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Owatonna, Minnesota, United States

Owatonna

United States

Manage cross-functional teams to ensure on-time project completion. Executed hundreds of engineering change orders for process improvements and routing updates. Lead project management at an offsite facility. Analyze and improve preventative maintenance schedules to ensure a safe working environment. Utilize Methods Time Measurement (MTM) to predict process run rates in order to ensure accurate quotes and facilitate statement of work development to set a baseline for external suppliers. Train intern personnel and directly supervise their tasks in order to ensure optimal productivity. Organize and direct Kaizen events; actively participate in numerous other events.Designed a new bagging work center to replace 4 centers and increase productivity by 63%; revitalized the bagging process and consolidated SKU’s from 17 down to 3.Collaborated to integrate work center consolidation for one work center and successfully reduced work center footprint while improving product throughput for a new market product.Contributed to plant consolidation efforts by becoming an expert on plant processes, creating plant layout for transferred equipment, and developing mass databases to import process sheets and BOM’s into the ERP system.Created the company's first machine built with a robot to reduce ergonomic work hazards of $170K+ and save $100K+ annually in direct labor costs.Purchased a machine to improve the work center cycle rate by 70%; redesigned the hydraulics to continue to improve project productivity by increasing the cycle rate an additional 6%Implemented the use of a pneumatic articulator to ensure workplace safety and compliance by removing the ergonomic hazard of lifting too much weight too high.Established and continually improved packaging requirements for multiple products to enhance product quality and reduce SKU’s.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Industrial Engineering