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Waterville, Ks, Us

Waterville, Kansas

Design Blue printing catalogue system and draft shop prints for production using AutoCad and Inventor. Engineer and Design new products. Take customer orders and insure they are made and shipped on time. Weld when needed to assist in getting parts finsihed or with new part applications.Work on lean manufacturing consepts and inplament. Nest parts to be cut on plasma tablesProduce and oversee plasma cut schedule to insure correct parts are produced for upcoming scheduleProduce Trailer build schedule for our Waterville plantProduce all blue prints for trailers, sub weldments, and component parts

Ponca City, Oklahoma

Oversee al welding operations thru out five weld depths.Help make, manage, and enforce Safety guidelines and procedures.Read and interpret welding prints, symbols, and specification requirements.Use Microsoft office products proficiently and management software to run and read scheduling and production related reports daily.Read and train welder on reading and understanding WPS Sheets for proper machine and weld set up. Directly take care of interviewing, testing, and hiring new welders when production requirements justifies the need.Directly handle all direct reports terminations and layoffs when required due to disciplinary issues, or economic down turns. Perform new hire reviews 4 times in the first year set individualized career development plans for each welder and help them reach the objectives by following review. Assist in development of new projects. Oversee and develop lean and 5S work stations and product flowOversee scheduling requirements and welder placement to achieve 100% on time status for all weld depts. Oversee Mag particle and Pressure testing operations Oversee from 70-150 welders, 3-9 pressure/Mag particle testing employees, and 7-10 Welding Supervisors on a daily basis. Set up criteria and oversee weld training facility and its instructors. Oversee Inspection of welded parts to insure quail specifications are met before being sent to the next operations. Write up and discuss employee reviews with my direct reports as scheduled. Design individualized development objectives in order to help each welder become better a more knowledgeable employees. Design, Write, Launch, and oversee new processes and/or procures for Safety, Quality, and Welding operations.

Independence, Kansas

Maintained all job requirements from Weld Engineering Tech position, as well as the below additions.Oversee All operations in Grinding, Robotic Welding, Metal Stamping, Resistance Welding, and CTL operations. Work with and negotiate pricing for weld consumables by launching cost savings and product testing events.Order needed consumables to make sure depths never ran out.Help make, manage, and enforce Safety guidelines and procedures.Read and interpret welding prints, symbols, and specification requirements.Read and train welder on reading and understanding WPS Sheets for proper machine and weld set up. Write up and discuss employee reviews with my direct reports as scheduledAssist in development of new projects. Oversee and develop lean and 5S work stations and product flow, set up a POU inventory system for @80% of components to help in making depth leaner and more efficient. Kept tram of all weld component inventory and led weekly cycle counts and quarterly for depth inventory counts.Oversee scheduling requirements and welder placement to achieve 100% on time status for all depths I oversaw.Oversee from 25-50 welders, 8-10 Press stamping/CTL employees,5-10 Grinders and 3 depth team leaders on a daily basis. Set up criteria and oversee weld training to take non welder employees and train them to become certified welders in the 1/2G positions of the AWS D1.1Oversee Inspection of welded parts to insure quail specifications are met before being sent to the next operations. Do employee reviews and help them become more knowledgeable employees.

Independence, Ks

Design and oversee the build and launch of the new weld area to accommodate new product lines. Managed new parts product line for Caterpillar road grader division including assisting with communication between Caterpillar NLR plant and Matcor, Set up of parts warehouse for sub parts waiting for weld, designed product flow and quality assurance areas and guidelines. Trained welding personnel on Cat welding specifications and surface condition specifications. Designed, built, and managed weld tooling for all product lines in welding. Designed weld tooling PM procedures and requirements to guarantee quality of tooling. Oversee all new parts going in to the weld area for all customers during first article inspections and procedures.Basic Auto-Cad designing

Independence, Ks

Mainly oversaw robotic welding operations and robotic programing for multiple Duel Head Moto-Man Welding Cells. Oversaw production of sub parts and final welding for robotic parts using the GMAW welding process. Trained operators in entry level operation of robotic cells as well as safety procedures in operation and loading/unloading of cells. Inspected quality audits on products and assigned repairs as needed. During times of no robotic work oversaw and welded parts for skid steers using mainly the GMAW process and the D 1.1 Structural Welding Code. Followed schedule to ensure on time delivery. **Was not an active employee between 11/2008-1/2010 Due to economic downturn and massive plant shut down.