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Jeff Smith

Production planner
Austin,TX

Summary

Production Planner offering 13-year history of optimizing production and distribution processes in Biotech environments. Plans material demands to meet production needs while using SAP to schedule orders and coordinate production capacities. Skilled in analyzing build plans, resource allocation and inventory reports.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

PRODUCTION PLANNER

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
Austin, TX
02.2010 - 12.2023
  • Working with SAP business solution software for MRP control
  • Planned orders being firmed at least 3 - 6 months in advance to coordinate raw material lead times with production start dates.
  • Daily job releases and work instructions.
  • Unreleased job rescheduling.
  • Daily report updates.
  • Backorder management meetings.
  • Bulk shipments and Transfer Orders.
  • MRP setup and adjustments.
  • Working with customer service to alert customers for date adjustments and production issues.
  • Deviation Notice/ Engineering Change- submittal and implementation.
  • Member of Order Fulfillment Team used to transfer materials internally to various R&D and production labs within company.
  • Weekly production reports using SAP/EXCEL.
  • Build schedule mail outs.
  • Production scheduling with labs.
  • Production scheduling with packaging.
  • Custom products work in progress (WIP) review.
  • Monthly expiry review for labs- scrapping unusable material and small lots.
  • Monthly stock review and disposition expired/ SSL product in global logistics centers.
  • Requalification's (if possible)
  • DCF (DISPO COCKPIT FORECAST) Forecasting review.
  • DCF forecast adjustments and large future orders adjustments.
  • Rescheduling for procurement and production.
  • Any training for ISO qualification/ QPM (QUALITY POLICY MANUAL) requirements.
  • Meeting scheduling for future production meetings (Outlook/ MS TEAMS).
  • Quarterly E&O (EXCESS AND OBSOLESCANCE)- SAP and excel (SAP- above 5k, SAP and excel below 5K).
  • Bi-yearly/ Yearly inventory review and adjustment (My role was to release critical jobs before the cutoff date and time, and make sure those jobs were in queue before inventory counts were started).
  • Developed comprehensive production plans to ensure timely completion of customer orders and minimize stockouts.
  • Analyzed capacity constraints for optimal resource allocation, maximizing throughput while minimizing costs.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify process improvements, resulting in increased productivity levels.
  • Supported new product introductions by collaborating with procurement and quality teams during prototype development stages.
  • Yearly metrics review.

PRODUCTION LEAD

Wolfe Engineering Inc.
05.1999 - 02.2008
  • Hired as 2nd shift production lead at high volume manufacture of liquid and gas delivery systems for semiconductor application.
  • Tubing Cut and face dept.
  • De ionized water bath and clean.
  • Job kitting for production floor.
  • Gas tungsten arc welding tack station using blueprints including bubble prints, AWS GTAW machine prints.
  • Orbital standard and ultraclean welding ¼”, 3/8”, ½” stainless steel tube weld with various fittings.
  • Helium leak check for weld integrity using VEECO Mass Spectrometer Leak Detector machine.
  • Also responsible for Preventative maintenance- oil and filament changes, recalibration, and periodic replacement with new cycled and validated sensitivity calibrator.
  • Quality check against blueprints for weldment verification and specification adherence.
  • Familiar with Calipers, Height gauges, surface plates, Sight pipes for visual weld inspection, Helium Leak detectors.
  • Hired later within the company as Quality representative.
  • Managed engineering changes with customer blueprints using ECO process.
  • Managed equipment and tooling validation and records keeping with up-to-date certifications.
  • Managed supplier First Article Inspection.
  • Managed customer First Article Inspection.
  • Managed production team customer compliance trainings.
  • Managed records retention personnel training.
  • Managed a team of production workers, ensuring timely completion of tasks and adherence to safety protocols.
  • Increased overall product quality by closely monitoring production processes and providing constructive feedback.
  • Reduced downtime by proactively identifying potential bottlenecks and addressing them promptly.
  • Trained new hires on production procedures, ensuring a quick ramp-up time and consistent performance levels across the team.
  • Conducted regular audits to identify areas for improvement within the production line, implementing corrective actions as needed.
  • Led continuous improvement initiatives that resulted in significant improvements in productivity and reduction of waste materials.
  • Ensured compliance with all relevant industry regulations, maintaining detailed documentation for audit purposes.
  • Monitored equipment performance, coordinating regular maintenance checks and repairs to minimize unplanned downtime events.
  • Trained workers in proper operation, calibration and maintenance of production line equipment.

Education

Business Administration

Associate of Applied Science - Business Administration

Dallas Art Institute
8080 PARK LANE STE 100, DALLAS TX 75231
01.1990

Skills

  • Raw Materials
  • Production Scheduling
  • Quality Control
  • Production and Processing
  • Manufacturing Procedures
  • Report Creation
  • Workflow Management
  • Business Management
  • Preparing Reports
  • Inventory Maintenance
  • Adept in SAP Business Solutions, Oracle, Office 365

Accomplishments

  • Developed planning strategy- worked with production, labs, and marketing to grow Tapestation reagents from its infancy in 2013 to the multimillion-dollar worldwide product line it is today.
  • Provided cost breakdowns and reports critical in reducing scrap costs for marketing team- saving the company 72K in 2023
  • Successfully worked with team to transfer production of entire product line to newer better equipped facility to increase efficiency and reproducibility in 2023.
  • Successfully worked with production and labs to ramp up new products and facilitate transfer to global logistics centers.

Yearly Trainings

  • Be Secure
  • Standards of business conduct
  • Acceptable Use of Information Systems Policy
  • Annual Quality Management System
  • Annual Transportation Security Administration Training for work at TSA certified supply chain check point location

Timeline

PRODUCTION PLANNER

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
02.2010 - 12.2023

PRODUCTION LEAD

Wolfe Engineering Inc.
05.1999 - 02.2008

Business Administration

Associate of Applied Science - Business Administration

Dallas Art Institute

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