31 October 2013

To: Kevin/Jim
From: Employee Walter Rucker
Re: Framing; Warehouse Manager and Framing Department Positions
Hobby Lobby Naples enior !ana"ement #ace$ a crucial issue $urin" t%e store
openin" an$ initial inventory creation cause$ by a lack o# communication t%rou"% an$ to
t%e Ware%ouse Temporary !ana"ement& 'ompetin" an$ con#lictin" $irections #rustrate$
(are%ouse (orkers an$ create$ several sa#ety issues t%at (ere not appropriately resolve$
by t%e Temporary !ana"er& T%ere (as no one point o# )top*$o(n contact+ #or t%e enior
mana"ement&
Follo(in" are my ,uali#ications #or t%e Ware%ouse !ana"ement position sub-ect to pay
an$ bene#its&
2005 to Present
Recently mana"e$ military so#t(are pro-ects overseein" $o.ens o# part/#ull*time
contractors& Necessary to become intimate (it% t%e /& & Navy 0ir tation Jacksonville
1N0J023 !aterials 4epartment #or material procurement5 (are%ousin" an$ stora"e&
ProTrain Systems, LLC Roswell GA Dec 15 ! October 2003
6(ner an$ #loor trainer #or at%letes5 stren"t% an$ po(er trainin"5 t%ree "ymnasiums5
amateur to pro#essional at%letes in 78 sport $isciplines& 9ost re%abilitation specialist&
ales to local %i"% sc%ool coac%es5 pro#essional teams trainers5 ort%ope$ics an$
re%abilitation companies&
9rimary #ocus o# 9roTrain (as teac%in" at%letes to absorb an$ "enerate 1create3 #orce5 :
tau"%t t%e 6lympic )po(er+ Li#ts 1natc%5 'lean an$ Jerk5 9us% 9ress3 (it% t%e 6lympic
bar& 0lso t%e accessory 6lympic Li#ts 1,uat5 'lean5 Han" 'lean5 'lean an$ Release5
6ver%ea$ 9ress5 etc3 usin" t%e 6lympic bar5 kettle bells an$ $umbbells& 9roper li#tin"
#orm5 bo$y positionin" an$ in-ury elimination& Loa$s up to ;5<<< lbs& No in-uries on t%e
"ym #loors in ei"%t years o# operation&
1"# ! 1$2
Ware%ouse !ember promote$ to Ware%ouse !ana"er5 0& =& 4ick 'ompany5 !emp%is
TN& 6##set 9aper5 Hi*pee$ 6##set 9ress5 lit%o"rap%ics5 printin" c%emicals an$ accessory
items& 6ver ;5>?< pieces5 @<5<<< s#t o# (are%ouse #loor space& Truck an$ local $elivery
receivin" an$ $ispatc%in"A loa$/unloa$& :nventory control an$ reconciliation& Loa$s up to
>?< lbs& B;5<<<5<<< (%olesale value o# inventory in stock& !ana"e$ t%ree part*time an$
#ive #ull*time Team !embers&
%istory
4urin" my tenure (it%in N0J025 t%e !aterials 4epartment en#orce$ strict5 (ritten
Ware%ouse Rules an$ 9olicies (%ic% eac% Team member is to rea$ an$ si"nature&
9ersonal protective clot%in" an$ e,uipment to 6H0 speci#ications (ere man$atory
1(ork boots5 %ar$ %ats5 eye protection5 "loves especially in %an$lin" "lass3 an$ s%oul$ t%e
cost s%oul$ be born by t%e Employee&
&ntro'(ction)O*er*iew an' Comment
0 sa#e5 or$erly5 e##icient (are%ouse is a key to a success#ul operation& T%e (are%ouse
plays an essential role in t%e (ay "oo$s are sent5 receive$5 store$5 an$ circulate$
t%rou"%out t%e #acility& Wit% so muc% "oin" on an$ so muc% to keep track o#5 a (are%ouse
may also %ave more potential #or acci$ents t%an areas (it% more limite$ #unctions& o itCs
