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Laura Ferguson

Mount Sterling

Summary

Dynamic Inventory Technician with a proven track record at Winchester Farms Dairy, skilled in precision component assembly and effective communication. Demonstrated expertise in managing multiple priorities and ensuring quality through rigorous inspections. Recognized for optimizing inventory processes and enhancing product rotation, contributing to operational efficiency and compliance.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Inventory Technician

Winchester Farms Dairy
06.2020 - 05.2025

Responsible for counting the finished product in the cooler. Would count nightly, verify storage trailers for accurate reporting, verified code dates to ensure product was being rotated properly, entered in daily bottling sheets into the Advanced planning model so the planner had accurate run totals. Monitored when incoming interdairy loads didn't arrive and updated the AP model accordingly.

Would walk the lot weekly verify trailer log was updated according to the product on the trailers.

After counting the cooler those counts were entered into excel spreadsheet to get any variances verified and resolved.

Did month end and period close inventory to support ASP team for their State Market Administrator audits.


Prior to becoming Inventory Tech, I was a stock person, order picker and cooler dragger.

As a stock person, I would pull product to the lines so the cooler dragger could drag product for orders and make sure product was rotated properly.

As a picker, I was responsible for picking product from the bills for truck orders.

As a cooler dragger, I would drag product for the F6 Filler, for major milk to put in rotation to load on trucks.




Utility/Material Handler

Summit Polymers Inc.
02.2014 - 05.2020

Delivered parts to operators on a timed route by pulling a utility cart through the molding department.

Assembled interior automotive parts fast and efficient with standardized work.

Reached the projected goal using a Summit Lean Manufacturing Systems (SLMS).

Pulled Kanban from a Hyjunka board according to the order.

Familiar with kizan system.

Assembled kinetic and decorative interior parts.

Demonstrated the SLMS system to ALL tours for Summit and TMMK, so the individuals could see how the systems worked on the Chrysler and Honda assemble lines.

Completed daily paperwork for safety and POKE YOKE.

Inspected and tested components for defects.


Assembly Line Production Worker

Pentair
08.2008 - 01.2014

Assembled and disassembled parts for change over.

Built containers to pack parts in accordance to packing specifications.

Verified part numbers and placed parts in appropriate container.

Recognized and reported defective material to shift supervisor.

Planned and paced work to meet daily and weekly production goals.


Education

High School Diploma -

Menifee County High School
Frenchburg, KY
05-2002

Skills

    Utility or Materials handler

    Injection molding

    Safety Standards

    Precision component assembler

    Managing Multiple priorities

    Exceptional Listener and communicator

    Planning, organizing and problem solving

    Fast learner

    Hourly Rates of production quotes

    Kizan system

    Quality inspection

    Five S's for safe and clean work environment

    Leadership training

Timeline

Inventory Technician

Winchester Farms Dairy
06.2020 - 05.2025

Utility/Material Handler

Summit Polymers Inc.
02.2014 - 05.2020

Assembly Line Production Worker

Pentair
08.2008 - 01.2014

High School Diploma -

Menifee County High School
Laura Ferguson