Bill Lowe Email & Phone Number

Plymouth, Michigan, Us

Manage Engineering and Maintenance for JIT Automotive seating tier 1 supplier to Ford and GM.21 direct engineering and Maintenance reports$6.5M CAPEX budget$1.7M crane expansionReduce Ford equipment downtime by 84% this yearReduced turnover to return the department to functional level of staffingEliminated downtime from spare parts shortage

Manufacturing Skid Loaders for Case and New Holland19 direct Engineering ReportsHired, trained, and developed new employeesManaged Capital and Expense budgetLed $2.5M expansionCapacity and staffing planningLed rebalance of assembly line for a 10% labor saveLed new skid steer launchLed engineering for robotic weldingLed engineering for paint

Aurora, Ontario, Ca

Responsible for frame and cross member assemblies for the Ford Transit. Manage development of new items and continuous improvement of multiple robotic welding lines. Developed new robotic lines. Created standardized processes and trained employees.*Started new plant and was #1 Magna site 4 years after construction.*Flew to other Magna sites to resolve quality and launch issues*Led Six Sigma Black Belt projects that reduced labor $660,000 last year. *Launched new JIT automotive plant and Led development of 2 robotic lines.*Improved line output by up to 100% through application of Lean tools*Main quality representative between customers and suppliers*Root cause investigation and lot control*SPC quality tracking and process audits

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Utilize Lean and Six Sigma tools to revise and improve Mail Order Pharmacy processes.*Eliminated $2.7 Million in inspection costs per year* Added $4 Million with department cross-sell program* Revised the quality system - 65% reduction in labor and TAT* Reduced Wrong Drug Errors by over 50%* Identified High Risk processes and developed Audit Controls

train and 2000 Escape Suspension*Developed or purchased production tooling and validated processes to Cpk 1.67*Led Exterior Trim to 39% Warranty reduction *Reduced online repairs by 71.5/1000 units*Achieved $647,500/year assembly savings *Implemented $2,225,000 in tooling projects*Led $1.9 million Black and Green Belt projects *FMEA based error proofing

*Brought a new plant online from concept to product *Managed $1.5 million extrusion project *Designed automated lamination equipment *Facility layout for four production lines*R&D of new lamination composites *Product development and testing*Developed ISO compliant procedures *Worked with production and design developing new products and equipment

Manufacturing ISO 9001 Mechanical Pressure &Temperature Switches for Petroleum &Nuclear Industry*ISO 9001, Kanban, SPC, and work cells *Designed production work & test stations*Production machining experience *Led cost improvement & barcode error proofing programs*Engineering support for production welding, assembly, and painting *Approved design and process changes

*Developed processes to meet FDA, SOP, GMP, and clean room standards *Led cross-functional teams of employees on kaizen activities *Developed production jigs and fixtures *Equipment and process validations*Supplied health care and military contracts

*JIT, PFEMA, DOE, OSHA and SPC *Supervised up to 105 employees*Research and development new products and processes. *Designed and Improved lamination equipment*Automotive JIT supplier*Hired and trained new employees*SMED and process standardization to improve quality and reduce downtime

Master'S Degree, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Bachelor'S Degree, Industrial Engineering