDA, and Airgas are met within the plant * Coordinate with sales staff to ensure accurate and timely deliveries of gases and hardgoods * Order various safety equipment, as well as other products vital to plant operation * Authorized to operate forklifts

Major in Industrial Management and Operations Management Concentration in Marketing Activities and Societies: Association of Industrial Mangement Students, Phoenix Club, and Purdue University Dance Marathon