MEGAN KEROUAC
Bourbonnais
Summary
Experienced professional with strong leadership and relationship-building skills. Detail-oriented and organized with a comprehensive background in Logistics, Inventory, and Manufacturing/Production. Self-motivated and dependable while achieving high performance with minimal supervision.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Production Coordinator
CSL Behring
Bradley, IL
05.2022 - Current
- Provided hands-on support during peak production periods, assisting teams in meeting tight deadlines.
- Coordinated with production team to support productivity targets and deadline management.
- Monitored and tracked progress of all production tasks for on-time delivery.
- Coordinated communication between departments, fostering a collaborative work environment.
- Created and maintained detailed reports and schedules of all production tasks.
- Reviewed in-house stock to determine materials availability for production jobs.
- Worked with supervisors and team members to understand supply needs and bring levels within desired tolerances.
- Reduced material waste and improved sustainability through diligent inventory management.
- Liaised with production manager, suppliers and vendors to support production needs.
- Managed inventory and supply chain functions for production materials and equipment.
- Optimized resource allocation by actively monitoring inventory levels and adjusting purchasing plans accordingly.
- Maintained strong relationships with key stakeholders including clients, suppliers, and internal teams to promote efficient communication channels across all parties involved in the production process.
Recruiter
Express Employment Professionals
Bradley, IL
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Address employee relations issues, such as harassment allegations, work complaints, or other employee concerns
- Analyze employment-related data and prepare required reports
- Conduct exit interviews and ensure that necessary employment termination paperwork is completed
- Conduct reference or background checks on job applicants
- Confer with management to develop or implement personnel policies or procedures
- Contact job applicants to inform them of the status of their applications
- Develop or implement recruiting strategies to meet current or anticipated staffing needs
- Hire employees and process hiring-related paperwork
- Inform job applicants of details such as duties and responsibilities, compensation, benefits, schedules, working conditions, or promotion opportunities
- Interpret and explain human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations
- Interview job applicants to obtain information on work history, training, education, or job skills
- Maintain and update human resources documents, such as organizational charts, employee handbooks or directories, or performance evaluation forms
- Perform searches for qualified job candidates, using sources such as computer databases, networking, Internet recruiting resources, media advertisements, job fairs, recruiting firms, or employee referrals
- Schedule or administer skill, intelligence, psychological, or drug tests for current or prospective employees
- Schedule or conduct new employee orientations
- Select qualified job applicants or refer them to managers, making hiring recommendations when appropriate
Production Coordinator
Mars Wrigley Confectionary
Burr Ridge, IL
04.2021 - 11.2021
- Prepared for production by checking inventory levels of items needed to complete work
- Assisted production schedulers in forecast and inventory for upcoming demand fluctuations and prevented material shortages and production downtime
- Directed and motivated 15 person team of production staff
- Cycle-counted sub-assemblies, identified discrepancies and made recommendations to maintain inventory
- Investigated, provided and submitted information to quality department about special incidents, events and complaints
- Consulted with department supervisors to evaluate needs and discuss corrective actions for individual concerns
- Set up machines for various jobs to maintain compliance with manufacturing thresholds and waste reduction initiatives
- Adjusted controls or stopped machines and opened holding devices to correct problems
Team Member
Mars Wrigley Confectionary
Burr Ridge, IL
11.2020 - 04.2021
- Inspected production equipment, troubleshot problems and completed minor repairs to maintain functionality
- Maintained excellent levels of workplace cleanliness around equipment to enhance safety and productivity
- Picked up and moved boxes weighing 50+ pounds
- Uphold high standards of productivity and quality in all areas of operations
- Unloaded trucks, moved containers to staging area and determined correct storage locations
- Control inventory accuracy for all packaging materials used for production
- Ship finished good items to scheduled destinations with accurate information
Inventory Control Lead
DHL Supply Chain
Manteno, IL
05.2017 - 11.2020
- Ships/receives items according to schedule and with minimal errors
- Contacts customers prior to delivery to confirm and coordinate delivery times
- Acts as a liaison between logistics, carriers and customers
- Produces bills of lading and updates shipment status information
- Conducts monthly, quarterly and yearly inventories of warehouse stock
- Operates SAP shipping system efficiently and accurately
- Supervises material flow, storage and global order fulfillment
Education
High School Diploma -
KANKAKEE HIGH SCHOOL
Kankakee, IL01.2004
Skills
- Detail-oriented
- Shipping and receiving
- Ability to multitask and adapt
- Advanced knowledge in SAP
- Advanced knowledge in JDA
- Advanced knowledge in Red Prairie
- Advanced knowledge in Excel
- Advanced knowledge in RF systems
- Advanced knowledge in Weaver Apps
- Proficient in data entry/typing
- Equipment operation/Training
- Workflow coordination
- Schedule coordination
Certification
Trainer for powered industrial lift trucks
Timeline
Production Coordinator
CSL Behring
05.2022 - Current
Recruiter
Express Employment Professionals
01.2022 - 05.2022
Production Coordinator
Mars Wrigley Confectionary
04.2021 - 11.2021
Team Member
Mars Wrigley Confectionary
11.2020 - 04.2021
Inventory Control Lead
DHL Supply Chain
05.2017 - 11.2020
High School Diploma -
KANKAKEE HIGH SCHOOL