Eugene Caton Email & Phone Number

Grandview, Mo, Us

Responsible for leading corrective action team and creating permanent and preventative actions. Create and update APQP DocumentationTroubleshoot Customer returnsContact suppliers for defective product, oversee supplier APQP documentation and corrective action process.Review and approve Engineering Changes thru APQP documentationReview drawings and submit request for action to change drawings as needed. GD&T reviews.Work with production supervisors to gain trust and support production needs.

Southfield, Mi, Us

Responsible for Quality in the manufacturing of Carpet assemblies and Acoustic product. Automotive QE, • Instrumental in setting up plant for QSB and TS16949 and IATF16949/ISO9001 2015 capabilities.•Started and Managed PFMEA reviews and corrective action teams.• Started and Managed Layered Process Audits and 5S audits to bring plant to QSB standards and create top 5 reports for findings.• Created Verification boards for daily review of Customer Issues.• Responsible for Supplier Quality and Supplier PPAP process. • Created supplier chargeback procedure to eliminate costs for supplier caused down time.• Contacted suppliers when defects are found and ensure preventative actions are made to keep plant from receiving future defects.• Created individual training records to bring plant in conformance to TS/IATF16949 to have accurate training records.• Help with root cause analysis with corrective action team to close open customer issues.• Update/Write Process flow, PFMEA and Control plans and perform Gap Analysis with DFMEA.• Responsible for Document Control and setup record retention files. Create new documents and assign document numbers to all plant documents.• Monitored Statistical Process Control.• Created and Lead Weekly Change Control meetings to communicate process and engineering changes for our plant. Control Engineering change process for plant change and corporate product changes. Track process deviations and track all changes.• Interact with corporate Engineering as Plant Change coordinator for all Engineering change.• Populated all IMDS safety sheets into IMDS system for customer products.• Issued PPAP for plant product to all customers.• Interacted with Customer Supplier Quality for BIQS and other customer trials.• Responsible for Customer PTR (Production Trial Runs)• Responsible for daily quality report and weekly scrap reports. • Extensive use with office programs and network programs, Excel, Word, Power Point, AIM.

Harrison Township, Mi, Us

Responsible for GM quality.in the manufacturing of Console assembliesInteracted with GM Supplier quality to earn a good relationship between plant and customer.Oversee Supplier quality to keep good quality for our GM customer.Supervised 3 Quality Inspectors ensuring product quality attained though fulfillment of workmanship standards. Readied plant to achieve QSB and TS16949 and ISO14001 standardsCertified Lead Auditor.Contact suppliers when issues arise with non-conforming product to develop an 8D or corrective action to resolve problems either by phone, internet or in person reducing supplier PPMIdentify quality issues or trends using Statistical Process Control (SPC) based on a variety of sources in our process.Responsible for selecting appropriate process controls, defining requirements for data collection, analysis and corrective actionUpdated Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) manuals and Product Service Warrants (PSW)Operate as plant contact for customer issues that arise and collaborated to resolve issues.Act as full document control manager and record retention specialist while reviewing documentation related to product quality in assigned area.Updated and re-wrote quality plans, procedures, control plans, .Reported monthly metrics to management team regarding plant performance. (KPI)Create LPA audit schedules.

Cork, Ireland, Ie

Responsible for supplier quality and working with suppliers to find root cause and preventative nonoccurrence in and 8D analysis. Plant contact for all supplier issues.Responsible for Quality System Maintenance.Root cause analysis and implementation of corrective action for process related concerns.Assist Quality manager in establishing, implementing and maintaining the quality management system.Responsible for continual improvement activities to enhance the quality system, such as 5S, Incoming Inspection, Gage R & R, Capability Studies 5. Develop training to build quality awareness.Interface with Engineering and Operations to ensure transfer to Production of new products are in accordance with approved data.Support the Quality Inspectors to ensure that products and processes comply with the relevant requirements of the quality management system.Conduct LPA audits, including closing out audit findings, creating audits finding reports and determine proper corrective and preventive actions.Analyze failure, corrective and preventive action to respond to customer complaints.Advise team on quality documents and proceduresResponsible for planning, organizing and managing the overall activities of receiving / outgoing quality functions. Ordering new measurement equipment and ensuring that all equipment is calibrated properly Continuously improving QA receiving inspection process and procedures.Preparation of QA reports.Support the BOS systems, know system and coach appropriately.Create and maintain control plans.Create and implement 5S Visual Factory principalsAdvise on ISO14001 activities as well as OHSAS18001Supplier contact for quality concerns

Nanterre, Île-De-France, Fr

Assist Quality manager in day to day activitiesAudit control plans, work procedures and standardized workFollow 5S standardsPerform customer yard auditsCustomer contact

Dulles, Virginia, Us

• Wrote and edited work procedures and instructions for New Ammo project. • Collected samples for ballistics testing. Troubleshoot process and insured product conformed to government standards. • Help with machine prove out’s and sample testing. • Given clearance for photography, high speed videos to help troubleshoot machine issues. Evaluated video for machine defects.• Order tooling and supplies for modernization when required• Contact suppliers for delivery status to insure tooling would arrive as planned and updated Engineers to any changes• Develop Letter of Instructions (LOI) for operators• Develop Performance Enterprise System (PES) goals for modernization of Scamp lines by designing Fire Extinguisher, Fire Pull Station and Electrical Keep Clear stencils to standardize markings visually.

Van Buren Township, Mi, Us

• Supervised six Quality Technicians ensuring product quality attained though fulfillment of workmanship standards. • Ensured plant conformed to TS16949 and ISO14001 standards. Moved plant towards obtaining OHSAS18001 certification.• Certified Lead Auditor.• Contacted suppliers when issues arose with non-conforming product to develop an 8D or corrective action to resolve problems either by phone, internet or in person reducing supplier PPM• Identifies quality issues or trends using Statistical Process Control (SPC) based on a variety of sources in our process.• Responsible for selecting appropriate process controls, defining requirements for data collection, analysis and corrective action• Updated Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) manuals and Product Service Warrants (PSW)• Operated as plant contact for customer issues that arose and collaborated to resolve issues.• Acted as full document control manager and record retention specialist while reviewing documentation related to product quality in assigned area.• Updated and re-wrote quality plans, procedures, control plans, Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) and training work instructions. • Functioned as 5S team leader, ISO14001 Lead Auditor and TS16949 Lead auditor.• Reported monthly metrics to management team regarding plant performance.• Created audit schedules and performed audits for TS16949 and ISO14001 standards.• Performed audits for TS16949 and ISO14001 standards. Audited the Visteon Quality and Environmental Management system for effectiveness and compliance to ISO14001 and TS16949 standards and corporate policies. Developed and maintained audit schedules and procedures and verified the effectiveness of corrective actions and 8D's. Identified and communicated discrepancies and weaknesses to management for the purpose of driving improvements. Lead contact/escort for 3rd party audits and customer audits.

Van Buren Township, Mi, Us

• Performed various tests on fuel tanks to ensure quality control standards were met or exceeded to satisfy customer, Ford Motor Company, and to keep Quality Rejects to a minimum.• Created spreadsheets and charts for departments to monitor quality checks.• Utilized Common Material Management System (CMMS) to track inventory and orders.• Acted as company newsletter editor and Team Leader of Visual Factory 5S Team, elected by peers.• Led team meetings and facilitated projects providing lean manufacturing and a safe and standardized work place.• Updated items in plant layout in AutoCAD for floor markings and engineers to use one consolidated print instead of many different prints centrally maintained.

Diploma, Machine Tool Technology

High School Diploma, Math And History