• Engaged and coordinated value stream IPT functions ensuring arrival of material, engineering assembly instructions, and represented employee support to meet customer quality and delivery requirements.• Communicated with program management production status, supply chain delays, quality concerns in conjunction with RCCA plans to mitigate risks and provide assurance team is meeting customers’ needs while balancing budget and labor costs.

Tube bending, NDT, CNC• Improved productivity 40%, setting department record for monthly output by increasing versatility with aggressive cross training plan, empowering leads, and improving shift to shift communication standards.• Reduced job setup time 25% after developing Excel scheduling report that batched jobs based on equipment data and allowing operators to group jobs reducing setup time.• Created automated reports in Excel and SharePoint to efficiently gather data, track and form paretos improving visibility detecting high frequency causes of scrap, quality, and productivity issues.• Utilized data to coach and lead team initiating lean continuous improvements with HPT (high performance teams), 5s, 5-why, fishbone, and root cause analysis.• Implemented day-by-hour boards providing visual indicators when team is performing behind production Takt time, signaling support personnel to address issues promptly, leading to decrease in jobs idle time and improved priority job throughput.

• Increased grocery bag production by 40% using LEAN process improvement methodologies.• Spearheaded the launch and training of downtime management systems (Vorne) targeting KPI constraints and measuring progress using OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness). • Analyzed downtime reports, collaborated with team, and utilized SAP creating a focused preventative maintenance program reducing frequency and duration of mechanical down time events.• Achieved one year injury free with a Total Recordable Incident Rate of 0.0 resulting from newly constructed energy control program including energy inventory, lock out tag out, ZES (zero energy state), IES (intermediate energy state) and machine specific procedures.

• Developed extensive training program for new operators with detailed pictures, examples of common problems, along with a troubleshooting guide improving new operator self-sufficiency, machine safety awareness, and quality product standards. • Motivated team to accept new production tracking system (Vorne) and monitor KPI’s using OEE targeting specific areas for process improvements increasing production by 30%.

• Researched, tested, and confirmed material properties that had greatest effect on production process resulting in improved quality of purchased raw materials as well as increasing production.

• Conducted time studies and tests on all equipment validating most reliable operating speeds, improving accuracy of capacity planning and material consumption.