Shipping Manager at Watson Engineering (2019-02 – Present)
- Ensured customers received products on time by meeting required shipment dates aligning with customer agreements.
- I have created a lean process for the shipping department, inventory department, and quality department driving employee morale and performance.
- Delegated tasks to promote strong organization and utilization of warehouse space while managing outbound shipping orders for 70% of the customer base.
- Forecasted demand by monitoring inventory level and leveraging historical data.
- Achieved inventory accuracy by using Vantage to identify allocation errors and enforce proper inventory recording by overseeing material allocation.
- Supervised and coordinated the unloading and stocking of inbound shipments as well as the picking and shipping of outbound orders.
Production Manager/ Production Scheduler at E&I Engineering (2017-08 – 2019-02)
- Created SOPs and production schedules for high-volume production jobs.
- Stepped in as a manager for the sheet metal department to meet the company's needs at the time.
- Coordinated with the IT department to implement barcode tracking on job tickets to improve the timeliness of production.
- Worked directly off of a bill of materials provided by the engineering department to coordinate production for these jobs in-house as well as for the outsourced components.
- Handled all outsourcing of sheet metal parts and custom parts ordered.
- Managed all product lines to ensure proper processes were followed through production correctly and in a timely manner to meet shipment dates per customer agreements set by the customers and myself.
- Managed OEM forecasts, customer orders, strategic build plans, and the disbursement of weekly production schedules.
- Monitored daily status and communicated with management about scheduling problems. Expedited and prioritized work orders and coordinated daily production schedule meetings.
- Collaborated with the manufacturing and purchasing personnel on material status and production planning issues.
- Optimized production plans based on collected data on volume produced, raw materials consumed, and quality assurance findings.
- Developed documentation to adhere to recordkeeping requirements: document delays, difficulties, estimate changes, and accounting for issues affecting deliveries and production.
- Estimated necessary amounts of labor and materials for manufactured parts.
Chemical Technician at BASF (2015-08 – 2017-08)
- Ensured the correct mix of chemicals were processed based on the production plan.
- Utilized lockout tag-out operations on a consistent basis.
- Maintained chemical orders using SAP to maintain efficient production schedules.
- Coordinated with Warehouse management to ensure that the correct orders (with reference to order numbers) are delivered and inventoried for future use on the production lines.
