Tara Eakle
Indianapolis
Summary
Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Machine Operator -B2
Eli Lilly
Indianapolis
06.2022 - 11.2024
- Load raw materials into machines according to specified measurements.
- Prepared machine for production processes by equipping with required tools and parts.
- Set up and operate machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments.
- Ensure that safety guidelines are followed at all times while operating machinery.
- Trained new operators and implemented new division operator training program to improve retention rates and increase production.
Traffic Clerk
DHL
Franklin
02.2020 - 06.2022
- Inbound Tasker
- Outbound Tasker
- Inventory
- Trainer
Dispatcher
S&H Transportation
Greenwood
05.2006 - 11.2019
- Schedule and dispatch workers/ employees, work crews, equipment, and vehicles to appropriate locations, according to customer requests, specifications, certain situations/ scenarios, or other needs, use via email, phone, and verbal contact/ communication
- Confer with customer and supervising personnel to address questions, complications, special requests for service and/ or delivery to stores and warehouses
- Monitor personnel o\and/ or equipment locations and utilization to coordinate services and schedules
- Receive, prepare, and manage work orders
- Relay work orders, messages, and information, and transport to and from drivers, supervisors and customers using via email, phone, and verbal communication contact
- Arrange and manage necessary repairs to restore services and schedules
- Prepare, Arrange, and manage daily work and run schedules for several employees, and personnel
- Determine types and amounts of equipment vehicles, materials, personnel required and necessary, according to work orders and other special circumstances and specifications
- Advise personnel and customers about traffic conflicts and complications, updates, etc
- Examples of such construction areas, accidents, traffic congestion, weather conditions, and other possible transportation complications
- Ensure time-efficient movement and transportation of freight, according to customer requests and work orders
- Based on daily schedules
- Oversee all communication within specifically assigned loads
- Order supplies and equipment and issue them to specific personnel
Team Lead and Inventory
CWC
Indianapolis
03.1998 - 05.2006
- Maintain and develop positive business relationships with customer key personnel involved in or directly relevant to logistic activity
- Develop an understanding of customers’ needs and take action to ensure that such needs are met to the customer’s satisfaction
- Collaborate with other departments as necessary to meet customer requirements, to take advantage of products
- Review logistics performance with customer benchmarks and service agreements
- Direct team activity establishing task priorities, scheduling and completing work assignments, providing guidance and advice; ensuring the availability of resources
- Plan, organize, and execute logistics support activities, such as assign pickers, packers, and loaders
- Support the development of training new team members
- Redesign the movement of goods to maximize value and minimize costs
- Participate in the assessment and review of staging products and redesigning locations
- Count and verify product availability
Education
High School -
Emmerich Manual High School
Skills
- Operational control
- Equipment monitoring
- Production preparation
- Computer skills
- Quality control
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Lean manufacturing principles
- Workplace safety
- Equipment operation
- Start up procedures
- Manufacturing
- Logistics
- Forklift and pallet jack operation
- Shipping and labeling
- Supply chain distribution
- Safety compliance
- Quality assurance controls
- Manufacturing experience
- Machine programming
- Power and hand tools
- Good communication
- Modifications and adjustments
- Production timeline management
- Breakdown troubleshooting
- Specification compliance
- Machining and production standards
- Teamwork and collaboration
Timeline
Machine Operator -B2
Eli Lilly
06.2022 - 11.2024
Traffic Clerk
DHL
02.2020 - 06.2022
Dispatcher
S&H Transportation
05.2006 - 11.2019
Team Lead and Inventory
CWC
03.1998 - 05.2006
High School -
Emmerich Manual High School
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