Ronald Dwight Clark

1206 South Merrill

New Boston, TX 75570
Mobile: 903-293-0942
Day Phone: 903-628-8325
Email: rc614@valornet.com

Country of citizenship: United States of America

Veterans' Preference: No

Contact Current No
Employer:

AVAILABILITY Job Type: Permanent

Work Schedule: Full Time

Shift Work

Desired Work Mission-Focused

Environment

DESIRED US-TX-East/Tyler/Beaumont
LOCATIONS

WORK EXPERIENCE Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 7 6/1978 - Present

Texarkana Arkansas US
 Hours per week: 40

Shift Supervisor

Report overages or shortages and condition code discrepancies to

supervisor. Process and independently complete receiving
documentation insure correctness of quantities, identification criteria
and labeling. Operate and perform operator maintenance on a variety of
both manual or automated equipment in the completion of assigned
duties such as computers, keypads, optical readers, scanners (bar code
wands), etc. Use equipment to move freight from carrier vehicle,
through receiving process to storage locations. Repack freight using a
variety of prefabricated packing containers and cushioning materials for
storage or shipment. Apply a variety of packing methods and
techniques. Mark and label in accordance with documentation. Examine
and code items for packaging and related processes based on type of
material, use, storage, etc. Conduct preservation packaging of fragile,
perishable, or sensitive items involving techniques to protect against
deterioration, corrosion, breakage and other damage during shipment
and storage. Always verify that procedures have been properly
followed. Utilize a variety of tools and equipment such as hammer,
canon knife, tape measure, heat sealers, strapping equipment, etc. to
complete a packing function. Use shrink wrap machines to secure
material to pallets. Operate an electric, gasoline or diesel powered
forklift which is capable of lifting loads weighing less than 10,000
pounds and as high as 168 inches. Also operate extension forklift.
Responsible for performing all equipment safety and maintenance
checks to minimize failure and accidents while operating and working
around equipment. Recognize improper functioning of a forklift and take
immediate action to prevent. Observe safety rules in operating a variety
of manual and automated terminals and equipment. Follow all safety
rules and regulations, and wear all protective clothing and equipment
necessary for jobs performing. Assure all daily production, trip tickets,
etc. are filled out and turned in on a daily basis. Attend all safety
meetings. Assure work area is neat and clean at all times in order to
prevent accidents. Work independently, and as a team member, in
order to accomplish the mission. Work under normal supervision.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 6 6/1978 - Present

Texarkana Arkansas US
 Hours per week: 40

Shift Supervisor

Verify stock numbers on documents against material. Use a computer

and/or physical research to resolve discrepancies concerning items. Use
specifications for proper weight limits when packing shipments.
Research and interpret packing manuals and specifications. Assure
shipping items are properly marked, tagged, labeled and in properly
marked containers against shipping document. Identify materials and
equipment requiring special care in handling and determine which
materials should not be accepted at particular work site. Generate
labels by using computer. Maintain inventory accountability until
shipment process is complete. This includes activities such as entering
requisitions in UNISIS, checking for correctness of stock number, and
quantity using requisition to verify accuracy, canceling and modifying
requisitions for damaged, discrepant shipments and receipts, mode of
shipment, transportation of stock substitution and storage of records for
retrieval should the need arise for subsequent research. Validate source
documentation through communication. Review issue documents.
Coordinate with proper organizations to correct erroneous entries.
Ensure proper coordination to correct erroneous transactions or pending
transactions. Resubmit rejected material for processing through UNISIS
System. Resolve location reconciliation discrepancies by sending
material back to appropriate location, and requesting correct material.
Use appropriate preservation and packaging techniques when
instructions are incomplete. Familiar with items examined to ensure
items meet proper pack levels and codes. Apply packing instructions in
the accomplishment of assigned duties. Independently perform the
packing and repacking of a variety of general parts, components,
equipment and other items. Identify and label materials for shipment
and/or storage using strapping tools and tape. Apply knowledge of
marking and labeling after packing. Work independently receiving only
general instructions from supervisor who provides work assignments,
new or revised procedures or specifications. Independently determine
the accuracy of material classification. Follow all pre-established
guidelines as to methods, procedures and techniques. Assist employees
using data systems with actions related to materials vehicle load orders
such as inputting in computer, and closing. Receive freight from carrier,
verify shipment destination, quantity, cube and paperwork against
shipping documentation. Move high value and controlled freight items
to their assigned storage locations. Sign for freight received. Process
and log freight which can be handled in bulk into the receiving system
and take items to a staging area to be transported to their proper
storage area or location. Sort items which require breakdown by NSN's,
counts, processes and log items into the receiving system.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 5 6/1978 - Present

