Whitney Myers

Object focused Senior Production Planner with extensive experience orchestrating end-to-end manufacturing schedules, optimizing capacity, and leading cross-functional alignment. Proven ability to analyze customer demand, develop capacity-based production plans, and optimize schedules to ensure on-time delivery while maximizing equipment utilization and minimizing downtime, changeovers, and material waste. Skilled in balancing customer priorities, managing material constraints, and collaborating with customer service, materials planning, engineering, and operations to resolve supply chain challenges and maintain production continuity. Experienced in leading cross-functional planning meetings, established record of leveraging SAP (PRD) and Excel tools to monitor demand to track production performance and proactively mitigate supply chain risks before they impact customer shipments. Skilled in ensuring BOMs, documentation, and production processes are validated prior to release. Established in driving trial-build execution for end-of-life (EOL) and new product introductions. Recognized for strong analytical skills, attention to detail, independent decision-making, and a collaborative approach to driving efficient, reliable manufacturing operations.

• Extracted demand data from SAP to inform production planning.: Skilled at extracting demand from SAP, verifying line capacity, and using the information to build refined production schedules.
• Facilitated daily communication among customer service, materials planning, and production teams.: interact as daily contact between customer service, materials planners, and production to align priorities and ensure process transparency across every function.
• Utilized reporting tools to identify opportunities for maximizing throughput and minimizing waste.: Skilled in sequencing "like products" to reduce changeovers, eliminate material waste, and maximize throughput using CIM-aligned reporting tools.

Active and goal-focused Production Supervisor with a proven track record of leading large-scale teams (60+ hourly employees) and driving operational excellence in fast-paced food manufacturing environments. Proven ability to drive safe, efficient operations while maintaining strict compliance with GMP, HACCP, food safety, and quality standards. Combines hands-on supervisory experience with a deep background in Continuous Improvement (Operations excellence), Lean manufacturing, and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). Skilled in production scheduling, workforce management, inventory control, WIP management, quality assurance, and developing recovery plans to minimize downtime and meet production goals. Dedicated to optimizing sanitation and cleaning procedures, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing, and 5S, and autonomous maintenance principles. Recognized for developing standardized work, operator training programs, centerlines, and process improvements that enhance productivity, reduce waste, and support operational excellence.

• Fostered a zero-incident safety culture among team members.: Experienced in managing 60+ frontline operators while fostering a zero-incident culture rooted in behavioral personal safety, peer safety, and strict GMP/HACCP food safety standards.
• Implemented Continuous Improvement strategies to enhance processes.: Proficient in executing Lean initiatives, including 5S implementation, Rapid Changeover (RCO) and Autonomous Maintenance (AM) training.
• Conducted audits to ensure adherence to quality control standards.: Skilled in managing Critical Control Points (CCPs) in partnership with QA, conducting thorough product/packaging audits, and revising Master Sanitation Schedules (MSS).
• Analyzed production line performance to optimize workflow.: Adept at analyzing line performance centerlines, managing WIP inventory, executing SAP confirmations, and building rapid recovery plans to mitigate scheduling setbacks.