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Completed detailed analyses of downtime, rejects, and safety issues to identify barriers to production and improve manufacturing line OEE Lead Six Sigma and lean projects to improve safety and efficiency of varying floor operations Designed and presented lean principles training and floor exercises for 40 production employees, including a value stream mapping activity of each work area

Designed and implemented a $500,000 safety project to install pipe assists, enabling a hands-free working environment and significantly decreasing injuries at three separate facilitiesAnalyzed swage change over in a team effort to optimize change over steps; resulted in a decrease in waste and machine downtimeCoached kaizen teams and created guideline documents to uniformly determine root causes of rejects in productionActed as a key member of the SAP implementation team; converted engineer data into SAP tables, led troubleshooting efforts, trained engineers in SAP, and developed training materials for ongoing SAP support

• Managed 30 employees, oversaw their daily activities, made quick and decisive decisions to maximize production and minimize breakage• Designed and implemented monthly production improvement strategies to increase can line efficiencies, leading to a 4% efficiency increase this year using the principles of Six Sigma• Created a program to track raw material loss in blow mold operations and interface with suppliers to regulate incoming raw material, resulting in a cost savings of $67,000 • Completed campus recruit program, culminating in a presentation given to central business unit executives including VP of Business Operations and VP of Manufacturing OperationsSupervisor Skills Training - Tools for Dealing with Difficult EmployeesBottle and Can Line University -Techniques to Improve Line EfficiencyCulture of Appreciation by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton - How to Motivate Employees Through Appreciation

•Directed a multidisciplinary team in creating a database for all of the electronic components resulting in a cost saving of thousands of dollars.• Facilitated team functions by compiling an access database containing raw data from internal sources and vendors.• Responsible for training employees on interfacing and maintenance of the database.

• Led project team in creating fixtures, recapturing outsourced work and therefore saving thousands of dollars a year• Designed new layout for expansion of the main plant to accommodate increased production and to optimize the flow of raw materials• Created Spill Plans in accordance to EPA standards for three manufacturing facilities• Updated and maintained system to track maintenance problems and their resolution for all US plants