Well-qualified Operations Professional with an HR Background and proven success in improving operations and solving problems. Highly proficient in building lasting relationships with key decision makers, customers and team members to further company goals. Ready to leverage training and experience to take on new professional challenges.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Controller
Target Distribution Center
Indianapolis, IN
10.2020 - Current
Created and oversaw daily plans for 5 departments and guided department operations managers in volume, safety, quality, cycle time, and team initiatives.
Conducted daily meetings with department operations managers, senior operations managers, building director, operations directors, HR, training, continuous improvement, and quality departments on daily reporting and initiatives.
Set daily priorities for operations managers that aided in buildings safety, quality, continuous improvement, and volume goals.
Planned equipment and manpower needs for daily plans.
Trained new employees in various departments and safety standards.
Coordinated with inventory managers to plan deliveries around production schedules.
Reviewed production plans to identify and report potential risks.
Established and enforced organization systems and standards.
Developed and maintained automated tracking systems, hard copy files and records to enhance office workflows.
Researched and compiled information on variety of planning issues from multiple sources, prepared thorough reports and presented findings to Building Directors.
Operations Manager
Target Distribution Center
Indianapolis, IN
10.2019 - 10.2020
Directly Managed daily operations of Warehouse department of 50+ Team Members in areas of production, building capacity, and inventory management
Implemented onboarding experience that resulted in a 78% decrease in New Hires Not Retained metric.
Established positive and effective communication among leadership
Identified and resolved unsafe practices.
Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
Implemented GEMBA meeting routines with Team Leads, safety, and training teams to engage and educate
Reviewed shift reports to understand current numbers and trends and implement routines around improving 5 key metrics daily, weekly, and monthly.
Analyzed daily cycle time trends and implemented routines to decrease WOW.
Operations /HR Manager
Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing, LLC
Whitestown, IN
07.2018 - 10.2019
Directly manage Production, Maintenance, Warehouse, HR, Sanitation and Safety departments for a facility of 130+ associates
Support 5 facilities in all HR functions, each facility 50-300+ associates.
Work directly with Sales, Scheduling, Engineering, Financial Services, and Purchasing to implement plans to run Operations Departments.
Daily communication with Operations Teams and weekly Communication with Senior Leadership to meet plant objectives
Increased unit output in Ready to Eat production by 40% in 6m through on-site vendor trainings, optimizing schedule, optimizing equipment, and identifying implementing key processes in place across 2, 3 and 4 shift operations
Increased retention through ground up implementation of training and proficiency cycle program which allowed associates to progress through technician levels by demonstrating equipment knowledge/skill, leadership qualities, and business knowledge - incentivized by a base-rate increase and professional growth.
Identifying talent during interviews and weekly staffing and hiring meeting
Create and manage $9.6mil annual budget, over 3 production departments
Mange SOM and W2W variance of unit production and spend of each department
76% decrease in CPU in 6m for Ready to Eat department through increased unit output and decreased spend through in-depth analysis of spend by identifying key areas of saving
60% decrease in CPU in 6m for Ready to Cook department through increased unit output and decreased spend through in-depth analysis of spend by identifying key areas of saving
Operations /HR Manager
Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing, LLC
Whitestown, IN
03.2018 - 10.2019
Directly manage Production, Maintenance, Warehouse, , Sanitation and Safety departments for a facility of 130+ associates
Support 5 facilities in all HR functions, each facility 50-300+ associates.
Work directly with Sales, Scheduling, Engineering, Financial Services, and Purchasing to implement plans to run Operations Departments
Daily communication with Operations Teams and weekly Communication with Senior Leadership to meet plant objectives
Increased unit output in Ready to Eat production by 40% in 6m through on-site vendor trainings, optimizing schedule, optimizing equipment, and identifying implementing key processes in place across 2, 3 and 4 shift operations
Increased retention through ground up implementation of training and proficiency cycle program which allowed associates to progress through technician levels by demonstrating equipment knowledge/skill, leadership qualities, and business knowledge - incentivized by a base-rate increase and professional growth
Identifying talent during interviews and weekly staffing and hiring meeting
Create and manage $9.6mil annual budget, over 3 production departments
Mange SOM and W2W variance of unit production and spend of each department
76% decrease in CPU in 6m for Ready to Eat department through increased unit output and decreased spend through in-depth analysis of spend by identifying key areas of saving
60% decrease in CPU in 6m for Ready to Cook department through increased unit output and decreased spend through in-depth analysis of spend by identifying key areas of saving
Human Resource Coordinator - Operations Support
Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing, LLC
Whitestown, IN
06.2015 - 03.2018
Support to all associates and leaders regarding personnel policies and procedures in the areas of benefits, payroll, employee relations, training, recruiting, staffing management, and other administrative tasks
Monitor and track all LOA's as needed (STD, LTD, FMLA)
Payroll liaison
Recruiting - Identify manning needs, manage job descriptions, post open positions, screen applicants for relevancy, schedule and conduct interviews, create offer presentations and new hire packets, see candidate though full onboarding process
Employee Relations
Disciplinary actions - review documents and counsel associates on issues
Conduct investigation in response to issues/concerns
Develop and implement personnel policies and procedures
Organize company activities
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration And Management
Indiana Tech
Indianapolis
12.2023
Skills
Organizational Systems
Employee Relations
Performance Management Systems
Employee Engagement Management
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Advising Department Managers
Federal Laws
Compensation and Benefits
Timeline
Production Controller
Target Distribution Center
10.2020 - Current
Operations Manager
Target Distribution Center
10.2019 - 10.2020
Operations /HR Manager
Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing, LLC
07.2018 - 10.2019
Operations /HR Manager
Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing, LLC
03.2018 - 10.2019
Human Resource Coordinator - Operations Support
Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing, LLC
06.2015 - 03.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration And Management