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Harvey, Il, Us

Harvey, Il, Us

Harvey, Il, Us

Harvey, Il, Us

Harvey, Il, Us

• Lead a team of approximately 75 employees comprised of engineers, manufacturing supervisors, maintenance, and United Steel Workers.• Developed the first model line using lean tools in the largest facility of Allied Tube and Conduit.• Oversee the Key Performance Indicators of three tube mills, including the model line, to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost of the value stream.• Introduced Leadership Standard Work for each team member to increase the efficiency of their day’s workload.• Utilize problem solving techniques in order to effectively countermeasure recurring issues.• Manage tasks from the Value Stream's action plan on a weekly basis.

Harvey, Il, Us

• Led ten Kaizen events and Led/Facilitated ten Shingijutsu Kaizen events including 5S, Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED), Standard Work, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Lean Daily Management, and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).• Trained two certified practitioners of Lean in 5S and SMED. • Developed and managed multiple corporate tracking programs including changeovers improvements and daily metrics.• Initiated the Harvey Lean on-boarding program for manufacturing employees with a total of 49 people trained in Lean awareness and 5S.• Participated and co-led monthly corporate Strategic Deployment Policy (SDP) meetings including helping manage the ABS action plan.

Harvey, Il, Us

• Utilized Lean knowledge globally in Brazil, leading two Kaizen Events for a 65% changeover reduction on their mills and increasing the steel slitter output by 30%. Efforts in Brazil resulted in the awarding of the Living the Atkore Values Award for teamwork. • Led three Shingijutsu Kaizen teams to reduce mill changeover time and tool room efficiency by utilizing the Lean tools of 5S and SMED• Co-Facilitated a Shingijutsu Kaizen Event for multiple teams within manufacturing consisting of changeover reduction, downtime and TPM improvement, and 5S/Work flow improvement• Helped create a 5S plan across a 500K square foot plant floor

Harvey, Il, Us

• In charge of five tube mills and general labor, managing up to 35 people per day. Management tasks included: assigning job tasks and ensuring employee follow through; acting as the first step in resolving conflicts between employees; and enforcing company rules and policies• Troubleshooting production problems in conjunction with plant maintenance• Responsible for overall quality, downtime, and non-prime product for each of the five mills• Team leader for overseeing process control through KIVs, asset efficiencies, OEE, and new projects

Harvey, Il, Us

• Completed 6 black belt projects, each resulting between $100K and $360K savings per year with a total savings of $1.1 million. Key projects included: - Led a compressed air usage reduction project for the Harvey plant floor, which would yield $360K savings per year - Oversaw a series of steel gauge ordering reduction projects for all divisions of Allied along with a program to monitor for future savings, resulting in $750K savings per year• Co-Facilitated two Kaizen Events to reduce mill changeover time; utilized lean, process mapping, 5S, SOPs, redesign, shadow boards, and training on all shifts• Co-leader of multiple Green Belt training and review sessions • Mentored multiple Green Belts at several Allied facilities; including one project to reduce various coatings’ inventory sizes, which resulted in a savings of $150K FCF• Helped create and manage Key Input Variable (KIV) program• Managed three New Product Introduction projects utilizing DFSS training

Tampa, Fl, Us

• Redesigned existing strapping machines for better performance• Extensive testing and redesign of “Automatic Cutoff and Re-Feed” option for LBX-2300• Found new vendors, obtained quotes, and ordered newly redesigned parts

New Berlin, Wi, Us

• Designed new product line, including: desiccant dryers, gas dryers, and central drying systems for taking moisture out of plastic pellets• Performed extensive testing on product before releasing to production• Managed technicians and production line during transition of product from development to production• Worked with vendors for parts selection and cost reduction of product• Supported and trained service department with all aspects of dryers• Traveled to clients’ facilities to set up and service equipment• Acted as company representative during the National Plastics Exposition

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