Texarkana Arkansas US

Hours per week: 40

Shift Supervisor

Separate assigned material into different groupings according to

obvious differences in basic content (such as rubber, metal, wood,
paper or plastic). Complete work assignments within general
warehousing plan without instructions on methods, procedures, or
techniques to use. Receive and complete warehousing work
assignments through verbal or written instructions using standard
operating procedures. Verify that procedures have been properly
followed. Maintain an excellent safety record while working in positions
which involve frequent exposure to hazardous working conditions.

Over the years I have performed packing duties for Maintenance

Department, Receiving, Warehousing, Mixing Departments, Radial Tire
Room, etc. Raw materials, equipment, motors, parts, etc. hae to be
shipped to other production plants or to Manufacturer for repair or
replacement. Perform standard and/or routine packing assignments,
packing and repacking a variety of items for shipment such as kits,
parts, tools, supplies, equipment, etc. utilizing a wide variety of
standard packing materials, methods, and techniques. Pack items in
accordance with very specialized requirements. Items custom packed
are heavy, bulk items of an unusual size, pattern or shape. Compare
material to be packed with any accompanying documentation and/or
information from UNISIS screens. Immediately take action to correct
errors such as wrong stock or quantity that has been sent to the pack
line. Use a variety of packing procedures and techniques for selecting
container, placement of item, wrapping, cushioning, sealing, marking,
and labeling. Select the appropriate container from a wide selection and
variety of containers including wood, fiberboard, and plastic, taking into
consideration such factors as size, weight, dimensions, condition,
fragility, sensitivity, unit of issue, level of pack specified or required,
mode of shipment, and destination. Strategically place items in
containers to maximize container storage capacity and/or for proper
cushioning. Determine the type of cushioning to use, and the
cushioning techniques to employ, using a variety of techniques to
cushion the material. Add any brackets, mounts, foam, and/or inserts
to protect the items from unnecessary damage or movement.
Determine the most effective and efficient means of pack and ways to
reduce transportation costs. Ensure all labeling, marking, and
addressing requirements are met prior to releasing material for final
loading/shipment. Adapt and modify containers to properly package
items. Determine methods and techniques of packing to be used. Select
the types of cushioning materials or devices to use in order to prevent
shifting and/or damage to items. Use desiccants in packing some items
to prevent or limit moisture and prevent corrosion. Identify items and
check for obvious signs of damage or wear such as dents, broken or
missing parts, and corrosion.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 4 6/1978 - Present

