• Manage team of quality inspectors and quality engineers• Support all aspects of manufacturing through timely, accurate, and robust inspection data • Schedule inspector coverages based on production demand across three shifts• Manage operations of the Quality Assurance Lab including cmm's, gear inspection, metrology, metallurgy, calibration, and gravimetric testing• Facilitate the daily Material Review Board meeting• Assign quality engineering tasks such as quality alerts, poke-yoke, part deviations, and other related tasks• Update staff on Quality metrics weekly, monthly, quarterly• Update executive Senior Leadership Team on quality metrics relating to business plan results• Facilitate Problem Solving Initiatives through the use of 5Why, Fishbone diagram, HYG GPS, poke-yoke, APS, etc.…• Perform Root Cause Analysis to develop solutions to address non conforming issues• Conduct PFMEA for new and manufactured product• Oversee the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)• Collaborate with design engineering to understand functionality and intent of manufactured product including front-end attachments, transmissions, drive axles and components, and hydraulic cylinders

•Led team of 25-30 engineers in the engineering department.•Successfully strategized effective plans and developed part routings across multiple departments based on the most effective setup times.•Monitored work of junior engineers and checked quality of work as well as provided coaching and training.•Collaborated with other managers directors and clients to establish plans and future strategies to help improve the overall functionality of the facility

Maintenance Supervisor – responsibilities for maintaining plant facilities and equipment to support production across 3 shifts• Supervise 31 employees across 3 shifts• Implement strategies to improve predictive and preventative maintenance • Communicate and coordinate with operations to eliminate issues with production• Assist in planning and implementing movement of machines and equipment for process improvements• Conduct employee performance reviews based on plant and corporate goals and initiatives• Maintain and update operating and training manuals for the maintenance department• Perform gap analysis to determine training needs for maintenance department• Review the operation of plant equipment and systems to minimize downtime• Maintain CMMS (Mainsaver) system for tracking work orders, parts, and effectivity of maintenance department• Direct, maintain, and enforce the safety program• Develop and maintain $4.2M annual budget for the maintenance department and manage over $7M in spare parts inventory• Improved action item closure rates• Captained Neighborhood Team

Production Supervisor – responsibility for direct labor employees in daily production• Supervise production of approximately 30-35 employees• Coordinate activities of associates in work cells, based on production needs to meet customer demand• Maintain and monitor all Lean Manufacturing processes including Kaizen, Kanban, TPS, CI, DFT, and 5S• Maintain, monitor, evaluate, and implement changes to all work processes and standard operating procedures• Ensure that all safety rules and regulations are followed by employees plant-wide in order to reduce the incident rate• Participate and ensure 100% participation of employees in BBS• Ensure effectivity and standard work hours are consistently met• Achieved on time delivery rate of 98% • Exceeded quality goals and metrics• Minimized scrap cost • Ensure effectivity and standard work hours are consistently met• Captained Neighborhood Team• Coaching and motivating of subordinates to develop employees and improve morale• Administer disciplinary procedures based on company policies and procedures• Oversee training of all production employees

Manufacturing Engineer – responsible for the design of production tools and machines and for trouble shooting production issues• Carried out capacity analysis, BOM, and process improvements• Performed time and motion studies for Capacity and Manpower planning• Acted as lead engineer / project manager for capital spend projects• Prepared and documented APQP, PPAP, Planning sheet, Routing sheet, and Standardized Operating Procedures• Evaluated Standard Operating Procedures for process improvements• Performed time studies and methods analysis in order to determine task or machine utilization improvements• Partnered with Quality to determine root cause analysis and process improvements• Collaborated with Operations to determine and implement CI ideas• Provided training and mentoring to direct labor workforce• Prepared cost improvement tracking sheet to document manufacturing savings • Championed kaizen project on waste reduction through the use of Nesting • Enhanced productivity and work place environment using DFT, 5S, Kaizen, JIT, and TPS• Improved productivity of Cylinder line by 25% by minimizing set up changes and Poka Yoke• Reduced quality defects in the cylinder line through 5S implementation• Assessed raw materials flow in assembly line through Value Stream Mapping• Implemented value added engineering methods through the Center of Excellence Program for a savings of approximately $50,000 per year

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