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Panama City, Florida Area

Panama City, Florida Area

• Drive process/design/supplier improvement projects to deliver 15% yearly claims reduction in warranty and a 20% reduction in scrap, rework, and warranty/concessions spend
• Manage 6 salaried engineers, 6 product support technicians, and 4 hourly technicians to delivery warranty, rework and supplier defect reduction goals
• Define and deploy engineering procedures in compliance with Trane’s internal Quality Management System
• Lead Quality Kaizen events in manufacturing workcells to reduce in house product rework over 25% annually
• Manage internal nonconforming material system and achieve >90% reimbursement rate for all supplier defective parts
• Support new supplier qualifications or current supplier process or locations changes to insure product quality

Panama City, Florida Area

• Execute site visits to identify and remedy equipment issues
• Collect data to determine component and system failure modes
• Consult with technical experts to develop test plans and determine component/system failure root cause
• Maintain warranty forecasts, component failure rate plots, monthly savings and project metrics
• Create and upkeep prioritized project list to support yearly quality improvement goals
• Develop business cases to support project and resource requirements

Panama City, Florida Area

• Design, document, and implement work cells following Kaizan principles and DFT
• Use Six Sigma principles to purchase and coordinate installation of new line equipment, work zones, test equipment, and manipulators
• Troubleshoot Windows and PLC based equipment to prevent disruptions in production
• Set-up training and preventative maintenance programs for manufacturing and test equipment
• Create ACCESS database to record process defects and report results in Sigma and DPMO
• Identify and remedy assembly problems resulting from bent/stamped sheet metal, formed copper tubing, and machine malfunction

Marianna, Florida

• Lead new product launches
• Manage development projects with cross functional teams and present goals and timelines to upper level management
• Implement over $1.2 million in cost improvements
• Work with Manufacturing to utilize new technologies in reducing material cost and fabrication time while improving quality
• Design cabinetry and drive systems for next generation product
• Perform tolerance stack-up and evaluations on fastened sheet metal parts and press fits