Managed 90 employees' day-to-day operations in 5 separate departments. Coordinated with scheduling to maintain flowing production lines.Worked with maintenance to keep up with PMs and major equipment issues when they arise. Managed projects to invest in new machinery to either update or replace.Assisted other engineers with projects that will gain more business.Wrote merit reviews on an annual and new hire basis.Kept the workplace a safe environment. Trained employees to customer-approved changes in processes or new customer product lines.

• Helped reduce over 1 million dollars in scrap in 2013 by the use of PFMEA and target scrap reduction projects• Continually supervised ongoing projects for equipment rebuilds, improved process design, process standardization, document control/improvements, outsourcing wax components, and quality inspector training/testing• Regularly trained operators for better quality control and identification • Presented weekly to peers and management regarding the results of projects and scrap reduction• Worked on “Customer Focus Teams” to improve productivity, yield, and on-time delivery through process improvements, standard work, and quality in station

• Assist fellow engineers in research and development for flexibility and durability options in brushes for customers in the agricultural and automotive fields.• Train newly-hired employees to operate and maintain extruders that produce brushes. • Supervise a minimum of 8 employees running plastic extrusion equipment. • Schedule production runs pertaining to customer needs.