Melissa Metzinger
Lafayette,IN
Summary
Dynamic professional with extensive experience in production scheduling and inventory management at Acuity Brands Lighting. Proven track record in optimizing schedules and enhancing efficiency through Kanban systems. Adept at cross-functional collaboration and team mentorship, driving continuous improvement initiatives to meet customer demands and ensure on-time delivery.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Schedular
Acuity Brands Lighting
Crawfordsville, Indiana
10.2008 - Current
- Creating and maintaining production schedules to meet customer demand on time. Optimize the schedule for cell efficiency.
- Ensures that the production schedule is produced on time, and proper rescheduling of orders is based on production date.
- Risk Management: Identifying and mitigating potential risks to production schedules, such as supply chain disruptions, equipment breakdowns, or labor shortages.
- Commit to production schedule dates on time for COR, BOR, and expedite requests.
- Helps to monitor production capacity to ensure that it aligns with the Supply Plan. This involves adjusting schedules as needed to accommodate changes in production volume.
- Participated in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance KPIs across efficiency, quality, delivery, cost, and inventory.
- Oversee daily stand-up meetings with cell leaders to assess demand.
- Acted as primary liaison between production floor and customers to address issues and maintain on-time delivery.
- Facilitated adherence to 5S principles while minimizing eight types of waste throughout operations.
- Communicated schedule changes effectively throughout the organization when necessary.
- Oversaw inventory levels to maintain optimal stock availability.
- Resolved any discrepancies between purchase orders and actual receipts of goods or services.
- Worked with suppliers to expedite open purchase orders and shipments in-transit.
- Mentored other team members in the use of lean tools such as 5S, Kanban, and standard work instructions.
- Kanban system: manage the KB boards, purchase material to keep the cells running, and ensure orders are shipped internally and externally to customers.
- Manage the KB Boards -- purchase material to keep the cells running and orders are shipping on time to internal and external customers.
- Manage the stand-up meeting with the cell leaders daily, starting each day by looking at late, current, and future demand, and creating a plan to meet customer demand while reducing costs.
- Manage inventory in the FF—monitor KB, and reduce/re-size as necessary.
- Manage the KB Process -- audit the KB to check for: 1) material and no 2) card and no material, 3) no material and no card on board, 4) material. Being pulled from two bins, material not in a dedicated location.
Employee
Advanced Design & Machine, INC.
Clarks Hill, Indiana
05.1998 - 12.2013
- Run Mazak
- Make sure parts are within the dimensions that the customer wants
- Count parts and box them up to be shipped to customers
- Prepare the weekly packet to be sent to the bookkeeper
- Prepare packing slips, invoices and deposits
Front Desk Clerk
Red Roof Inn
Lafayette, Indiana
03.2007 - 10.2007
- Make reservations.t inquiries and resolved issues promptly.
- Maintained accurate records of room availability and reservations.
- Processed payments and handled billing inquiries with care.
- Lite Maintenance.
- Laundry
- Coordinated housekeeping requests and ensured room readiness.
- Answer the phone and transfer calls.
- Managed guest check-ins and check-outs efficiently and courteously.
- Assisted in training new front desk staff on procedures and policies.
- Greeted incoming guests warmly, issued room keys, and shared information on policies and amenities.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Physical Education, Computers
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
Muncie, Indiana05.1997
Skills
- Production scheduling
- Inventory management
- Kanban system
- Customer communication
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Continuous improvement
- Time management
- Problem solving
- Team mentorship
References
Available upon request
Academic Training
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY, Muncie, Indiana, Bachelor of Science, 05/01/97, Physical Education, Computers
Timeline
Schedular
Acuity Brands Lighting
10.2008 - Current
Front Desk Clerk
Red Roof Inn
03.2007 - 10.2007
Employee
Advanced Design & Machine, INC.
05.1998 - 12.2013
Bachelor of Science - Physical Education, Computers
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY