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Archbold, Ohio, United States

Provide strategic directions and planning system solutions for Production Planning and Master Planning functions.• Align planned production with S&OP expected production and monitor actual output• Devise and monitor reports tracking performance at all levels of planning and production• Work with leadership to understand machine capacities and coordinate staffing to meet future requirements• Track scrap rates and run rates and keep master data updated with accurate values to insure proper product costing• Monitor new products and verify that they will meet scheduled first production dates• Analyze consumption to devise inventory strategies for products and configure SAP to fulfill the strategy• Advise production planners on capacity utilization and material flow

Archbold, Ohio

Manage SAP Production Planning System and provide support and technical solutions for production planning at Sauder-Develop and perform audits to maintain data integrity-Work with the production planners to identify and solve planning related issues-Assist in the training of new production planners-Develop standard work for planning activities and SAP transactions-Troubleshoot and resolve SAP system issues-Develop and test business solutions in SAP

Archbold, Oh

Plan production using SAP and forecast future demand to estimate upcoming resource and labor requirements.-Use SAP APO to plan the production schedule of a department consisting of 24 work centers and 125+ employees-Perform scheduling functions in an SAP ERP environment-Analyze data from SAP BWP reporting to verify accurate product throughput rates and scrap rates-Develop spreadsheets in Excel to interpret data and present numerical data as visual representations such as charts and graphs-Utilize the Theory of Constraints to schedule required work flow through heavily constrained resources with slow throughput-Plan long lead-time products with multi-level BOMS across multiple work centers-Communicate with leadership about staffing and equipment requirements and constraints

Archbold, Ohio

Manage the 2nd shift operations of both of the company's raw board warehouses.-Maintain warehouse inventory integrity-Inspect incoming raw board for quality assurance-Document incorrect shipments or damaged material-Work with incoming quality on supplier development initiatives-Schedule incoming over the road transport deliveries-Perform purchase receipts in SAP-Train employees to perform inventory transactions-Manage transportation of board between buildings-Keep employees informed of company safety goals and lead monthly department safety meetings.-Support LEAN initiatives and maintain 5s

Archbold, Ohio

Use an electronic inventory system to maintain accurate material counts, fix mistakes, and track product movements.-Perform inventory transactions in AS400 system-Track product movements, receipts, and issues-Problem solve inventory inaccuracies to determine the root cause and take corrective action to prevent the mistake from happening again-Facilitate internal logistics operations-Train new forklift drivers how to perform inventory transactions-Perform periodic cycle counts on warehouse storage bays-Inspect and insure that material is stored in a safe manner in warehouse locations

Archbold, Ohio

Manage a team of 15-20 people on a daily basis as they place parts in a carton on an assembly line.-Share performance information with the team on a daily basis-Develop a plan for the shift at the start of each work day-Train new employees how to perform daily tasks safely and efficiently-Have daily team meetings informing team members what the plan and goals for the day are-Document and address disciplinary issues-Reinforce safety goals and initiatives set forth by the company-Achieve production goals such as rate (pieces per hour) and quality-Promote LEAN concepts to the team members-Support 5s initiatives through team work-Promote a work environment of high morale and safety to team members

Archbold, Ohio

Support material movements for several machines.-Operated an electric Crown 60 series, electric Hyster 100 series, and a propane Hyster 155 series.-Scanned material using RF-Maintained cleanliness, organization, and inventory accuracy of WIP warehouse area

Archbold, Ohio

Placed finished components into a carton on an assembly line. Carton was then folded, glued, stacked, and sent to finished goods warehouse.-Backup Team Leader-Backup Forklift Driver-Backup Setup Technician-Stacker and Glue System Operator

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Operations And Supply Chain Management

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Business Administration, Management And Operations