Texarkana Arkansas US

Hours per week: 40

Shift Supervisor

Load/unload designated conveyances, using mechanized, automated,

and manual material moving equipment, devices, and systems such as
utility vehicles, standard size fork lifts, stretch wrap machines, label
making machines, pallet jacks, side loaders, mechanized/automated
towveyor systems, warehouse tractors, and trucks. Work in automated
and non-automated warehouses, loading docks, and/or outside
storage/staging areas. Receive, unload, and process incoming
shipments reporting over, short, or damaged conditions. Check and
visually and physically examine a variety of incoming material.
Assemble items into groups based on information shown on the
receiving vouchers and segregate materials according to such factors as
condition, type of transaction, or property class and route along
appropriate processing lines. Select, store, stack, palletize items based
on their use, size, shape, quantity, and possibility of contamination.
Check lists showing stock identification changes to insure that the
proper items are selected and assembled for issue. Assemble items for
shipment in the loading area according to information provided on the
shipping requests, and check the condition of shipping containers prior
to loading. Complete and sign shipping and receiving reports. Keep
record of materials or items received or distributed. Count types and
quantities of items during inventories, and maintain tally listings during
the count. Use Radio Frequency (RF) handheld to determine picks and
assist in loading trucks appropriately. Pick by priority or by what has to
be pulled in the area with emergency picks done immediately. Perform
counts or inventory of items or pallets of material. Perform requisition
of lost items using UNISIS System to locate misplaced material. Scan
documents. Off-load materials from tugs and flatbeds, and move to
staging lanes, various locations to and from pallets, or onto carrier
container for shipment. Select storage locations by size, shape, and
quantity. Assure shipping items are properly marked, tagged, labeled
and in properly marked containers against shipping document. Use
warehousing procedures for item identification such as comparing
information on shipping or receiving document with stock items.
Manually stack, palletize, arrange and rotate items according to height,
width, weight instructions; knowledge of aisles, rows, tiers within
warehouse operation. Place parts and materials in designated bins or
spaces accurately, loading and unloading conveyances. Select identified
warehousing items for issuance. Identify items and check for obvious
signs of damage or wear such as dents, broken or missing parts, and
corrosion. Determine whether material should be routed for technical
review, storage, repair or disposal. Receive materials and equipment
and place them in proper storage areas, recording data as required.
Count items and verify count against documents.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 3 6/1978 - Present

Texarkana Arkansas US

Hours per week: 40

Shift Supervisor

Ensure that personnel management within the organizational entity

under my supervision is accomplished without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin. Keep abreast of
developments, policy issuances, and other similar material in the equal
opportunity field, and fully support the Cooper Tire and Rubber
Company Equal Opportunity Program. Furnish employees assignments
and place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that
are likely to cause death or serious physical harm. Refer matters that
exceed my authority to higher levels of management for decision.
Support diversity in the workforce. Ensure employee involvement in
setting internal team goals. Ensure an equitable assignment of work for
each team member. Delegate work effectively. Coach / mentor
employees. Ensure Leaders and employees are held accountable for
their performance and conduct. Manage every work day striving to work
toward the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company strategic focus in
accomplishing the important and essential responsibilities assigned.
Responsibility and accountability toward customer service are a very
important part of our job duties. I feel as though Cooper Tire & Rubber
Company has given me the stewardship responsibility, and I use all
resources at my disposal in order to accomplish the mission at hand.
Handle myself in a professional manner at all times, demonstrating
innovation and initiative toward resource stewardship. Independently
implement corrective actions that can be taken within the limits of
assigned authority and job specification requirements without affecting
work operations controlled by other supervisors. Comply with
occupational safety and health standards applicable to Cooper and with
all rules, regulations, and orders issued by Company Headquarters with
respect to the occupational safety and health program. Assure that
rules and regulations on housekeeping and safety practices are
observed. Assure employees follow all safety rules and regulations, and
wear all protective clothing and equipment necessary for jobs
performing. Assure preventive maintenance is performed on all
materials handling equipment (MHE) operated. Work independently,
and as a team member, in order to accomplish the mission. Work under
normal supervision.

