Saul Abarca Email & Phone Number

United States

• Lead Post-Process Lamination department with 150 workforce employed and temporary staff
• Create a safe environment where no production occurs without the assurance of safety
• Set production goals for department that align with leadership goals to achieve company (SEQCDDM)
• Analyze forecast capacity volume reports to predict labor and production shifts required (Short, Mid and Long term)
• Work cross-functionally to develop PDCA plans to improve customers PPM OEM and Tier 2
• Lead Cross functional team to increase productivity focusing on uptime and cycle time improvements

United States

• Improved visual detection by changing lighting condition within the inspection booths resulting in PPMs reduction to 3 digits PPMs
• Launched and upgraded multiple production lines (Post Process, 15 Fanuc Robot, Vision System, and Laminated Door) by setting up conditions, creating procedures, establishing process controls, and cross training.
• Member of the Global Management Meeting (GMM) team to share best practices with sisters’ plants in Japan & Europe
• Led KTA’s (Kaizen Team Activities) projects (Scratches, Breakages, Mismatches) for Yield Improvement across Lamination
• Traveled to France & Czech Republic to share best practices (productivity and yield)
• Evaluate process for new models and ensure they are ready before SOP

United States

• Improved customer down time by 35% by leading KTA project to reduce water spots on model
• Launched and upgraded Pre-Process production line (3 Bystronic Cut & Grind cells, Pallletizer cell with Fanuc Robot and Vision System) with new technology by setting up conditions, creating procedures, establishing.

Guadalajara Area, Mexico

• Established model specific requirements that improved washing machine breakage by 30%
• Created cleaning procedures and check list which improved contamination by 25%
• Improved visual detection method by changing lighting condition and different back grounds resulting in reduction to a 2 digits PPM’s for customer

Chihuahua Area, Mexico

• Wave soldering process control by using MOLE profiler and wave Ride, Seho (Nitrogen environment) & Sensbey wave solder machines.
• Launched solder machines (Pillar House) while also sharing best practices
• Responsible for In Circuit Testing for Checksum and Zenthel machines
• Implemented new pallet design reducing pin hole touch up by 25%
• Best Practices exchange/sharing / standardization among soldering machines (Soldering Committee)

Chihuahua Area, Mexico

• Managed production cells with a workforce of 60 Operators + Technicians
• Meet BTS (build to schedule) targets daily for Clusters (Speedometer, Tachometer, fuel and Temp. gauges) manufacturing for Ford F150 Pick-up Truck
• Responsible for addressing internal Quality rejects that required immediate response addressing the issue and creating countermeasure with the Associates & Team Leaders

Chihuahua Area, Mexico

• Organize ingredient weight system control by product specific (Key Formula).
• Establishment and calibration control of Thermometers and weighting machines.
• Frequency control establishment of Moisture & Temperature camera.