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Amherst, New Hampshire, United States

Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States

Londonderry, Nh

Hickory/Lenoir, North Carolina Area

• Complete time studies for elements, department lead time and cycle times for engineered standard Takt times and line balance proposals. • Successfully implement 5S workshop organization throughout the entire Assembly department.• Lead the departments Process Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (PFMEA) groups in terms of process quality control plans.• Document the detailed process flow of the departments and write work instructions as needed.• Draft floor plans for proposed changes to the production layout and create detailed quality logs for high-scrap processes and generate pareto charts.• Implemented a highly effective gauge control program within the Assembly department while restoring electro-pneumatic assembly tool systems to working conditions.• Analyze part usage for Kanban supermarkets and create value stream maps. • Played a key role on a Green Belt project to improve product flow within the Packing department and conduct adhesive testing for veneer press operations.

Lenoir, Nc

• Played a key role in report writing and calculation of cost estimates for reserve fund studies. • Supported the design of structures, ensuring compliance of home designs with North Carolina state building codes related to energy efficiency.

Chesnee, Sc

• Provided wide-ranging support for the successful implementation of Kanban inventory and Heijunka scheduling systems. • Accurately logged OEE data to identify machine and operator efficiencies.• Supported the implementation of daily management visual elements and the fabrication of custom-designed carts for material handling. • Continually evaluated demand for and fabricated 5S shadow boards for both machine shop tools and gauges.

Forest City, Nc

• Wrote and edited Standard Practice Operating Procedures to drive increases in operational efficiency.• Accurately inventoried extruder tooling that evaluated the need for repairs and replacements, coordinating the receipt of price quotes from machine shops and proposing the best choices for repair and replacement pins and dies.• Tracked material scrap for the accurate logging of Bill of Materials and conducted time studies of a variety of processes for cycles times, changeover and start-up and shutdown times. • Created and/or updated visual aide throughout the plant to promote operational efficiency and process improvement.• Partnered with the Quality department conducting historical research for high-scrap part numbers and customer requests. • Continually inventoried air pressure regulators to ensure consistency with machine parts, conducting research to find new regulators with similar specifications for inconsistent past replacement.• Took accurate measurements for a Green Belt project regarding supplier-wound yarn bobbins. • Configured the digital data collection system to add vacuum readings from extruders in addition to hose OD readings.• Analyzed interrupters for pareto logging, used in capital planning justification, machined shaft collars as necessary and edited the quality check portion of work order routers.