Experience

Orion Canada Cordage

• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Master Scheduler

  • Oct 2016 - Present

  •Plan and establish weekly production schedule for 2 facilities.•Generate Work Orders: maintains work order control/accuracy.•Co-ordinate with manufacturing the re-allocation of resources across cells to meet the production schedule.•Monitors Raw Materials and Finished Goods inventories and cycle counts; makes inventory adjustments as required.•Initiate cycle counts within the plants and reconcile results for root cause/corrective action.•Tracks progress of production, review factors which affect schedule and make appropriate adjustments.•Co-ordinates with Purchasing to ensure sufficient raw materials are available for production needs.•Work with Customer Service and Shipping to ensure timely production and delivery; addresses shipping exceptions as required.•Co-ordinates with Engineering for set-ups, BOMS and product specifications.•Work with Maintenance for scheduling Preventative Maintenance.•Process inter-company exchange of raw materials, finished goods, and equipment.



Hematite

• Canada
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Master Scheduler - Automotive (Tier 1)

  • Oct 2014 - Sep 2016

  •Determines production priorities based on customer release requirements, available inventories, labour and machine capacities.•Develops and updates the weekly production schedule for each work center.•Monitors performance to the schedule and assists manufacturing in resolving issues affecting schedule attainment.•Issues, reconciles and closes completed job orders in the ERP system.•Monitors and coordinates changes to production labour and Bill of Materials with production team members.•Calculating material requirements for all bill of material items and communicating these requirements to the vendor and Purchasing Department.•Scheduling material release dates and quantities, sequencing deliveries, cubing truckload shipments.•Maintain Inventory level of Raw Material, Sub-Assemblies and Finished Goods within the controlled parameters.•Assist with Physical Inventory and Cycle counting process.•Submission of Month End reporting•Participate in Program Management, Pre-Launch, Build out and Research and Development process.•Continuous Improvement and Cost Saving initiatives.



Blackberry

• Program Manager, Manufacturing and Supply Chain

  • Apr 2012 - Feb 2014

  • Responsible for the overall management of a series of Hand held products from in-life through to end of life, facilitating key issues impacting Supply • Lead a multi-functional team to ensure the delivery of key operational metrics to quality, delivery, cost and inventory through various stages of the product life cycle• Oversee management of EMS site set-up, capacity planning and site qualification ensuring production readiness• Worked collaboratively across boundaries between/within business units to set priorities, communicated information, and remove unwanted roadblocks Key Achievements: Facilitated global allocation constraints to major carriers due to unforecasted demand , setting expectations to BU and Sales Teams Programs directly responsible for include the Bold and PlayBook portfolio

• NPI Pilot Manager, Manufacturing and Supply Chain

  • Nov 2009 - Apr 2012

  • Manage and co-ordinate all prototype build activity throughout the development phases of the program• Co-ordinate Build Reviews, ensuring all relevant data have been collected and communicated back to the various teams• Ensure Engineering readiness and Material review analysis in advance of each build along with availability of equipment and resources• Facilitate activity of Design Team or EMS on-site during builds• Support Carrier Roll-Out during initial product launches• Work with PFT’s to establish best practices and contribute to continuous improvement activitiesKey Achievements: Achieved 95% CRD attainment of 200+ SKU’s supporting carrier product launches globally over 3 EMS sites including Europe, Asia, and Americas



BlackBerry

• Canada
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• NPI Strategic Production Planner

  • 2007 - 2009

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams through the program development phases to ensure material and line readiness• Lead T-13 Material Review Meetings, highlighting critical issues for escalation and resolutionKey Achievements: Key team member in the development, training, and piloting of an automated requisition process resulting in a more unified and efficient approach. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams through the program development phases to ensure material and line readiness• Lead T-13 Material Review Meetings, highlighting critical issues for escalation and resolutionKey Achievements: Key team member in the development, training, and piloting of an automated requisition process resulting in a more unified and efficient approach.



ATS

• Production Planner

  • Oct 2004 - Jan 2007

  • Balance workflow across 80 work centers with over 1000+ SKU’s while maintaining 100% on-time delivery and efficiencies• Conduct and Lead daily Production meetings to assess capacity/constraints and required load to ensure continuity of supply• Report Month-end KPI’s with RCCA to management including Attainment, on-time delivery, inventory accuracy, etc.Key Achievements: Instrumental in increasing throughput and improving customer delivery through the creation of an MPS with forward looking view to the shop floor