Thomas Allman
Meridian
Summary
- Organized Production Scheduler with 11 years of experience in project implementation, facilitation and completion. Adept at increasing productivity and overall workflows through effective communication and leadership skills. Fantastic problem-solver with dedication to efficient data collection
- Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Adaptable Production Scheduler with 11 years of experience in production scheduling. Skilled in evaluating production needs, material inventory and client requirements to meet challenging deadlines. Excellent command of resource allocation and materials sourcing.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Master Production Scheduler
J.R. Simplot Company
12.2016 - Current
- Responsible for development and management of 13-week production schedules for multiple co-packer production locations
- Analyze and manage inventory levels, allergen constraints, equipment constraints, aging ingredients, plant capacities, and forecasted demand
- Each plant has multiple lines that are scheduled
- Responsible for coordination of materials into each plant to maintain on time production
- Facilitate company-wide supply chain, production, and distribution activities; maintain inventory levels to meet customer demand and exceed quality expectations based on transportation logistics and shelf-life factors
- Provides input to production planning manager for the development of the 24-month schedule based on short and intermediate term plans
- Develop scheduling tools that provide required critical data to make business decisions and schedule effectively
- Manage each plant’s MPS/PPP on a weekly basis and hold weekly meeting to discuss the prior week’s production issues.
- Improved production efficiency by developing and implementing optimized master schedules.
- Boosted overall productivity by continuously analyzing data to identify opportunities for process improvements.
- Ensured accurate capacity planning by maintaining up-to-date knowledge of equipment capabilities, labor availability, and material constraints.
Master Production Scheduler
J.R. Simplot Co.
01.2013 - 11.2016
- Responsible for development and management of production schedules for multiple production lines producing several shelf stable flake items; facilitate company-wide supply chain, production and distribution activities; maintain inventory levels to meet customer demand and exceed quality expectations based on transportation logistics and shelf-life factors; deliver over 98.6 percent case fill of a 74 Million in annual sales comprised of over 62 individual SKUs at multiple distribution centers nationwide
- Implemented the Simplot Traditions launch; I was responsible for the production planning and deployment
- Helped implement Gem State excel based production model be converted over to the currently used Project Select scheduling board tool.
- Improved production efficiency by developing and implementing optimized master schedules.
- Enhanced on-time delivery rates through diligent monitoring of production progress and proactive identification of potential bottlenecks.
- Ensured accurate capacity planning by maintaining up-to-date knowledge of equipment capabilities, labor availability, and material constraints.
- Maintained detailed documentation of scheduling activities, providing valuable insights for future decision-making processes.
- Minimized production downtime by proactively identifying potential conflicts and resolving them promptly.
Production Scheduler and Deployment Analyst, Stable
J.R. Simplot Company
07.2009 - 12.2012
- Responsible for development and management of production schedules for multiple production lines producing several shelf stable flake items; facilitate company-wide supply chain, production and distribution activities; maintain inventory levels to meet customer demand and exceed quality expectations based on transportation logistics and shelf-life factors; deliver over 98.6 percent case fill of a 74 Million in annual sales comprised of over 62 individual SKUs at multiple distribution centers nationwide.
- Implemented the Simplot Traditions launch; I was responsible for the production planning and deployment.
- Helped implement Gem State excel based production model be converted over to the currently used Project Select scheduling board tool.
Deployment Analyst
J.R. Simplot Company
09.2007 - 07.2009
- Responsible for maintaining an established inventory target for the Rochelle FDC, target was set between 12,580,000 and 14,480,000
- Maintained Rochelle at 95.66% capacity, target was 85%
- Managed inventory turns at 11.68 and target was 11
- Managed to hit target inventory levels and be under budget by $729,033
- Created an aging report tool in excel that allowed the deployment team to maintain the aging, slow, and stranded inventory
- Trained on the NAD tool to be a backup to the chain business inventory planners
- Learned the shelf stable business as a backup and worked my way into managing it fully from the production schedule and deployment.
International Customer Service Coordinator
J.R. Simplot Company
12.2003 - 09.2007
- Responsible for the flow of order cycle beginning with order entry, order booking through the steamship lines, shipped, and invoiced
- Provided critical feedback to the customers if any changes needed to be made to orders, such as production changes or steamship lines schedule changes
- Designed and implemented communication systems to provide timely delivery to the customer, by coordinated resources of manufacturing, deployment, and steamship lines to optimize throughput.
Education
Bachelors of Business Administration -
University of Dubuque
Meridian02.2025
Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Logility Subject Matter Expert
- Production and Processing
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experienced in all aspects of Production Planning, Scheduling, Operations Management, and S&OP process
- Understanding of Supply Chain
- Master Scheduling
- Critical Thinking
- Solving Production Issues
- Manufacturing Processes
- Materials Planning
- Knowledge of Manufacturing
Timeline
Senior Master Production Scheduler
J.R. Simplot Company
12.2016 - Current
Master Production Scheduler
J.R. Simplot Co.
01.2013 - 11.2016
Production Scheduler and Deployment Analyst, Stable
J.R. Simplot Company
07.2009 - 12.2012
Deployment Analyst
J.R. Simplot Company
09.2007 - 07.2009
International Customer Service Coordinator
J.R. Simplot Company
12.2003 - 09.2007
Bachelors of Business Administration -
University of Dubuque
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