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Slough, Berkshire, Gb

Slough, Berkshire, Gb

Slough, Berkshire, Gb

Supported packaging projects on Move Free, Schiff, Tigers Milk, and domestic private label brand vitamins and supplements. Write protocol and reports for packaging validation runs for new products as required by FDA for vitamins.Identify and suggest correction to automated machinery to improve product yield and reduce defects.Propose and implement changes in packaging design for easier and more efficient manufacturability.Play key role in new and existing product development projects by specifying packaging components and writing technical documents, including component specifications and Bills of Material.

Slough, Berkshire, Gb

Lead facility improvement and equipment procurement capital projects within allocated budgets.Conceived and lead cost saving (squeeze) projects by selecting alternative designs and materials.Wrote and reviewed Standard Operating Procedures to assist operators in faster equipment changeover and optimal setup.

Us

Facilitated kaizen events and lead groups to implement time and money saving initiatives, as well employing Lean methods into the manufacture of vitamin supplements.Assisted in process reorganization into a smaller footprint to better utilize existing building space.Lead 5S initiatives throughout the plant to increase visual management and organization.Taught classes to hourly and salaried employees on Lean methodology and 5S implementation.Worked with front office teams optimize information flow and better utilize software systems.

Projects include 5S, using automated CNC machines to produce products, research and possibly implement automated assembly machines.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

Assisting the Powerblanket company in various kaizen projects to increase production and improve flow of materials through the assembly process in accordance with Lean methodology.Voted by peers to lead and direct team meetings and assess accountability for projects for first month as part of a rotating leadership role.Designed and implemented a new plant layout to improve flow and reduce bottlenecks.Currently designing material flow simulations to prove proposed time savings over current practices.

Provo, Ut, Us

Streamlined and automated Mac computer deployment which reduced lab down time from three days to three hours, as well as reducing man hours involved in the process.Administered and deployed Windows and Macintosh computers in an enterprise environment.Troubleshoot computer problems for professors in both Windows and Mac.Installing and troubleshooting manufacturing related software for professors and labs. Teacher's Assistant, MFG 340: Quality Systems - Spring 2011Provided additional instruction to students regarding Lean, Six Sigma, DOE, Quality Improvement, etc.Implemented time saving practices with regards to turning in and grading assignments digitally.

During company's first year of business, implemented efficient data entry methods to assist in end-of-season reporting, which resulted in hundreds of saved labor hours.Supervised shifts of approximately seven employees and assigned tasks for completion.Provided IT support for new and developing call center computers.One of a few employees trusted with accurately activating new security systems remotely.

Prepared and taught many workshops on goal setting, relationship building, and leadership training. Consistently worked 10-12 hour days for two years. Motivated and kept others on a regimented schedule.Performed hundreds of hours in service to the blind, elderly, and disabled.Set goals with partners and worked synergistically to achieve those goals.

Bs, Manufacturing Engineering Technology

High School Diploma