especially important to pay close attention to sa#ety in t%e (are%ouse
:# you (ere lookin" #or (are%ouse %ousekeepin" %a.ar$s5 you mi"%t notice:
6b-ects or materials in aisles or on t%e #loor5 (%ic% become trippin" %a.ar$s
!aterials stacke$ or store$ loosely or insecurelyA overloa$e$/overly (i$e pallets
9rotru$in" nails5 #asteners5 an$ ot%er s%arp ob-ects
Lar"e items le#t (%ere people can bump a"ainst t%em
Tras% stre(n about t%at can cause someone to trip or slip& Flammable tras% can5 o#
course5 be a #ire %a.ar$
Water5 oil5 or ot%er li,ui$ spills on t%e #loor t%at can cause slips an$ #all
/nbalance$ loa$sDor loa$s you canCt see overDcan be $an"erous to operators
an$ ot%ers nearbyA proper o##*truck loa$in" an$ stackin" is a must&
Removin" an$ policin" t%is in t%e environment #ocuses on sa#ety an$ e##icient
pro$uction&
Comment
T%e #ollo(in" are su""estions an$ comments t%at (oul$ be revie(e$ by enior Hobby
Lobby !ana"ement Naples an$ implemente$ un$er t%eir aut%ori.ation by t%e
Ware%ouse !ana"er&
Ware%ouse 0ccess Limite$ to !ana"ers an$ Ware%ouse Team& Re,uests #or inventory
an$ supplies #rom t%e #loor can be %an$le$ by Ware%ouse Team but more importantly
returne$ (are%ouse supplies to be $roppe$ o## by Hobby Lobby employees #or
Ware%ouse Team re*inventory& :# a 4epartment %ea$ or employee is allo(e$ in
Ware%ouse 0rea5 %e/s%e s%oul$ be accompanie$ by a Ware%ouse Team member& Team
member can move boEes5 pull inventory5 %an$ truck5 etc (it%out t%e Employee %avin" to
touc% or move t%e inventory controlle$ or bein" eEpose$ to %a.ar$&
T%e result o# t%is is a cleaner5 %i"%ly or"ani.e$ an$ e##icient inventory control an$ a
severely limite$ acci$ent occurrence&
!e$ical /p$ates on Ware%ouse Team * (it% speci#ic #ocus on me$ications t%at a##ect
blee$in"5 %eavy labor an$ mac%inery usa"e&
Receivin" Rules #or $esi"nate$ turn*aroun$ areas #or -acksA no openin"s allo(e$
bet(een truck be$ an$ (are%ouse #loor 1recent in-ury cause by t%is3A no #ans in trucks
1sa#ety %a.ar$3A coor$inate$ receive5 o##*truck an$ $elivery to #ront o# (are%ouse&
Ware%ouse sub$ivision #or temporarily store$ items5 permanent assi"ne$ space per
$epartmentA tras% collection5 bin stora"e5 etc& 0ll t%in"s %ave a place&
: %ave a #e( $o.en ot%er su""estions t%at can be revie(e$ (%en an$ i# appropriate& T%e
above is a small samplin"&
Cross+Traine' ,it- .ramin/
:n t%e neEt (eek : (ill pass t%e Hobby Lobby 'erti#ication Test an$ can become t%e
'ross*Traine$ employee&
.ramin/ De0artment %ea' Position
'urrently t%ere is no one certi#ie$ an$ capable o# mana"in" a small cre( o# Hobby
Lobby #ramer an$ o# t%e t%ree ot%er Team !embers5 no one capable o# mana"in" t%e
$epartment&
:# it is $esirable5 : o##er to take t%e Ware%ouse !ana"er position5 install t%e Rules an$
9roce$ures5 trainin" a replacement an$ transition to Framin" 4epartment %ea$ at t%e
appropriate time&
T%anks #or your consi$eration an$ t%e opportunity5
Walter Rucker
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