Kyle Perdue Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Greater Milwaukee Area

Greater Milwaukee Area

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

•Sole facility Engineer responsible for all machines, processes, and procedures of this third-tier automotive parts supplier contracted by 3M.•Contributed in the process of converting processes done in the R&D lab to full-blown production on the manufacturing floor.•Provided plant layouts in AutoCAD to better understand material flow and plans for future growth.•Designed a Preventative Maintenance Program, involving a database with a user friendly interface that tracks cost and labor, which contributed to keeping machine uptime above 98%.•Set-up and monitored an OEE Program to measure the organization’s success to lead continuous improvements•Designed a production database which stored inventory for over $1 million of tooling, tracked tool use to look for trends of failure, tracked daily production data, and produced necessary reports for other staff members.•Created a training program which involved a database that tracked operator training history, training requirements by position, the necessary training guides, a new employee program, and training certifications.•Worked closely with 3M Technologies Engineers in designing machines to meet the needs of the manufacturing floor. •Developed and implemented standard work across all machines which helped to increase throughput by 50% and decreased percent yield by 3%.•Responsible for leading a Lean program, which involves holding scheduled meetings, creating a company plan of attack to reduce waste, and lead continuous improvement activities.

Waukesha, Wisconsin

•Provided IE and routing support to 28 employees•Implemented over 14 tool boards which included training employees, ordering various materials, creating checklists to help monitor the process and make existing changes•Monitored and recorded constraint metrics that were reported to the plant manager•Set-up a Point of Use inventory system which involved about 10 employees•Designed databases which included employee-friendly data entry screens to monitor department performance and support planning departments•Completed time-studies on bottleneck departments and consulted with employees to find methods of improvement•Worked with suppliers to implement a vendor-managed inventory system