Craig Mathews, Pe Email & Phone Number

Booneville, Arkansas, United States

Paris, Arkansas, United States

Subiaco, Arkansas, United States

• Managed implementation of new product or product revisions. Conducted process development to support and sustain new business opportunities. Mentored and developed new engineering resources. Managed fabrication of.
• Created control plans for new products within SOP.
• Improved machine output by 25% and reduced scrap by 30% on grinding lines, utilizing lean manufacturing techniques.
• Increased earned labor hour variance by $150,000 per year.

Fort Smith, Arkansas Area

• Directed manufacturing and engineering for specialty products. Handled profit and loss of specialty products and metals operations. Implemented metrics-based manufacturing cells. Implemented timelines in manufacturing.
• Implemented cell manufacturing in stainless steel area to improve output and reduce costs.
• Utilized lean manufacturing techniques to increase output of new beverage cart cell from five units per week to 20 units per week.
• Achieved qualified supplier status through implementing a quality system to improve quality of product..
• Completed capital project to implement automated panel bender to increase output and quality of fabrication department.
• Utilized value engineering to improve margin on product from break even to 20%.

Ozark, Arkansas, United States

• Directed activities of engineering group consisting of project engineers and designer. Developed and managed capital budget for facility. Managed process improvements in plant and new equipment installation. Oversaw.
• Implemented new process for re-bake operation, resulting in savings of $400,000 per year.
• Designed and implemented improved tooling design to reduce machining defects.
• Worked on Green Belt project using setup reduction techniques on finishing line to reduce set-up time.
• Redesigned graphite furnaces to improve equipment life.
• Worked with Factory Mutual to implement systems that resulted in lower insurance premiums for plant.

Richardson, Texas, United States

Worked with design engineering to coordinate new product introduction into manufacturing facilities. Developed and managed capital budgets for entire company. Implemented cost reductions of $2,000,000 annually through lean manufacturing initiatives. Consolidated two manufacturing facilities into existing locations due to floor space available through lean.