Lauren Rijo
Cape Girardeau,MO
Summary
Current manufacturing manager with 3+ years of manufacturing experience managing fast-paced manufacturing at one of the largest ice cream factories world-wide. Proven success in overseeing multi-million-dollar portfolios, driving out top losses in both waste and equipment failure, increasing production capacities, strategic production planning and production analysis.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Manufacturing Manager (Mix Plant/Logistics/Prod.)
Unilever
09.2023 - Current
- Manage and mentor 7 direct and 215+ indirect reports.
- Restructured Packaged Ice Cream (PIC) production to better utilize personnel skill sets.
- Decrease changeover time on PIC by revamping run strategy and wash up SOPs, resulting in an OEE increase of 4 percentage points while maintaining product quality.
- Led the team to a record production month in October, yielding the highest production of all time for the department.
- Reduced material variance from an average of 2% to 0.25% by focusing on statistical process control metrics, equipment dosing accuracy and operator coaching.
- Still currently responsible for all of the items in previous Manufacturing Manger role prior to the additional production areas.
Manufacturing Manager (Mix Plant/Logistics)
Unilever
05.2023 - 09.2023
- Managed 5 direct and 130+ direct reports.
- Managed inbound raw material procurement while developing supplier relationships.
- Managed ~$25M rolling inventory of raw and packaging materials.
- Revitalized product reworkability yielding $3.7M annual savings YTD.
- Monitored inventory levels and receiving schedules to avoid production delays from a lack of lineside material availability.
- Coordinated with other departments to align on production plans that supported service and factory KPIs.
- Managed a complex 10-cell auto-palletization operation.
- Improved raw dairy waste to near-flat levels by implemented focused improvement projects from material receiving to material utilization.
Supply Planner
Unilever
09.2022 - 06.2023
- Managed production plan of ~50 unique UPCs across 3 brands and 4 distribution centers.
- Monitor DOH targets across distribution centers to ensure healthy stock levels across 34 unique SKUs.
- Host weekly reviews to address shortages, capacity plans, production issues and material availability between material planning and production teams.
- Work closely with demand planners to ensure supply plans support strong service levels as forecasts change.
- Established inventory targets, stock level, and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory.
- Review run strategy monthly, making improvements to support factory KPIs.
- Support innovations and R&D trials by sourcing line time without negative impact to service.
Operations Manager
Unilever
10.2021 - 05.2023
- Manged 24/7 production operations of all ice cream pint production.
- Managed the mix-making department, including 70+ indirect reports, 4 direct reports, 3 HTST pasteurization systems, and over 300 unique mix recipes.
- Managed the logistics department, both inbound receiving (dry and refrigerated) and outbound shipping (frozen finished goods).
- Lead a technical team of maintenance supervisors, production supervisors, line mechanics and process engineers to drive out top line losses.
- Hosted daily performance reviews with immediate production team to waste, production output, and other relevant KPIs in a proactive manner.
- Maintain daily communication with the attached distribution center to ensure accuracy in finished good case counts.
Manufacturing Supervisor
Unilever
10.2020 - 10.2021
- Oversaw 24/7 production of 3 high-volume production lines, consuming $12M+ of materials monthly.
- Supported scale up of pilot plant test runs, proving capability and feasibility for full production.
- Managed material inventory, including raw and packaging, to ensure alignment with production orders.
- Partnered with Quality Assurance to establish clear production quality standards.
- Supervised, trained and coached ~80 direct reports, setting and enforcing production goals and expectations.
- Utilized WCM methodology to decrease safety incidents and quality defects.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering And Food Science
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY05.2020
Skills
- SAP Inventory Management
- Microsoft Excel
- Root Cause Analysis
- Leadership
- Kinaxis Rapid Response
- Lean Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Process Improvement
Timeline
Manufacturing Manager (Mix Plant/Logistics/Prod.)
Unilever
09.2023 - Current
Manufacturing Manager (Mix Plant/Logistics)
Unilever
05.2023 - 09.2023
Supply Planner
Unilever
09.2022 - 06.2023
Operations Manager
Unilever
10.2021 - 05.2023
Manufacturing Supervisor
Unilever
10.2020 - 10.2021
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering And Food Science
Cornell University
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