Colleen Wenzel has over 20 years of experience in production scheduling and planning. She has held roles such as Production Planner, Production/Inventory Control Coordinator, and Master Scheduler at companies including Rexnord Industries, Berry Plastics Corporation, and Caterpillar. Her expertise includes ensuring on-time delivery and shipment of units, scheduling workflow, analyzing bills of materials, and maintaining inventory. She aims to maximize efficiency and reduce costs.
Self-motivated project manager with over 6 years of experience managing multiple projects simultaneously. Extensive expertise in managing multifaceted manufacturing projects from complex cutting tools to NDT x-ray devices to medical equipment. Highly skilled in needs assessment, quality assurance, managing suppliers, internal customer buy-in, customer satisfaction, communicating deadlines and completing projects in timely fashion to exceed customer expectations. Diversified skills include manufacturing, purchasing, inside and outside sales, process engineering, scheduling, cost and price estimating, and project management.
Self-motivated project manager with over 6 years of experience managing multiple projects simultaneously. Extensive expertise in managing multifaceted manufacturing projects from complex cutting tools to NDT x-ray devices to medical equipment. Highly skilled in needs assessment, quality assurance, managing suppliers, internal customer buy-in, customer satisfaction, communicating deadlines and completing projects in timely fashion to exceed customer expectations. Diversified skills include manufacturing, purchasing, inside and outside sales, process engineering, scheduling, cost and price estimating, and project management.
I have experience in Production area and also having vast experience in Production Planning and scheduling as well with suitable utilization of machine capacity and manpower availability. Also I have experience in SAP and all production related activities.
Production Planner & Inventory Controller and also Experienced Production In charge and Lab Chemist with a demonstrated history of working in the chemicals industries as well as Pigments and masterbatch Industries. Skilled in SAP, Production planning, Inventory control, Scheduling, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Production Management, and Microsoft PowerPoint. Strong operations professional with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) focused in Chemistry from Sardar Patel University V.V. Nagar, Anand, Gujarat.
1. COLLEEN WENZEL
2620 East Birchwood Avenue, Cudahy, WI 53110
(414) 704-7669
wenzelcolleen@att.net
PROFILE
Detail oriented Production Scheduler with 20+ years of proven and transferable experience maximizing
operational efficiency and reducing costs. Effective communicator with interpersonal skills and a strong
understanding of how to develop and maintain internal customer relationships. Committed to improving
the planning and reporting processes and ensuring parts are delivered to customers accurately and timely.
Key areas of expertise include:
Executive Requirements Schedule -- Material Control & Flow – WorkflowPlanning & Scheduling
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
REXNORD INDUSTRIES, LLC
07/2015 – 06/2016
Production Planner
Assure on time delivery/shipment of units
Generate production orders as needed
Schedule work for production employees
Communicate directly with Purchasing Department to ensure purchased materials meet delivery
requirements
Monitor/manage inventory needed for units
Analyzed bill of materials, sales orders, drawings, routings and procedures in order to ensure
proper control and flow of materials
Printed new dispatch lists for each machine tool daily
Confirmed other shops received necessary component parts
BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION
05/2014 – 06/2015
Production/Inventory Control Coordinator
Process new orders from customer service
Schedule work for the plant
Print out work orders
Ensure supply/demand balance
2. CATERPILLAR, INC.
02/1989 – 10/2013
Master Scheduler
Reviewed, analyzed and negotiated Executive Requirements Schedule with management
Scheduled workflow from Engineering through the Manufacturing department
Ensured the routing and blueprints were correct prior to delivery to shop floor
Analyzed bill of materials, sales orders, drawings, routings and procedures in order to ensure
proper control and flow of materials
Managed corrective actions required for all rejected shop floor material
Printed new dispatch lists for each machine tool daily
Confirmed other shops received necessary component parts
Attended capacity planning department meetings
Verified reject tickets were processed daily
Responsible for maintaining the aftermarket parts inventory
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Introduced a plan that reduced cost and increased efficiency by reorganizing the process for
cutting teeth using multiple tools
Consistently met all established goals related to machine part review and accountability
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Certificate of completion for SPS/Total Quality System
Bucyrus International UWM School of Continuing Education
Certificate for the Completion of Master Scheduling Material Requirements Planning/Shop Floor Control
Workshop/Dedication to Planning and Scheduling Integrity
Certificate of Completion for completion of ISO 9001 Orientation Training
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Proficient in SAP, MRP, Microsoft Excel, and Baan Software
Supply Chain Metrics and Safety Stock
JD Edwards Systems