Garrett Nordling

Experience

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  TE Ibberson

  Apr 2012 - Aug 2012

  Field Engineer

  • Led two 8 man crews in the erection of steel towers at a large coastal import/export grain facility• Inspected steel work on high towers to ensure all contract compliance and customer needs were met• Successfully managed hiring/disciplining/terminating construction workers at the grain terminal

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  PepsiCo

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Quality and Manufacturing Engineer

  • Developed and implemented several proposals that saved the warehouse facility $65,000 per year on utility consumption • Created start-up/shut-down procedure for the ammonia system• Partnered with outside companies to design, develop and complete utility savings project• Managed and a led a union staff of 20

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  PepsiCo

  Dec 2013 - Feb 2015

  • Supervise Quality department, Maintenance, and Production to produce 20,000 cases per shift• Developed a complete recycling and waste program to optimize rebates• Run production lines at high efficiency, met safety standards, and achieved high accuracy production counts• Established cost reduction programs including personnel reductions with increase in efficiency and quality• Lean Six Sigma Kaizen Leader • Successfully and efficiently loaded 50 semi-trucks for on time departures and delivery per shift• Managed and a led a union staff of 40 • Completed a management rotational program through Maintenance, Production, Quality, and Warehouse departments

  • Manufacturing Associate Supervisor

    Jul 2014 - Feb 2015

  • Supply Chain Operations Associate Supervisor

    Apr 2014 - Jul 2014

  • Manufacturing and Warehouse Sr Associate

    Dec 2013 - Apr 2014
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  Honeywell Aerospace

  Apr 2015 - Apr 2017

  •Plan and execute building shutdowns for repairs•Supervise 8 direct and 40 indirect reports across two twin cities plants•Manage the work order system for 3 plants and effectively distribute more than 400 work orders each week•Successfully leading the Facility portion of a $30M factory expansion with a revenue impact of $8M/month•Leading implementation of lean management tools and successfully trimming the work order backlog from 1200 to 300 •Supervised facilities maintenance personnel for support of building and production equipment •Successfully led daily Tier 2 meetings with maintenance group leaders•Successfully managed Facilities portion of the Total Preventative Maintenance program•Lead team to creating an efficient preventative maintenance (PM) and work order backlog system•Planned and executed building shutdowns for repairs

  • Facilities Supervisor

    Jan 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Facilities Engineer

    Apr 2015 - Jan 2016
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  Best Buy

  Apr 2017 - now

  • Manage the “run the business” supply chain team that handles maintenance initiatives for automation, conveyer systems, racking and material handling equipment across 28 direct distribution centers and 17 indirect delivery pads• Work collaboratively with environmental, safety, transportation, distribution operations and the field to solve problems• Recruited and manage a direct team of 5 and indirectly manage the mechanic team across the network• Manage a $14M capital budget across the network with no overspend• Implemented Telematics for material handling equipment to help drive safety for employees• Successfully managed three sorter rebuilds and will oversee three more rebuilds in Distribution Centers across the country Show less

  • Sr. Manager- Supply Chain Engineering

    Mar 2019 - now

  • Supply Chain Project Engineer Manager

    Apr 2017 - Mar 2019