Ethan Walshaw
Doncaster,United Kingdom
Summary
A highly skilled professional with extensive expertise in construction safety and supply chain operations, holding qualifications such as SMSTS, Temporary Works Supervisor, and HSG47. Excellent problem solver and proactive thinker proficient in managing complex projects under pressure, with a proven track record of leading a team of associates to achieve operational excellence. Demonstrates exceptional skills in IT, including advanced Excel capabilities for data presentation and analysis. Adept at problem-solving and time management, consistently delivering results in dynamic environments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Material Controller
M Group Energy
Doncaster
2024.02 - Current
- Set up of Site yard and Stores - Establishing safe and efficient CDM areas complying with company best practices and CDM Regulations.
- Management of Stores teams through direct setting to work processes and monitoring daily activities to ensure site yard operations are complete safely and in line with project programmes.
- Managed disposal of waste materials responsibly, demonstrating commitment towards environmental conservation and company policies.
- Responsible for purchasing materials, consumables and hire of plant and equipment on multiple projects simultaneously. Staying frugal while still ensuring project deadlines are met. Working with multi million pound budgets.
- Facilitating strategic decision making through use of various supplier partners to ensure jobs run smoothly with minimal issues.
- Keep accurate records of all relevant site documents including Purchasing history, Waste transfer Notes and Deliveries. Staying compliant with Document control Regulations.
- Liase with Logistics Teams and Procurement to ensure orders are being tracked and delivered to site in a timely manner.
- Management of sub contractors carrying out Temporary Works on site. Ensuring they are in line with company procedures and carrying out activities safely.
- Reviewing of sub contractor Risk assessments and method statements to ensure they are following Health and Safety Legislation and plan to carry out work using correct methods.
Warehouse and Transport Manager
MKM Home/MKM Building Supplies
Hull
2023.03 - 2024.02
- Made substantial process improvements to allow for a quicker lead time on orders with less mistakes.
- Performed regular briefs on current business targets and missions for that week to keep staff motivated to achieve goals.
- Responsible for the safe operation and efficient running of all vehicles on site - route planning for vehicles and making fast on the spot decisions ensuring all business needs are still met.
- Fed weekly figures and KPIs to the Brand Director in weekly management meetings as well as presenting reports and acting on any feedback related goals set.
- Responsible for health and safety on site – maintained high levels of safety in a fast-paced environment. (Also Completed an IOSH managing safely course to ensure highest standards of H&S.)
- Dealt with customer enquiries regarding orders as well as resolving issues relating to active customers.
- Scheduled deliveries to be completed in a delivery book format that was reviewed daily to ensure all could be completed without any issues.
- Required to cover some days when drivers were not available – completed multiple deliveries per day demonstrating my customer service skills and gaining driving experience. Also managing to stick to busy schedules when required.
- Key component of the supply chain process – ordering stock, arranging returns and dealing with any supplier related issues.
- Developed administration skills – creating filing systems and holding key information in relevant databases. (Excellent MS Office and Applications skills).
- Commute here from Doncaster
Step Up Team Lead/Associate – Inbound Support Services
Amazon Fulfillment Centre (LBA2)
Loversall, Doncaster
2022.07 - 2023.03
- Carrying out the scheduling of departures and collections on site ensuring there is constant flow of trailers to reduce backlog and ensure inventory on site is substantial.
- Worked with various external sites to fix issues with transship documents and virtual movement of goods.
- Project manager for various process improvement projects – including improving lag times and improving productivity while keeping areas safe and workable.
- Reduced pending research (Units which required Deep Dive & Root Cause analysis) products by 42%, from units 16500, after 9500. Allowing customers to purchase items they previously couldn’t and allowed vendors to sell products after rectifying root cause identified through problem solve analysis.
- Reduced on site aging volume on average by 70%. From circa 5000 to 1500 Identifying processing issues to Area Managers to enable aging volume to be processed. Escalating to Operations Manager where necessary. Metric was reported to Senior Operations Manager and discussed during Weekly Business Review (WBR) to Site Lead (SL) and Regional Director (RD) as high priority.
