Designed and Managed Implementation of Food Grade Conveyance Line to Eliminate Manual Product Moves Between Operations and Incorporate Existing Metal Detector for In-Line Scanning

Optimized Workflow for Secondary Labeling Process by Balancing Work Loads, Minimizing Work in Process (WIP), and Altering Layout to Decrease Walk Time (Achieved 83% Increase in Throughput, 6,000 Up to 11,000 Units per Hour)

Designed Portable A-Frame Hoist to Improve the Ergonomics and Efficiency of Trellis Net Installation -
- Specified Braking Planetary Gearmotor, Power Supply, and Controller
- Designed Custom Reels, Framing, Safety Latches, & Travel Switches

Project to Replace Obsolete Rocker Arm Assembly Machine Servo Motors
- Contracted with 3rd Party Programmers to Test & Integrate New Components with Existing PLC
- Updated Assembly Drawings, Bill of Materials, & Established Critical Spare Parts List for Crib Safety Stock

Tooling Project
- Reduced Tooling Costs for Bearing Loader Nests by 83%
- Extended Replacement Periodicity from 2 to 12 months

Reject/Rework Reduction Project
- Changed Laser Transducer Point of Reference to Reduce the Part Reject Rate by 95%

Provided Support for Face & Centerless Grinding Equipment

Drafted Besly Carrier Grinder Head Alignment & Adjustment Procedure for Engineering/Maintenance

Designed & Debugged Tooling for New Production Parts

Created/Maintained/Ensured Correct Design Intent of Solid Models and Detailed Drawings

Specified/Ordered/Performed Acceptance Runoff of New Capital Expenditure Equipment

Incorporated Various Abrasive Manufacturers in Grind Wheel Selection Process to Achieve Increased Part Quality, Reduced Cycle Times, and Prolonged Wheel Life

Gages - Leaned on Statistical Process Control Methodology to:
- Rescale Gages to Accommodate Smaller Bearing Cage Deigns
- Improve Gage Repeatability & Reproducibility by 25% for Outside Diameter

Material Handling Improvement Projects
- Designed Job-Specific Part Orientation Tooling to Work in Conjunction with Vibratory Feeders
- Created Part Specific Setup Recipes & Guidelines for Product Feeding

Mastered Understanding of JTEKT Production System (JPS), Trained New Associates, & Provided Second Tier JPS Support for local facility

Guided QC Circle Teams in 8 Step Problem Solving Activities

Partnered with Plant Production to carry out Kaizen Events and 5S Drives

Designed/Implemented a Production Forecast Relevant Pull System

Reduced Machine Setup Times

Determined Root Cause for Quality Issues in Multiple Plant Departments