Rich Terruso

About Rich Terruso

I’m an operations and quality leader with over 20 years of experience managing…

Experience

1. Distribution Center Manager

   Delta Apparel, Inc

   Sep 2013 — Present · Phoenix, AZ, US

   Through a “hands-on” approach, assess and train staff in the proper execution of responsibilities while evaluating areas of improvement and making suggestions that streamline efficiencies. •Continuous supervision and monitoring of picking and packing in order to ensure the integrity of the shipping process. •To ensure that improvements or repairs to infrastructure are not only timely performed but anticipated, thereby avoiding costly repairs and disruptions to workflow. •To ensure that staffing levels are optimized and that all shipping requirements are met. •To ensure the facility and the shipping processes are continually monitored and improved in order to make appropriate recommendations to senior management. •To ensure that all safety protocols are followed to guarantee the safety of all personnel, equipment, and property (OSHA requirements).•Champion a safety culture, ensure a safe work environment and cultivate safe behavior•Implement and drive a quality culture to ensure products are of the highest quality•Implement and drive continuous improvement initiatives•Understand financial reports and able to explain the plant P&L•Ensure production schedules and customer requirements are met in a timely and efficient manner through the use of schedules and standardized work•Provide guidelines to ensure timely repair and efficient predictive and preventive maintenance •Maintain procedures for accurate inventory•Review and authorize plant expenditures and meet budgetary requirements•Promote a positive work environment and take steps to ensure employment policies are understood and applied fairly and consistently•Drive process for attracting, interviewing and selecting employment candidates and for retention of personnel•Develop and improve the skill and knowledge of immediate staff and hourly personnel; maintain training and development of standardized work documentation•Drive execution of assigned projects to ensure accurate and timely completion

Education

• Community College of the US Air Force

  Associate's degree, Business Administration and Management, General

  1997 — 2001

• University of Phoenix

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General