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Pella, Ia, Us

Pella, Iowa, United States

● Utilized root-cause analysis (RCA) methods structured into 8D problem-solving to eliminate defects.● Led project to address recurring issues with self-tappers causing $1,000/month rework cost.● Led kaizen event to eliminate 430 errors from 239 pages of 500/600 Baler Digital Instructions and ensure that the information assemblers receive is correct, consistent, and up to date.● Led kaizen event to increase BC1000XL productivity by 10%; encouraged focus on safety, work balance, and top quality issues as determined by highest defects per unit (DPU) and customer incident rate (CIR).

Pella, Iowa, United States

● Responsible for Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and 5S improvements for Large Navigator line.● Developed and increased team member engagement in line improvements.● Co-led kaizen event to improve layout and part flow through Small Navigator rack cell.

● Reconfigured methods to hang motors for paint across nine value streams to remediate safety hazard.● Designed and built safety gate to allow fork truck drivers access to underutilized floor space.● Designed and completed FEA on stackable engine carts to reduce inventory footprint.

● Designed fixture in SolidWorks to attach an angle grinder to a robotic arm to automate grinding custom casted parts.● Created an automatic damper system to reduce grinder vibration and increase precision and accuracy of the grinder.● Drafted engineering drawings of fixture to aid machinist in creating the part.

Benson, Minnesota, United States

● Built personal relationships with operators and served as a resource for effective problem-solving.● Completed major time studies on assembly processes to identify NVA time; reduced targeted NVA time by 50%.● Designed and built a steel lift to assist assembly workers in repetitive heavy lifting and reduce injury.

● Designed and modeled a SolidWorks general arrangement for a chemical plant comprising of 150+ components.● Communicated with vendors, created purchase orders, and followed equipment from creation to installation.● Learned to read P&ID and equipment drawings, model specified equipment, and keep drawing documentation up to date.

Collected data from a model grain bin in to quantify mixing as grain flows through a system.