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Trenton, Tennessee, United States

Mckenzie, Tennessee, United States

Mckenzie Tennessee

Trenton, Tennessee, United States

Union City, Tn

Responsible for writing and pre-approval of Deviation/ECR’s.CRP projects: Burner and Venturi in sourcing; new carton design; CNC material utilization.Participated in DFEMA and PFEMA processes.Project management: Lead on projects ranging from new product introduction, new equipment justification and installation, cost reduction and increased productivity by improving production processes.Justify and implement new capital projects.Perform time studies to set labor standards.Line balancing using lean concepts. Takt & cycle times, employee utilization, Safety champion for accident investigation committee.Proficient with SAP operating system researching cost and labor standards.Support and assist all manufacturing process.

Huntingdon, Tn

Manufacturing EngineerResponsible for all engineering duties including plant layout, material flow, cellular manufacturing, ROI, product bills of material & routings, building maintenance, parts & machinery purchasing.Lean trainer and coordinator of all lean/six sigma activity in the plant including 5S, value stream mapping and managing Kanban levels.Responsible for calculating & tracking plant productivity and efficiency.Completed Leadership Behlen, which is a yearlong commitment gaining knowledge and insight about leadership within the organizational context of Behlen Mfg. Co.Training with the Lean Enterprise Institute on Pull/Kanban systems, train the trainer in value stream mapping and value stream mapping workshop.Certified Six Sigma Green Belt. (Jackson State Community College)Interim Plant manager for 1 ½ years.Responsible for managing incoming plant materials and internal inventory control.Assisting University of Tennessee Manufacturing Extension Services in developing a single flow manufacturing production process. This new process will reduce customer order and manufacturing lead times by 10 days and decrease inventory levels by 50%.

Mckenzie, Tn

Special assignment: Responsible for consolidating two manufacturing plants.Organized general contractors & riggers in moving equipment from Republic Builders Products sister plant in Dyersburg, Tennessee to their headquarters in McKenzie, Tennessee.Using CAD, created a new plant layout to accommodate additional equipment without adding any square footage to existing plant.Design new break room and office space.Purchased a Wiedemann C-3000 turret punch press for frame production.

Mckenzie, Tn

Assigned to non-stock door production to improve throughput.Implemented new non-stock door production line. Improved productivity by 50%.Researched and implemented new Polyurethane Reactive Hot Melt adhesive for hollow metal door production.Developed cellular manufacturing cells using Kaizen.Capital cost justifications.Special projects including new adhesive, new equipment, plant layout and special welding fixtures.Developed production standards for plant.

Memphis, Tn & Phoenix, Az

Justifying multi-million dollar capital projects from the start of operations. Determining the return on investment, cost of operation, alternative methods, cost analysis, site evaluations and facility layout.Forecasting volume and routes for holidays and peak operations.Communicating needs between departments.Special assignments regarding individual station operation.

Bachelor Of Science, Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Associate Of Science, Industrial Engineering Technology