Josh Henricks Email & Phone Number

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

Berne, IN

• Responsible for the TS16949 management system that ensured the quality and performance of electro, powder and liquid coatings on ferrous and non-ferrous metal parts on 14 lines for over 200 customers in the automotive.
• Responsible for direct interaction with customers on quality and performance questions, issues and documentation requirements; PPAP and CQI-12 submissions, providing 8D corrective action reports or CAR entries into.
• ISO14001 Management Representative responsible for the environmental compliance management system of the facility; overseeing the facility’s coating systems waste water treatment operations and effluent reporting, the.
• Supervisor of five direct reports – Process Lab Supervisor and Quality and Process Lab Technicians
• Provided guidance and direction for the floor personnel responsible for the operation of the lines and the quality of the parts coated and supplied to the customers

• Provided technical support on pretreatment, electrocoat, powder and liquid spray technologies to all coating facilities  Provided process performance troubleshooting assistance to correct scheduled corrosion testing.
• Corporate Material Compliance Metric Champion (Aug. ‘07 to Nov. ’08) – Tracked performance and provided guidance to poorly performing plants
• Interim Supervisor for the Performance and Technology Laboratories with two direct reports (Oct. ’08 to Nov. 08)

• Conducted projects to improve electrocoat and powder coat processes by increasing efficiency, reducing labor, reducing defects - $150K total savings
• Improved SPC of current systems and provided guidance and training to plant personnel in SPC and SPC software
• Tracked all plants’ defect PPM’s monthly and assisted them to reduce high results using 5-Why Root Cause Analysis, 8D Corrective Action Methodology
• Applied 6-Sigma methodology to improve high defect coating systems – Two projects
• ISO 9000 and ISO/TS 16949 – Assisted with and conducted internal audits – Certified ISO/TS 16949 Internal Auditor
• Provided improvement and corrective action guidance for plants working toward certification

• Managed formulas processed at the facility, implemented any needed adjustments for product consistency - thickening levels, color, mold release
• Proposed new and upgraded process systems and equipment
• Troubleshot processing problems working with plant maintenance, mix technicians and other technical personnel
• Resolved quality issues of raw, intermediate and final materials
• Conducted statistical process capability and control studies of SMC batches
• Coordinated trial material runs from the mixing operations through the SMC machines

• Engineering projects – Proposed new process systems and equipment, upgraded existing systems and equipment
• GageTrak attendant – Managed calibration and calibration checks of all lab equipment
• Purchasing manager for the Quality Lab
• Conducted statistical process capability and control studies of the mixing operations
• Material Safety Data Sheet attendant
• Member of the QS 9000 and 8-D Management Teams

Bs, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Leadershape, AIChE, Assisted SWE '99 Grand Prix Team

Bsche, Chemical Engineering