Kenneth Searl
Director of Operations
Certifications: OSHA 30 General Industry
Years of Specialization: 10 years
Degrees: BS in Sociology – Texas A&M University
Positions: Assembler, Installer, Procurement Coordinator, Asst. Director of Operations, Director of Operations. All positions held at FlexDecks.
Professional Profile
Kenneth directs all operations processes and distributes assignments to the operations teams, analyzing and coordinated costs, resources, supplies, and purchase orders, in addition to supervising project schedule, assuming responsibility for the project lifecycle and gross margin performance.
Key Responsibilities
Basic Lifecycle: Evaluates client documentation for the bidding process to ascertain if the job request from client is feasible for the organization. Produces and acquires the necessary materials within the project’s deadline to ensure operations remain streamlined.
Project Coordination: Communicates with the engineering team in determining the required budget value based on product specifications and arranging the activity schedule of the production team. Consistently manages the entirety of operations, monitors the process, and determines project completion deadlines.
Production Oversight: Assists in analyzing work orders for all open projects, while facilitating the logistical operation for domestic and local freight. Responsible for scheduling daily meetings to review production schedules and address any obstacles that have developed.
Logistics Oversight: Collaborates with Freight Brokers to transport materials between locations. Focuses on providing customer convenience and satisfaction while developing long-term relationships with handlers.
Internal Collaboration: Establishes proactive and consistent contact with organizational leadership to define ideas, streamline processes, and determine the most effective strategy to eliminate difficulties for the operations team. Schedules weekly meetings with the external department to update them on the most recent forecasts.
Partnership Development: Emphasizes the need to employ effective and competent team members, considering their punctuality in completing tasks, meeting deadlines, and their passion for work. Actively involved in the hiring and recruiting process for skilled and unskilled personnel, expanding organizational understanding.
Training & Onboarding: Ensures project expectations are communicated to new staff members, mentoring them on all necessary factors of their position and organizational standards. Provides positive feedback during the onboarding process, maintaining a consistent and effective training style to optimize workforce performance.
Technology & Platforms: Demonstrates expertise in technology and the use of tools for process optimization, learning necessary software including QuickBooks to perform at the highest possible level.
Preventive Maintenance: Enables the performance of preventive maintenance on many high-value machines, exhibiting technical proficiency to ensure effective operations and improve system performance.