Responsible for scheduling and distributing daily production work orders, including entry into JD Edwards. Collaborate with production teams to develop an efficient schedule while balancing multiple variables including staffing, material yield loss reduction, and machine capacity.  Troubleshoot, research, and resolve issues as they arise in JD Edward and numerous macro-enabled excel workbooks. Identify and implement continuous improvement of processes and systems of the production floor.  Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Planning, and others to support the S&OP Demand Planning process for the site.  Track new product launches and product discontinuations and assist business teams in decision making through communicating challenges and opportunities identified at the plant level. Schedule, track, and plan for plant trials and projects.  Provide costing and labor staffing estimates for new product launches.  Create and upkeep production material variance reports for previous week and monthly. Perform deep dive analysis of waste factors and lead improvements with the Operations Team to improve outages, and over/under consumption. Update KPI's weekly and manage and review the Vorne data daily to analyze trends. Review the OEE Audit Reports and lead discussions to improve performance as required.  Prepare daily and weekly overtime reports as well as update Labor Efficiency Report worksheets. Create purchase orders for fluid and nonperishable materials. Order over 150 individual SKUs as well as managing discontinuation and flow though timings. Periodically reviews inventory quantities, ordering more materials when necessary within the companies’ budget.  Reduce errors by reviewing invoices discrepancy with the accounting department. Manages all returns, holds, and credits with vendors.  Work closely with vendors to ensure product arrival. Practices both the required GMP and Safety procedures as well as conducting monthly GMP plant audits.

Coordinate end to end planning process within the department while optimizing customer service though an achievable and efficient planning schedule.  Overall plan to optimize plant schedule capacity utilization plan. Schedule around equipment and labor constraints. Develop and maintain production documents and reporting records.Collect, review, analyze and monitor data regarding the planning; prioritize, adjust and improve the planning process where necessary. Order and balance raw ingredients daily to ensure adequate space and supply.

Manage and control incoming and outgoing supplies, by conducting weekly inventory of all consumable materials as well as conducting month end inventory. Create purchase requisition as need to obtain optimum inventory levels based on minimum stock and future forecast. Maintain and analyze the daily operational report, based on previous day’s production. Aid plant director in decisions to increase pounds per labor hour as well as Overall Equipment Effectiveness, decrease overtime, giveaway and recoup pounds, using KPI (key performance indicator) and lean manufacturing practices. Reports daily production updates to senior management. Assist in managing the accuracy and reliability of Dynamics Navision system, in addition to creating standard operation procedures (SOP). Reconcile cheese consumption, consume raw materials, and close all production orders. Performs all hourly ADP timekeeping daily and maintains records and files for the plant. Serves as an active SQF (Safe Quality Food) internal audit team, as well as create, revise and verify SQF documentation. As well as conduct training programs with production employees. Schedule over 200 SKUs for the packaging cheese plant daily and maintaining a weekly tentative schedule. Taking in consideration finish good inventory as well as aging WIP inventory, to maintain finish good inventory for both made to stock and made to inventory products. Continuously working with customer service representation to insure reliable ship dates as well as fulfilling order quantities. Closely working with Quality Assurance to assure quality product is being produced. Comply with all Plant, State and Federal OSHA, EPA, FDA, HACCP, GMP, and SQF regulations, and assist in the maintenance of Food Safety and Quality system.

Maintain weekly, daily and yearly raw production, processing, and packaging schedules. Schedule, plan, and execute an annual whole body planner, based on forecast, orders and bird availability. Execute and analyze weekly reports for supply and demand, as well as creating a 12 week, raw meat availability. Optimize product use, by monitoring inventory age and keeping inventory levels to a minimum without shortages and distressing over production. Focused on order fulfillment, from packaging, through shipping and coordinated with dispatch when needed. Improved working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Outlook, SAP (Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing), SAP BW, and Crystal Reporting.

Supervise packaging production lines, supervised 70 plus employees. Analyze labor distribution histograms per trays produced. Calibrate scaling system to most efficiently harvest efficient birds per man-hours. Train lead supervisors and new line attendants. Provide timely feedback to immediate supervisors regarding product deviations, productivity and yield loss/opportunity. Conduct daily safety meetings, ensuring that the work place is kept safe. Complete employee’s daily time cards. Analyze labor costs, yields, efficiencies, and packaging materials used. Attend training as required, including Management, Quality Control, Human Resource, Safety and Service Awards.

I had a great opportunity to diversify my work task. I worked in operations, inventory, quality assurance, human resources, finance, and field production. In addition, I have acquired skills in JDE, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office applications, as well as general data entry and office skills. Furthermore, I acquired an understanding of USDA regulations, import and export laws, and most importantly knowledge of the seed industry. During these times, I had to learn quickly and diligently while being organized and flexible. Last, I had to adapt to changing environments on a monthly basis.