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Este-Lynn Minnie

Summary

Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Self-starting and disciplined individual with a strong sense of responsibility, continually striving to attain perfection. A bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, and more than 8 years' experience in process optimization has allowed for the development of expertise in applying engineering and lean principles in an automotive logistics environment. With strengths in systems master data, as well as the creation and tracking of KPI's, brings a highly administrative advantage.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Control Tower Manager

Schnellecke Logistics USA
02.2024 - Current

• Manage and motivate employees to be productive and engage in work.
• Monitor and analyze business performance through KPI's to identify areas of improvement and make necessary adjustments through the PDCA method.
• Streamline workflows by identifying bottlenecks in existing systems and proactively addressing these challenges through appropriate solutions implementation.
• Drive operational efficiency through data-driven decision-making processes, leveraging analytics tools for informed strategy development.
• Collaborate with client and internal Engineering, Safety and Quality, as well as Operations teams, to assess demand forecasts, capacity constraints, and production schedules.
• Lead team to steer Operations and improve production planning processes through the adoption of best practices, automation and technology solutions to optimize operational effectiveness and create Kaizens.
• Conduct daily Gemba meetings with team to provide everybody with the necessary information to ensure smooth operations. This includes performance updates and current status of problem solving through 5 why's.

• WMS - Vanis & Arvato.

Senior Planning Specialist

Schnellecke Logistics USA
10.2021 - 01.2024

• Continuous improvement projects to balance Logistics Packing Supermarkets equally that feeds to the Production Line and meet Kaizen requirements.

• Redesign of all Logistics Packing Supermarkets to include parts for new electric model introduction. All layout designs based on optimal material flow, new carset designs and ergonomic implementation.

• Conducting FMEA's to lower risk of downtime, as well as the review of packaging to reduce part damages.

• Distribution calculations to achieve effective and accurate parts replenishment.

• Research and implementation into digitization to improve efficiency and quality, as well as visually displaying current performance.

• WMS - Vanis & Arvato.

Logistics Planning Engineer

Schnellecke Logistics USA
10.2019 - 09.2021

• Key User in Warehouse Management System.

• Maintaining Master Data (zone and location setup), including the creating of new Master Data for part changes and model introduction.

• Warehouse (Putaway) Strategy improvements, including footprint simplification, product groups and location types.

• Setup and tracking of KPI's.

• Inventory preparations and findings-adjustments.

• Constructing of new layouts, as well as optimization of current layout designs.

• Defining Process Flows, concepts to maintain FIFO and creating Material Information Flow Analysis presentations.

• AutoCAD.

• WMS - Phi & AM Supply.

Specialist Industrial Engineer

Schnellecke Logistics South Africa
01.2016 - 09.2019

• Responsible for all procedures and planning related to Body Shop, Press Shops and Warehousing.

• Determining new processes, manpower requirements and standard procedures for RFQ-purposes.

• Responsible for the planning of conveyance routes and the rebalancing of manpower.

• Accountable for creating, as well as maintaining all Work Instructions and Man Assignment Charts, using time studies and methods time measurement (MTM).

• Defining lineside audits and the implementation of housekeeping (5S) standards.

• Improvement of supply methods and lineside utilization.

• CAD - Inventor & Microstation.

• WMS - SAP.

Sports Therapist

Self-Employed
01.2009 - 12.2013

Spa Therapist

Steiner Transocean
01.2004 - 12.2008

Education

Bachelor's Degree (BTech) - Operations Management

Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
2019

Bachelor's Degree (BTech) - Industrial Engineering

Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
2017

Certificate - Project Management

Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
2014

Certificate - Lean

Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
2014

Certificate - Pastel Accounting

Eastcape Midlands College
Uitenhage, South Africa
2009

Diploma - Sports Massage

Total Concept
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
2009

Masters Diploma - Health And Skin Care

Isa Carstens Academy
Stellenbosch, South Africa
2003

High School Diploma -

Brandwag High School
Uitenhage, South Africa
2001

Skills

Employee Mentoring

Complex Problem-Solving

Idea Development

Brainstorming

Strategic Planning

Advanced user of MS Office

CAD Software

Certified MTM Practitioner

Simulation Programming

Warehouse Management Systems

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Afrikaans
Native or Bilingual
isiXhosa
Elementary
Spanish
Elementary

Timeline

Control Tower Manager

Schnellecke Logistics USA
02.2024 - Current

Senior Planning Specialist

Schnellecke Logistics USA
10.2021 - 01.2024

Logistics Planning Engineer

Schnellecke Logistics USA
10.2019 - 09.2021

Specialist Industrial Engineer

Schnellecke Logistics South Africa
01.2016 - 09.2019

Sports Therapist

Self-Employed
01.2009 - 12.2013

Spa Therapist

Steiner Transocean
01.2004 - 12.2008

Bachelor's Degree (BTech) - Operations Management

Nelson Mandela University

Bachelor's Degree (BTech) - Industrial Engineering

Nelson Mandela University

Certificate - Project Management

Nelson Mandela University

Certificate - Lean

Nelson Mandela University

Certificate - Pastel Accounting

Eastcape Midlands College

Diploma - Sports Massage

Total Concept

Masters Diploma - Health And Skin Care

Isa Carstens Academy

High School Diploma -

Brandwag High School
Este-Lynn Minnie