Perform a wide range of material handling duties. Receive, store, and

assemble for issue, shipment, and distribution a variety of bin and bulk
supplies, materials, equipment and commodities. Rewarehouse, pick,
stow, locate, access, and route stock items. Process, verify, and/or
prepare various documents manually or by using automated equipment.
Utilize automated systems such as bar code wands, laser scanning
equipment, and computer terminals to read, store, route and track
information.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 2 6/1978 - Present

Texarkana Arkansas US

Hours per week: 40

Shift Supervisor

Perform staffing actions related to manpower requirements, personnel

promotions and reassignments. Assign work to individual employees by
verbal or written instructions. Indicate methods to be used, explain
difficult technical requirements of tasks to be performed and
demonstrate difficult or unusual work processes to employees. Monitor
work in progress and inspect completed work to assure work order
requirements, standards and deadlines are met. Identify and
investigate work related problems. Implement corrective actions which
can be taken within the limits of authority and job specification
requirements. Make recommendation on how to solve operational
problems requiring coordination with other operational supervisors
outside of the distribution center. Plan and schedule work assignments
on a weekly to monthly basis for accomplishment within schedules and
priorities established by higher level management. Analyze work
schedules, determine manpower, tooling, material requirements and
methods to be used. Establish deadlines, priorities and work sequences
to be followed. Plan work assignments considering processes,
availability of manpower and equipment, establish deadlines and other
work projects. Determine work assignments to be done concurrently
and which can be delayed. Change the tasks assigned to employees and
redirect the use of resources within the area of responsibility.
Determine the need for, and initiate the timely replenishment and
positioning of materials. Provide information and recommendations to
higher level supervisors on such matters as the need to revise work
schedules, ability to accomplish work assignments as scheduled,
backlogs, and the number of workers and kinds of skills required.
Recommend changes to the organizational structures or position
management issues within my area of responsibility. Participate in
management programs such as beneficial suggestions, quality
assurance, safety and cost reduction. Plan and establish overall leave
schedules and approve or disapprove special leave requests. Assure
time and attendance sheets, with all overtime annotated, are turned in
on time. Production reports are turned in on a daily basis. Consolidate
production counts or totals. Discuss the importance of team work and
working together for the betterment and safety of the Company.
Monitor any work operations by contractor personnel. If there are any
problems, report to supervisor. Determine the training needs of
employees. Counsel employees and discuss informal complaints and
grievances with employees and union representatives, and initiate
disciplinary actions. Set performance standards to be met and make
formal appraisals of employees' work performance. Maintain work
reports and records. Ensure a continuing affirmative application of
Cooper policies concerning equal opportunity.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 1 6/1978 - Present

Texarkana Arkansas US

Salary: 60.000 USD Per Year

Hours per week: 40

 Shift Supervisor

Serve as Shift Supervisor for Cooper Tires Distribution Center. I direct

the daily tire warehousing, shipping and receiving workload through
assigned personnel performing tire receiving, warehousing, shipping,
material examining, material identification, etc. Direct the
accomplishment of daily tire requisition orders and coordinate
distribution support with transportation. Review the daily tire inbound
freight schedule to determine the routing of inbound tire shipments to
designated warehouse unloading location. Assign the required resources
to support tire unloading operations. Review tire shipment requirements
to identify type of shipping conveyance (truck, rail, sea, or air).
Coordinate tire shipping with transportation for the daily allocation of
commercial shipping trucks. Coordinate with transportation for freight
shipping, rail shipping, air shipments and sea container shipping
requirements to meet the daily shipments. Perform daily tires re-
warehousing management for the storage of inbound tire shipments
and assignment of warehouse locations into UNISIS for received tires.
Coordinate and perform inventory tire stock readiness actions. Use
UNISIS and other data systems to include Microsoft Office Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, and Outlook to report daily for tire management practices.
Use these data management systems to perform tracking, inquiries,
process tire orders, cancellations, tire pick and stow status, tire
shipping status codes, and open vehicle load orders (VLO). Performed
research and analysis of tires shipping late. Conduct research inquiries
on information requested by senior management, Home Office at Finlay,
Ohio, and data management systems to upload shipping information
into Radio Frequency tracking tags. Develop and implement guidance
on tire warehousing and distribution management in compliance with
Cooper, OSHA stock readiness and shelf life management of tires.
Develop and implement guidance on tire shipping operations to comply
with transportation regulatory requirements for tire shipping. Perform
tire warehouse facility management and material handling equipment
(MHE) management functions related to the upkeep, repair, and
determination of tire facilities and MHE requirements. Define tire
racking storage aids requirements to support warehoused tires and
define tire warehousing space utilization requirements. Reveiw and
approve all procurement requirements for operating supplies and
equipment. Attend meetings and conduct conference calls with staff,
senior management, and company managers on issues related to tire
warehousing and distribution management. Conduct distribution center
level staff and safety meetings. Document and insure that operational
and safety programs are accomplished, and follow up with appropriate
personnel to insure that work is completed. (Contact Supervisor: Yes,
Supervisor's Name: Walt Wharton, Supervisor's Phone: 870-773-4502)

