● Lead cross-functional team of 13 hourly and salary team members● Capture business requirements with input plant leaders for Oracle R12 (ERP) & Apriso (MES)implementation- Work with Materials & Quality department to understand requirements for ControlledStockroom and NCMS impacted projects- Defined operations requirements for 7 product families and 22 production lines across plant● Coordinate with global corporate support teams for solution confirmation and various testing scenarios● Identify process gaps during testing and work with appropriate teams for optimal path forward● Drive necessity of a cultural shift to ensure process ownership with plant leadership● Schedule role-based plant training with process SMEs for 600+ users● Perform required cutover activities to ensure successful system transition from legacy processesin Cincom (ERP) and Oasis to new systems● Implement Oracle transition impacting departments including Finance, Materials, Scheduling,Receiving and Shipping teams- Garner feedback from vendors, team members and system experts to resolve concerns ● Roll-out Apriso in a staggered method to ensure support is provided for operations teammembers for stabilization of processes- Collaborate with plant teams to ensure timely resolution to identified issues● Provide daily feedback to plant leadership and senior leaders implementation status

● Manage production team of 50+ skilled hourly team members● Coach next level leaders to encourage team growth and career progression● Lead implementation of Ultriva LMS to increase productivity of internal production kanban process- Work directly with vendor and Corporate IT to ensure business needs are met- Train team members & develop standard work for team members and leaders● Drive increased communications for root cause problem resolution with cross-functional teams● Create process for accurate tracking of KPI’s for entire Operations team● Document plant operations and business processes in preparation for ERP/MES Upgrade

Develop and sustain maintenance program to track equipment work and maintain PMsAct as Advanced Manufacturing Engineer capacity by leading facility in designing, building and qualifying a production line from scratch. Introduce new technology to maintain competitive advantage while reducing operator and process riskModel continuous improvement efforts at all levels to capitalize simple improvements for 10 mixed-model production linesExecute CAR/8D investigation to identify process gaps and risk potentialUtilize 5Y, Kepner Trego and other tools to evaluateExplore new assembly methods to address legacy problemsFacilitate Quality initiatives addressing Supplier, Internal, and Customer concernsWork with suppliers to address non-conforming material and supplier process changesIdentify internal product defects, with other Value Stream Engineers work to minimize impact and eliminate re-occuring process gapsEvaluate customer defects to investigate root cause with customer input, repair and implement poka-yokesCoordinate cross-functional teams in an effort to drive improvement in DPPMWork with Quality leadership team to transition documentation from ISO 9001:2008 to ISO 9001:2015Schedule production operations team based on shipment demandsTroubleshoot real-time quality concerns impacting productionWork with Purchasing to eliminate shortagesPromote GEMBA to drive improvement to KPIs across shiftsHelp move manufacturability upstream to Design by using sound APQP principles Lead 3P kaizen events to reduce footprint of manufacturing cells improve one-piece flow, move to pull stocking system and overall good lean principles for takt, manning through-put goals.Engage design and operation teams during new product realizationCreate and maintain all process documentationWork with suppliers, international and domestic, during PPAP in support of new product launchesParticipate and report out in Strategic Deployment for active and future projects in the facility

Identify departmental/shift metrics that directly impact corporate KPIsCreate monthly departmental scorecards to drive improvement to KPIs across shiftsDevelop auto-generated shift production reports to reduce 8% of time spent on non-value added end of shift reportingLead and execute process improvement projects to increase production 2-3%Train and implement Change Management processDevelop the electronic tracking to ensure all areas of Change Management are evaluated Manage and drive Activplant data tool initiatives as Activplant/Oasis AdministratorDrive cultural changes to internal processes and increase integrity of data within all toolsMaintain Safety and Environmental compliance concerns are always addressed

Lead Kaizen and Six Sigma EventsUse AutoCAD to redesign plant layout to production and management needsCreate and balance processes to MoDAPTS time standards across multiple production lines and product variationsCreate new time standards for transition to new product year launchWork with production operators to increase productivity within position through 5STrack jobs per hour fluctuations as pertaining to changes implemented Implemented changes to reduce manningMaintain and create PFMEA’s and Control Plans for product linesMaintain and update Operator Work Instructions to include process changes and critical informationUsed Maximo to assist in facilities managementPlace work orders for maintenance PM'sCollaborated with all departments (Safety, Quality, Materials, Engineering and Operations) to ensure success of changes madeManaged contractors during facility improvements and facility location change-Created new plant layouts and determined necessary locations for new/exisiting equipment placement, electrical, water and air drops and assigned work to contractors accordinglyVisited vendors for status updates on pallet tooling changes and modification

Facilitate 5S event for production team in preparation for SMEDPerform utilization analysis of clean room processesCollect and analyze data for quality control opportunitiesCreate new processes to allow for tracking of equipment to fiber products through the use of barcode scanning

Research & Analyze data relevant to strategic company initiatives for Senior LeadershipPrepare Presentations explaining strategic plans for Senior LeadershipInitiate and track ERP changes for all newly outsourced materialsIdentify, Order and track over 10,000 Bulk Material items for Mexico facility startupHelped create a database to manage material transitionCoordinated with suppliers to ensure an on time product delivery and correct part number transitionWork Daily with Mexican Management team to alleviate shortages and assure smooth operationAssisted in creation of visual work instructions to alleviate language barriers