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Damien Chrustek

Skelmersdale,Lancashire

Summary

Proactive and meticulous Manager with over 18 years of experience in Warehouse and distribution industry. Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills.

Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.

I am a dedicated, hardworking individual who enjoys a challenge.

I can working within a team environment or as an individual.

I am a very fast Learner and can adapt well to new situations.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
30
30
years of post-secondary education
7
7
Certification

Work history

Shift Manager

Great Bear Distribution
Skelmersdale, Lancashire
01.2005 - Current
  • Started in 2005 as a warehouse operative and worked my way up to become a Shift Manager working within a very busy environment, including:
  • Working to tight deadlines and schedules.
  • Last month, I was able to become HGV driver and do some deliveries across the country to the customers.
  • Manage and motivate the shift team of around 50 Operatives (including Team Leaders) in order to ensure that productivity and service KPI's are achieved and exceeded.
  • Ensure the highest possible levels of health, safety and hygiene are upheld so that legislative and quality requirements can be complied with, ensuring relevant paperwork is completed and retained.
  • Deliver communication briefings so that all shifts are aware of all company and local issues; allow employees to offer input and improvements.
  • Manage Goods Inwards area to ensure that receipts are made quickly and without damaging goods so that stock is available to satisfy orders
  • Develop all team members so that their contributions to the warehouse can be maximised and succession plan
  • Offer regular feedback, formal and informal, on team and individual performance, including behavioural issues and highlighting good performance and areas for further development
  • Labour management; ensure the appropriate levels of overtime and agency workers to efficiently and cost effectively run the shift
  • Monitor and control training for teams, ensuring the correct amount of health & safety representation on shift.
  • Employed forward-thinking mindset to anticipate and quickly eliminate issues on shift.
  • Addressed staff absences and holiday requests to achieve consistent rota coverage.
  • Handled disciplinary investigations and hearings with strong employee relations knowledge.
  • Increased team efficiency by analysing staff and equipment performance.
  • Completed comprehensive shift reports to support seamless handovers.
  • Updated training and procedures to address skills gaps and challenges.

Ops Supervisor

Great Bear Distribution
11.2018 - 12.2022

FLT Instructor

Great Bear Distribution
02.2013 - 11.2018

Data analyst

FUSIT „Sygnaly” S.A
Rybnik, Poland
01.2004 - 01.2005
  • Additional work
  • Creating all necessary excel spreadsheets based on Managers demand
  • Using Excel and Visual basics within excel to create databases for various departments within the operation., Experience
  • Creating databases in Excel VB
  • Monthly KPI reports based on staff and MHE
  • Monthly KPI reports based on Haulier performance
  • Monthly KPI reports based Warehouse productivity
  • Logging and ancillary report for all staff, recording inactive and active time to boost productivity and identify better use of time
  • MHE (live) Failure report database, live recording of all MHE in or out of service
  • Managers weekly review packs based on shift performance to help identify good and bad aspects of the operation for each shift
  • Daily Operational focus reports
  • Document controlled worksheets
  • Weekly volumes, A hands - on role overseeing the safe and efficient operation of the warehouse, ensuring all orders are dispatched within departmental lead times
  • Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead by example ensuring warehouse operatives/apprentices agency staff always follow Company and departmental procedures
  • Work in partnership with fellow team leader, holding daily team and weekly management meetings
  • Oversee the workload of the warehouse personnel and ensuring that goods are despatched in a timely and well packaged manner as per departmental KPI's
  • Necessary
  • Oversee the goods - in procedure and QC liaison, location, rotation, and management of stock
  • Hold monthly one 2 ones and six-monthly PDP's with team members
  • Train warehouse staff (including casual staff) in best department practice ensuring staff follow SSOW's and standards
  • Overseeing in - house production work following the production plan, ensuring work carried out within departmental lead times
  • Ensure warehouse is a safe environment and that procedures and training are always maintained
  • Lead six monthly stock takes, ensuring warehouse is ready prior to the stock take
  • Assist in the development of new systems to help with overall efficiencies and stock monitoring.

Education

NVQ Level 5 - Manager

Highfield School
03.2021 - 09.2023

Diploma of Higher Education - Operations Supervisor/Supply chain

Highfield Qualifications
Doncaster
05.2018 - 10.2019

ESOL level 1,2 and 3 - Speech and Communication, Sociology and Psychology

Skelmersdale & Ormskirk College
Ormskirk, Lancashire
08.2005 - 06.2006

GCSEs - Car Mechanics

Technical College,
Rybnik, Poland
08.1995 - 05.2020

Skills

  • Training and development
  • Schedule management
  • Engaging leadership style
  • KPI management
  • Performance management
  • Workforce training
  • Health and safety compliance
  • Team Building
  • Training and mentoring
  • SMART goal setting
  • Coaching leadership
  • Performance development planning

Interests

., Outside of work I am a husband and father, I have two beautiful kids who keep me on my toes. I am also a very active person, I enjoy F1, keeping fit, working in the garage fixing cars and I love nature.

Languages

English
Advanced
Polish
Fluent
Russian
Intermediate

Certification

  • CM - Certified Manager Certification L5
  • CPM - Certified Professional Manager/Supervisor L3
  • Accredited MHE Instructor - cat. A1,A2,B1,D1,D2,F1
  • Manual Handling Trainer
  • Accident/Incident Investigator
  • Drug & Alcohol trained
  • Autostore Central System & Automation's
  • Kronos pay
  • Microsoft IT Office.
  • Fire marshal training
  • Disciplinary and Grievance course
  • Time Management
  • Performance Management
  • How to deal with Aggressive People
  • Recognising and responding to Conflict

Work availability

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Quote

"Don't underestimate the value of having a good team! You don't become successful on your own. You have to rely on really good people."
Alicia Quarles

Timeline

NVQ Level 5 - Manager

Highfield School
03.2021 - 09.2023

Ops Supervisor

Great Bear Distribution
11.2018 - 12.2022

Diploma of Higher Education - Operations Supervisor/Supply chain

Highfield Qualifications
05.2018 - 10.2019

FLT Instructor

Great Bear Distribution
02.2013 - 11.2018

ESOL level 1,2 and 3 - Speech and Communication, Sociology and Psychology

Skelmersdale & Ormskirk College
08.2005 - 06.2006

Shift Manager

Great Bear Distribution
01.2005 - Current

Data analyst

FUSIT „Sygnaly” S.A
01.2004 - 01.2005

GCSEs - Car Mechanics

Technical College,
08.1995 - 05.2020

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