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Sale associate in flooring

Coordinator

➢ Proactive problem solver➢ Proficient in Microsoft Office➢ Lean implementation➢ Reduced Work In Progress in Department 300 by 66%➢ Communized parts to reduce SKUs➢ Process Engineering support of Lean Manufacturing ➢ Led cross-functional teams to implement Lean principles (5S (Sort, Set to Order, Shine, Standardized, Sustain), Standardized Work, 1x1 Problem Solving, General Waste elimination)➢ 7 years as Quality Technician, writing and auditing Quality Documents, daily problem solving and trouble shooting issues as they arise on Assembly Line➢ 2 Years training and experience as Advisor in a Union environment and including any necessary disciplinary actions that occur on a daily basisWork Experience Whirlpool Corporation, Fort Smith, AR January 1977 to July 2012 Production Advisor (May 2010 to July 2012)➢ Fully responsible for the daily and long-term goals in safety, quality, delivery, and cost for assigned production departments (60 hourly operators)o Executed Whirlpool’s Consumer Centered Manufacturing strategy by implementing lean manufacturing, to eliminate waste o Improved operator performance and First Pass Yield by using lean tools to provide feedback to correctly training/operator on deficiencieso Participated and lead cell design teams for every line rate changeo Supported new projects and new process on high speed assembly line for implementation of 1 x1 production and Lean Manufacturing o Key Person to notify Engineers, Advisors, and Quality Quality Technician (June 2004 to May 2010)➢ Resolved quality issues, writing and auditing quality documents➢ Kept line running and to meet production quotes on a daily bases ➢ Maintained a line of open communication with daily reports and quality meetings to discuss and define what priorities need to be addressed and in what order➢ Set up two new assembly lines and wrote the Quality Control Plans and Work Instructions