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Garland, Tx, Us

Garland, Tx, Us

United States

Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Lexington, Kentucky Area

● Developed manpower playbook to staff 6 welders and a press brake based off of production volumes leading to a 12% output increase● Revamped line architecture to reduce wasted motion by the operators resulting in a 10% output increase● Rebalanced assembly line to reduce operator headcount from 8 to 6 on 9 production catalogs composing of 34%of yearly volume while maintaining previous production levels● Programmed and implemented MiR robot to deliver finished goods from weld cell to shipping leading to a 7%output increase● Provided maintenance support to production groups and off-site supplier to keep critical machines operational● Led multiple Kaizens focusing on output increases, efficiency gains, and safety/ergonomic improvements● Created productivity tool to estimate daily productivity and efficiency totals given schedule and headcount to helpdrive optimized schedules and productivity projects● Created and maintained technical documents including work instructions, value stream maps, and AutoCADdrawings

Columbia, Sc And Clovis, Ca

2 year rotational program on the operations side of Global Supply Chain with experience in 4 different rolesManufacturing Engineer (July 2016 - Present)● Facilitated building relocation to other onsite locations by providing CAD support with layout modeling and increasing utilization of manufacturing space● Active lead in kaizen events improving line balancing, optimal output, and one-piece flow● Assisted with critical production impacting issues that arise in the manufacturing plant● Implemented weight reduction material handling to ensure all employee safety guidelines are metProcurement Buyer (Jan 2016 - July 2016)● Purchased components for 10 production lines, encompassing more than 2600 parts● Maintained supplier delivery rates of 97.5%● Carried out healthy stock plans to reduce unhealthy inventory 4%● Negotiated and expedited with suppliers to ensure uninterrupted manufacturingProduction Supervisor (June 2015 - Jan 2016)● Managed group of 24 associates to build complex ETO switchgear panel boards ● Led kaizen event where production increased 25% from 12 to 15 terminations/hour● Developed a rotational schedule for panel board jobs to effectively cross train associates● Data analysis of job scheduling to determine fluctuations and promote level loadingContinuous Improvement Engineer (Jan 2015 - June 2015)● Refined kaizen training procedures and led training sessions ● Project lead in revamped fabrication scheduling leading to direct delivery to production lines reducing on hand inventory levels by $500,000● Developed playbooks to optimize manpower to production levels● Utilized technical writing skills to create over 30 job breakdown instructions

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

● Instituted a new testing procedure to measure the effectiveness of sprayer coverage● Utilized technical writing to create and update over 20 work instructions ● Analyzed 12 punch rotary press data to decrease defect rate for parts by 20%● Reformatted and updated defect library consisting of over 40 different parts

Amana, Iowa

● Project lead for design and utilization of ergonomic cart to prevent injuries● Analyzed and restored product failures ranging from faulty ice makers to electrical issues● Drove quality improvements for production line eliminating 15 quality issues● Managed data analysis and publication of quality metrics for XXL production line