- Reduced Transshipment misses by 93% since taking over the metric across 6 weeks. Avg. Units missed 15, at handover 1 unit missed. Completed weekly deep dive into the metric providing data and bridge to Senior Leadership. Holding Area Managers accountable with actions.
- Managed a team of circa 10 Associates on a daily basis, conducting Start of Shift Briefs and highlighting daily improvements.
Warehouse Associate
Amazon Fulfillment Centre (LBA2)
2020.10 - 2022.07
- Successful in getting into the Team Lead Proxy pool.
- Trained within a specialized process path, Problem Solve which requires extensive study and tests to meet the criteria for training.
- Completed 3 projects on site, whilst completing Business Improvement apprenticeship.
- Redesigned buffers within the work area to improve process flow.
- Improved tramming tack times within shipping by 54%, reducing by a total of 3.8 Minutes originally 7 Minutes.
McDonald’s
Thorne Retail Park, Doncaster
2018.07 - 2020.10
- Highly experienced in customer service and dealing with difficult situations surrounding customer complaints.
- Working within a fast-paced environment while keeping safety and quality as priority.
- Responsible for large quantities of cash and ending shifts with accurate till counts ensuring there are no discrepancies.
Education
IOSH Working Safely Course -
Supply Chain and Business Improvement Technique apprenticeship - undefined
2021.01 - 2022.01
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New College Doncaster
2018.01 - 2022.01
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Ash Hill Academy
2011.01 - 2018.01
Skills
- SMSTS Qualified
- Temporary Works Supervisor
- NRSWA Operative
- MEWP for Managers IPAF Qualified
- HSG47 Certificate Held
- Appreciation for excavation safety through Groundforce
- National Grid Persons
- NPORS Telehandler Licence Held including suspended loads
- Data Analysis
- Required to deep dive into company KPI’s to review and then display data in various digital formats Produced Pivot Tables and Excel tables using complex excel formulas to feedback to senior leadership on a daily/weekly basis
- Teamwork / Leadership
- Youngest Team Lead on site managed a team of 12 Problem Solve associates, who were the most skilled and tenured team within the FC Having multiple problematic situations around training associates in other areas, to support the requirements of the business and to further upskill employees Briefed the team at the start of shift with shift plans and targets Met with operation and area managers regularly on shift to update them on current performance, metrics and priorities
- IT
- Studied IT at A-level over a 2-year period The course also included Wider implications of Digital System’s and Planning and communications Skilled in all areas of Microsoft office, creating pivot tables and data mapping which was presented to senior leadership to identify areas of improvement Proficient in complex excel formulas Able to interpret large data sets presenting them in a format using charts and graphs that are easy for recipient to digest
- Time Management / Organization
- Completing bridges for Inbound KPI’s on daily / weekly basis to report, these were deadline critical as again feed into WBR Preparing information for daily meetings and managing multiple process improvement projects simultaneously Required to review a total of 5 KPI’s and put plans in place to reduce any that are over threshold Required to work within a constantly changing environment and to react quickly and efficiently to any problems I may face Develop solutions under extremely high pressure and being mobile while also having the ability to adapt to the situation and audience
- Problem Solving
- Working under pressure while developing solutions for a wide range of key issues Reacting to a changing environment and solving both short- and long-term problems Ability to manage teams while working on new projects for both safety and process improvement
Timeline
Material Controller
M Group Energy
2024.02 - Current
Warehouse and Transport Manager
MKM Home/MKM Building Supplies
2023.03 - 2024.02
Step Up Team Lead/Associate – Inbound Support Services
Amazon Fulfillment Centre (LBA2)
2022.07 - 2023.03
Supply Chain and Business Improvement Technique apprenticeship - undefined
2021.01 - 2022.01
Warehouse Associate
Amazon Fulfillment Centre (LBA2)
2020.10 - 2022.07
McDonald’s
2018.07 - 2020.10
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New College Doncaster
2018.01 - 2022.01
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Ash Hill Academy
2011.01 - 2018.01