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Tuscaloosa, Al, Us

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Us

• Lead Kaizen events focused on scrap reduction, improving productivity, employee training, 5S, setup reduction, TPM, safety, and quality• Train shop floor employees and managers on Kaizen, Lean principles, TPM, problem solving, MDI, and 5S• Support product lines by pulling data, analyzing data, developing metrics, and creating dashboards used in daily SQDC walks• Support areas through A3 projects and other improvement projects• Develop Ignition applications used to monitor production, quality, and inventory

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Performed Dynamics 365 demonstrations to clients in the sales, procurement, and maintenance functional areas• Built customized purchasing, shipping, sales, and accounting reports in Dynamics 365 using Docentric• Created test plans and training documents used to train end users and perform software regression testing• Advised clients on best practices and wrote functional designs for software enhancement needed to meet business requirements

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Demonstrated Microsoft Dynamics 365 capabilities and enhancements to clients. • Created Microsoft Dynamics 365 video tutorials and procedural documents for client training.• Wrote functional designs and performed regression testing of Microsoft Dynamics 365 enhancements

Dalton, Ga, Us

• Redesigned a 350,000 sq/ft yarn warehouse adding 30% more locations and moving high volume yarn lots to the front, to reduce lift truck travel time• Equipped and trained maintenance technicians with tablets to record machine setup information and allow us to set standards for each machine to reduce setup time and quality issues at startup.• Led waste reduction events with floor associates, lift truck operators, leads, and supervisors to implement soft waste reduction plans. Led to a cost savings of $6,000 per month.

Greer, South Carolina, Us

• Implemented and trained Lineside Support Associates on Getac tablets as part of a mobile logistics initiative, leading to a cost savings $42,000 dollars per year• Implemented and trained Material Handlers to use ProGlove scanners in order to reduce tact time and eliminate out of sequence parts to the line• Provided coaching to Process Supporter and Section Leaders on Value-Added Production Systems and problem solving

Dalton, Ga, Us

• Coordinated a 5S project to reorganize the Materials Resource Management area and utility work space to improve safety and efficiency involving 15 associates• Conducted a time studies on Lift Truck Operators and Clerks in an 850,000 sqft distribution center to establish standards for the opening of a new 1,000,000 sqft distribution center• Supervised a team of eight associates and Lift Truck Operators salvaging product and cleaning out between storage racks

Bessemer, Alabama, Us

• Created standard work procedures for 70 production associates across the plant to improve safety, quality, and productivity• Created training videos and powerpoints to increase current employee performance, retention and decrease mistakes by new hires• Gathered and organized data from the previous year on the cost of maintenance contractors in order to justify the hiring of an additional maintenance associate

Dalton, Ga, Us

• Independently collected and organized data on defective products and worked successfully with floor employees, production managers, and quality department on plan to resolve problem of defective products• Planned and organized the relocation of plant recycling area to improve organization and better utilize Lift Truck Operators• Collected data and trained guillotine operators to use a new timing system in order to reduce scrap during a product change

• Inspected 1,000 White Oak and Red Oak boards daily to apply grades in accordance with NHLA grading regulations• Collected and analyzed board thickness data in preparation for re-alignment of the carriage system to reduce variation and improve yield