Lean Manufacturing Production Planner

RICHARD J. MONTAGUE

Webster, MA · 508-***-**** · *****************@*****.***

Production Planner/Scheduler

A conscientious, hardworking, team supportive professional with 15+ years of experience in manufacturing with a proven track record

of providing start to finish scheduling of manufacturing processes; specializing in creating an atmosphere of high-quality work

SKILLS

Materials Management SAP Systems Software 5S+Behavioral Based Safety

Cabling Machine Operation Visibility Software Systems Microsoft Office

Material Replenishment & Flow Lean Manufacturing Excellent Communication and Organizational Skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lenze Americas Uxbridge MA August 2020- September 2023

Production Planner

Created and scheduled work orders across 7 product lines using SAP Software Program

Updated Bom’s and Routings per Global ECN change notices

Participated in daily Production Meetings, weekly ECN meetings and Tri Weekly department meetings

Created and maintained IDs for new products

CPI Radant Hudson MA July 2019-May 2020

Production Scheduler

Created and scheduled work orders through an MRP process using Visibility Software Program

Updated Bom’s and Routings per ECO change notices

Participated in daily Production Meetings, giving updates on specific programs

Coordinated scheduling of operations across two plants, Hudson and Stow MA

Participated in Lean Manufacturing Training

TE Connectivity (Formerly Madison Cable) Worcester, MA October 1985- January 2019

Materials Planning Analyst III

Scheduled shop orders while maintaining factory efficiencies to keep on time delivery performance to 92% or greater

Managed lean manufacturing Kanban system through SAP which improved lead time from 30 to 5 days

Continuously improved on time deliveries through a Kanban pull systems

Member of Six Sigma Lean Manufacturing Scrap Reduction Team to reduce scrap yearly by 25%

Wrote business cases for SAP modifications, such as new work centers and storage locations

Resolved work order problems with appropriate parties (Sales, Purchasing, Engineering and Operations)

Collaborated with engineering for material substitutions as needed

Reviewed safety, quality, delivery, inventory, production, engineering and maintenance issues at daily meetings

Managed and tracked R&D machine and man hours while balancing customer orders

Member of Ergonomics Committee, and assessor of office layouts and equipment

Kaizen, material flow and lean manufacturing, Reducing non-productive waste along with defect elimination

Manufacturing Cabling Group Leader

Supervised 25-day shift employees in the Cabling, Twist, Taping and Striping departments

Worked with all production floor departments to maintain continuous work flow throughout factory

Cable Operator

Set up and ran various cabling machines, specifically Planetary, Dynamex, and Bunching Machines

EDUCATION

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA – Animal Science

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