Responsibilities:• Day to day coverage of production line equipment: respond to alarms, breakdowns, and production requests quickly and efficiently to minimize downtime.• Diagnoses equipment failures, finds root cause and communicates actions taken to the rest of the team.• Become Expert Level Trainer on all machines in assigned area and be responsible for the level of knowledge of Shift technicians.• Takes initiative to create, implement and improve PM documents and schedules, under the direction of the Maintenance Supervisor.• Perform major equipment repairs and rebuilds, (some weekends and holidays required).• Participate in spare part analysis and inventory development, cost reduction and improvement working with Spares Coordinator and Maintenance Engineering to RMA faulty components and communicate needs to the vendor.• Work with Process and Controls Engineering and other cross functional groups to resolve maintenance issues, improve equipment reliability, review procedures, and minimize equipment downtime.• Investigate and implement countermeasures to prevent repetitive breakdowns.• Active leader of a TPM team while taking on improvement projects to assist in improving the factory.• Design and Implement Equipment Reliability Improvement Projects

• Performed Pre-Delivery Inspections and repairs on up to 30 Model S vehicles daily• Documented and improved inspection procedures by standardizing work and adding secondary checks• Troubleshot electrical and mechanical problems; ordered replacement components when necessary

• Implemented paint robot error-proofing strategies to significantly reduce scrap costs• Developed and documented equipment repair procedures to train new skilled trades employees• Designed and installed manufacturing equipment fixtures to increase process efficiency and quality

Maintenance Group Leader - Body Shop• Monitored 400 FANUC robots for weld quality and daily throughput• Planned maintenance and continuous improvement activities with skilled trade employees

Production Group Leader - ChassisIndependently supervised 35 production workers.Responsible for business metrics such as Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness and Cost.Managed production through a de-rate period where the labour force was reduced by 25%.

• Produced over 550 Toyota RAV4 vehicles daily gaining 500+ hours of manufacturing experience• Trained extensively on safe, efficient operation of electric and pneumatic tooling• Learned and experienced manufacturing philosophies such as the Toyota Way, improving productivity• Commended by Group Leader for consistently meeting work standards while working independently

• Modelled future product prototype (WinePerfect™), using SolidWorks• Drafted drawings of printed circuit boards for small commercial thermometers using AutoCAD• Created current company website (hiwayele.com) using DreamWeaver