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Wausau, Wi, Us

Wausau, Wisconsin, United States

• Developed clear Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions (WIs) with visual aids, optimizing workflow efficiency and enhancing comprehension.• Orchestrated a $55,000 project to install and upgrade lighting to energy-efficient LED systems, effectively reducing rework numbers and generating annual cost savings of $27,000.• Developed structured Preventive Maintenance (PM) cleaning plans for three paint lines, enhancing the quality and frequency of PM tasks while introducing trackable procedures to the paint booths.• Identified overcapacity in paint vault, applied NFPA standards to adjust capacity to 270 gallons, and communicated regulatory compliance to the teams and management with informative labels.

United States

• Daily floor management and supervision of break downs and ongoing projects.• Managed 20+ union tradesmen and tracked their overall progress of machine repair and project completion.• Closed work orders and reported on MTTR.• Plan when machines can be down for maintenance and when they need to be ready for production.• Completed 5 Why and PDCA charts to establish root cause and correct it.

Racine, Wisconsin

• Worked in a Co-Op structured program as production worker.• Used line operator instructions to fill out quality paperwork.• Performed audits and monitored machine operation.• Responsible for machine changeovers.