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Tina

RODAS

MAKES A
difference

Processing Specialist
Medeco – Salem, VA, USA

Always ready to tackle new challenges

For Diamantina “Tina” Rodas, the best part of her At Medeco, she is particularly proud of organizing
job as a Processing Specialist for Medeco in Salem, product in the work area so that it’s more
Virginia is discovering new ways to improve the accessible and easier to find . “I’ve made sure
system in every area, “so that we can operate more that the product is physically in the appropriate
efficiently .” location and correct in our system .” She’s
reorganized the entire cell for better visibility
Tina began her career with Medeco in Utility of parts and set up Kanbans to ensure high-
and Assembly . Today, as Processing Specialist,
her primary responsibilities involve scheduling, usage parts are plentiful . Kanban is a workflow
management method used in lean manufacturing .
coordinating and shipping customer orders in a
timely manner, all while maintaining inventory “I’ve also compiled work instructions for shipping
and scheduling .” In addition, Tina learned to
accuracy . A typical day might include providing
customers with a reasonable ship date by staging solve part errors and resolved false demand by
identifying the source .
and verifying inventory . The goal, as always, is “to
avoid any shipments being past due,” she explains . According to Skip Johnson, Area Manager, “Tina
makes a difference by embracing change and
Tina resides in Virginia with her husband and son . accepting new responsibilities with a positive
“Neighboring Roanoke is known as the ‘Star City
of the South,’” she says, “because of the giant star attitude .” He adds, “She never misses an
opportunity to expand her knowledge or role,
located on Mill Mountain .” (Sometimes labeled
the Hollywood Sign of the east coast, it is the even if it results in more work .” Johnson says she is
always ready to tackle new challenges .
world’s largest man-made, illuminated star .)
When not meeting deadlines for Medeco, Tina Tina finds satisfaction in her work because it
enjoys applying her formidable cooking talents, enables her to leverage her organizational skills to
and fantasizes about one day opening her own identify areas for improvement . She appreciates
restaurant . “I also like to read,” she says . “I find it the opportunity to grow with the company
relaxing .” and feels her work group stands out in Medeco
“because of our united sense of purpose .”

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