Barbara Foster

Middleville, MI., ***** adboh5@r.postjobfree.com

269-***-****

A team player in the manufacturing environment with over 20 years’ experience working in various production /manufacturing positions including 15 years’ Supply Chain.

I seek to acquire a position where I can utilize my experience and where I want to be in my career.

I have a diverse amount of work skills accumulated through excellent organizational and practical work experience. I have worked in both union and non-union facilities.

Work Experience

Metal Plus LLC

Project Coordinator

November - current

Training in:

Purchasing, Accounting, and

Production.

Hastings Manufacturing - Hastings, MI.

Production Supervisor

April 2018 to August 2019

•Move employees to maximize production in the work cells.

•Cross train employees.

•Monitor employees hours in ADP payroll system.

•Ensure employees are producing quality products.

•Discipline employees as needed.

•Fill in for other supervisors as needed.

•Update KPI boards.

•Conduct weekly meetings.

•Start up the machines in the beginning of the week.

•Implement 5-S principles.

•Worked on lean Manufacturing principles.

AMERICAN SEATING - Grand Rapids, MI.

Area Manager

September 2016 to July 2017

•Responsible for up to 40 employees.

•Held weekly meetings to ensure quality products are being assembled.

•Met with each Supervisor in each department from both facilities.

•Communicated production needs, quality, and downtime.

•Inputted employee hours into ADP system.

•Moved employees in work cells in order to maximize production.

•Maintained waived overtime report.

•Updated KPI boards.

•Coached, trained, and conducted employee reviews.

•Motivated employees which resulted in a 15% increase in production.

•Ensured flow of material through out facilities.

•Ensured shipments were picked up.

•Excellent relations with Union Representatives.

•Assisted with implementing 5-S in the work place.

Roskam Baking Company - Kentwood, MI.

Supply Chain Coordinator

May 2009 to August 2014

•Tracked,traced,and expedited materials to ensure on time deliveries.

•Input data into excel spreadsheet.

•Created Purchase Orders.

•Ordered raw ingredients for Stacy’s and Smart Food products.

•Ordered all the pallets for the buyers.

•Kept Bill of Materials updated and disposed of obsolete materials.

•Responsible for the disposition of obsolete materials.

•Found a disposition for over $100,000 of obsolete material.

•Analyzed patterns of the customers ordering this reduced expediting.

•Analzed reports to uncover inventory discrepancies.

Polly products - Mulliken, MI.

Production Control Manager

June 2005 to January 2009

•Trained and conducted written reviews on employees.

•Interviewed potential employees.

•Set up contracts with outside carriers for the company.

•Scheduled and updated incoming Sales Orders for production.

•Created schedules for the Molding and Fabrication Departments.

•Purchased plastic boards from outside vendor.

•Set up contracts with outside carriers for the company.

•Responsible for the flow of materials.

•Created structured color runs for the Molding Department. Reduced inventory.

•Unloaded and loaded trucks.

•Online shipping using UPS and FedEx shipments.

•Ensured shipments were scheduled and shipped on a daily basis.

•Generated freight quotes for customers.

•Scheduled trucks for incoming and outgoing freight.

•Purchased and inventoried items in the crib.

•Implemented 5-S in the warehouse and set min/max quantities,

•Worked as a team to utilize aged boards and reduced inventory by 80%.

Meridian Automotive - Kentwood, MI.

Shipping Clerk/Backup Production Control

October 1990 to August 2004

•Worked in Plant #5 following merger with Lescoa in 2001.

•Data entry on AS400 MRP system.

•Maintained customer relations with communication updates on shipments.

•Created Bill of Ladings and submitted bills through AS400 system.

•Responsible for scheduling incoming and outgoing freight.

•Tracked inventory shipments and responsible for the inventory in the warehouse.

•Operated Hi-lo forklift. loaded and unloaded trucks.

•Maintained Inventory Control backup on second shift.

•Utilized professional phone etiquette dealing with customer service.

•Created instruction manual on how to perform the Shipping Clerk duties.

•Responsible for up to 26 employees.

•SPC quality and inventory.

•Utilized good management skills to organize and coordinate production.

•Attended group leadership courses.

References:

1.Samantha S.– HR

800-***-**** – Hastings MFG.

2. John Belles - Supervisor

269-***-**** - Hastings MFG.

3.Chris Atkinson - Union Steward.

616-***-**** – American Seating

4. Geoffrey Beoutelier - Stacy’s Liaison

616-***-**** - Roskam Baking Co.

5. Lonnie Wagner - Plant Manager

616-***-**** - Roskam Baking Co.

6. Kevin Dingle - Owner

517-***-**** - Polly Products

Awards

Supplier of the Year Award - Roskam Baking Company

June 2001I assisted as a group member on receiving the Supplier of the Year Award from Stacey’s by ensuring materials arrived on time.

Leadership Courses

•Attended leadership courses and received certifications for completing the courses.

•Certified in First Aid.

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