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New York, Ny, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

- Key member of the EndoStapling Value Stream Team, which is comprised of linear staplers and the new Tri-Staple technology products- Lean Sigma Green Belt Certified o lead over 12 Kaizen events that increased productivity, reduced C/O in the pursuit of continuous improvement o Kaizens lead to over $700k in cost savings and cost avoidance for FY15 o Top 5 OpEx project in FY14 for a companywide competition. (Improved Labor Efficiency by 13% with $724k Annualized Hard Savings and $554k Overtime Cost Avoidance).- Champion of the 5S evolution program launch (including Safety) for the Endo-Stapling Focus Factory which enhanced Lean Manufacturing principle at the production area- Supervised approximately 60 employees through six different productions cells- Hire and Perform Yearly review with employees as well of mentoring and coaching personnel- Trained on PDCA Problem Solving Techniques and performed root cause analysis and using 6M & A3 to identify real root cause of the issue- Planning, developing, implementing and maintaining processes methods and operation for new and existing products- Managing cross-functional teams to coordinate projects for enhancing process performance- Develop reports and Database to collect all KPI metrics for the areas that will identify area of improvement- Reviewed/Managed Work Order Variances and cost- Utilizes shop floor metrics/visual factory/dashboard and analyze OEE and OPE to improve process- Worked on Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) to analysis to improve the current process- Create FDA regulated Work Instruction (SWI), SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) and FMEA (Failure Mode & Effect Analysis) for the new process method

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

- Lead and deployed Operational Excellence best practices throughout the manufacturing organization by supporting Covidien continuous improvement initiatives, improving manufacturing and business processes, and reducing costs.- 5s Site Coordinator- Completed Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training - Currently working on 2nd project towards Green Belt Certification. - Project is projected to save ≥$400,000 annualy.- Help facilitate and lead various cost savings/scrap elimination Kazien events. - Kaziens had a $250,000/per year savings- Created a site wide Product Segregation/Material Identification SOP. - A corrective action for non-conformance found during a corporate audit.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Ensure adequate staffing to operate required lines to deliver against production plan. Lead the daily direction setting process.Establish clear criteria-based training systems working with leaders across lines.Operate and troubleshoot equipment in their operation and flow to the work as required.Analyze the stops, breakdowns, and process failures performance of the line, identify high loss equipment for application of autonomous maintenance of focus improvement tools.Lead the change process to build autonomous maintenance and focus improvement skills in every person on the operating team. Solicit input from team to identify gaps and implement an action plan.Establish and maintain high standards for attendance, safety, and line performance and provide feedback when appropriate to modify behavior.Clearly define the work plans of each individual on the team and assign improvement and loss reduction focus to deliver required results improvement.Actively work across various plant departments (i.e. Chemical Mixing, QA, Engineering, Planning, Warehousing, etc.) to ensure little or no downtime.Ensure timely batch and component delivery to execute production schedule.Identify and develop functional leaders on the line.Control and verify all SAP payroll inputs.Input work orders into SAP and schedule maintenance work.Request part quotes, issue pre-requisites and order parts from P&G certified part vendors.Train and qualify new employees.

Executed new initiatives and led a start-up team to meet goals. Served as technical resource when new equipment was installed, executed vendor acceptance tests, installation qualification and operation qualifications. Consistently delivered quality products, process reliability and mechanical reliability.

Led and ran the most productive manufacturing line in the plant.Start - up leader for small initiatives brought to the plant1st shift key user for SAP and Real Time Control Inventory System (RTCIS)Ownership of pieces of equipment, performing maintenance on the equipment (Lean Manufacturing).

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration And Management, General

Associates, Arts Of Business