EDUCATION DeKalb High School

DeKalb , Texas US
 High School or equivalent

JOB RELATED Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO); Sexual Harassment; Ethics;

TRAINING Cultural Diversity; Evacuation Procedures; Fire Drills; Fire
Extinguishers; Safe Lifting Techniques; Lock Out, Tag Out; Slips, Trips
and Falls; Standard Operating Procedures (SOP); Shelf Life Procedures;
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); Ladder Safety; Heat Exhaustion;
Eye and Hearing Safety; Lean Management; Six Sigma; National
Incident Management System (NIMS) 20th July, 2006; Texas A&M
University System Fire Protection Training Division, 20 hrs.; Fire School
Red River Army Depot, Texas April 6 1997; Texarkana College
Responding to the Hazardous Material Incident 8 hrs Feb. 23, 1991;
Texarkana College Confined Space Rescue, 8 hrs June 17, 2004;
International Safety Instruments, (Cooper Tire Rubber Co.) completed
use of the ISI Self Contained Breathing Apparatus - April 27, 1993;
Texas A&M Fire Protection Training Division

AFFILIATIONS New Boston Volunteer Member New Boston Texas Fire Dept.
Fire Department Lieutenant/ Training/ Safety Officer

Cooper Tires Emergency Called to all emergencies, medical, chemical

Response Team hazar

REFERENCES Kyle Thomas Cooper Tire & Rubber Manager

Co.

Phone Number: 870-773-4502

Email Address: KThomas@Coopertire.com

Reference Type: Professional

Walt Wharton Cooper Tire & Rubber Manager

Co.

Phone Number: 870-773-4502

 Email Address: WWharton @Coopertire.com

Reference Type: Professional

ADDITIONAL AWARDS: Cooper Tire: Thirty Years of Service; Operational Award -

INFORMATION Warehouse Unloading Project; Ten (10) Years Perfect Attendance;
Numerous Group and Individual Safety Awards; Numerous Group and
Individual Production Awards;

New Boston Fire Department: Excellent Service as Instructor - Bowie

County Firefighters Annual Control School, Red River Army Depot -
March 28, 1999 - Mr. Ronald D. Clark; Certificate of Appreciation -
Volunteer Service - Bowie County; Fireman of the Year Award - New
Boston - 2005;

ADDITIONAL JOB SKIILLS:

Use of all computer skills, software and typing speed 80 words min.
Forklift operating skills for 15 years. Nominated in Cooper Tire's Peaks
Safety Program for being safety conscious in the Distribution Center.
Instructed all forklift operators for driver's training and safety classes.
Have over 10 years of perfect attendance and numerous safety awards.
Assisted in organizing safe dock procedures for our inbounds. Awarded
several letters of recommendation for outstanding work performance.

Organized fundraisers for our fire department. Operated with FEMA

directors with Katrina/Rita evacuees. Worked with Emergency
Management directors in our county. Acts as Safety Officer for the New
Boston Volunteer Fire Department for all on scene calls. Supervises
firefighters on scene for all emergency calls as the acting lieutenant.
Assisted as the lead firefighter in a downtown fire in New Boston, TX of
a major restaurant; our fire department was given the award as the
Town Heroes for preventing the loss of the majority of businesses
downtown. For this act, I was awarded Fireman of the Year.