Process Manufacturing Engineer
Abbott Park, Illinois, Us
• Coordinated day-to-day engineering operations on multiple automated assembly machines and packaging machines for Lateral Flow products. Aligned production, maintenance, quality, and other engineering departments to effectively complete planned production, maintenance, and engineering activities.• Chaired multifunctional team (engineering, maintenance, production, quality, and OPEX) in daily evaluation and action planning of equipment, maintenance, and personnel performance.• Implemented 2 production lines (Assembly to Packaging) including installation, qualifying, and validated. Achieving 80%+ OEE and 95% yield within 6 months of installation. • Conducted engineering studies to evaluate machine and process improvements. Identified loss leaders using statistical analysis.• Facilitated a multifunctional team in root cause analysis investigations.• Head engineer on design and implementation of continuous improvement projects for POD7 automation equipment. Managed continuous Improvement project timelines and resources.• Reduced assembly machine’s cutting station downtime by 80% through data analysis, identification, and implementation of a standardized mechanical setup process.• Identified and initiated vision inspection improvements to improve yield, by 1.5%, through reducing false failures at final device inspection.• Managed, updated, and improved Preventative Maintenance and Operation SOPs. • Developed preventative maintenance schedules. Developed and maintained maintenance and production training documents and program to reduce performance variability across shifts and to promote singular machine / production philosophy.• Composed and presented weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports.
