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Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada

Perth, Ontario, Canada

Responsibilities- Direct the conversion of the plant to lean, through standardized work, VSM, CI, 5S- Lead the activities of the ergonomics’ committee to help reduce the frequency of injuries.- Supervise manufacturing engineers to improve scrap and downtime on equipment.- Oversee the launch of new programs, ensure on budget & on time, and follow the APQP process.- Ensure & correct safety compliance issues on existing and future equipment- Improve adherence to Magna factory standards- Participate and direct business planning activities.- Direct project engineers in the installation and new commissioning of new equipment- Improve / Create engineering process documentationAchievements:- Corrected implemented effective process to correct all IATF16949 non compliance in engineering.- Renegotiated existing contracts to achieve major gains contribution margin- Led to scrap & downtime team to achieve 20% scrap reduction on major product line in 8 Weeks.- Converted all work in the plan to standardized work.

Perth, Ontario, Canada

Responsibilities- Business Development (Service Quotes, New Program Feasibility, Costing Model…)- Analyzing, capital equipment requirements, writing proposals and managing the capital budget- Casting Feasibility Simulations for new business and Engineering Changes- Engineering Support for X-ray machines, assembly equipment, and casting process- Use root cause analysis methods to permanently solve downtime or scrap problems- Propose and implement process improvement, layout changes- Oversee Buy-off and manage installation of newly purchased equipment.- Assist as needed in the development / design of production or prototype equipment.Achievements- Improved capital proposal turn-around time and reduced waste.- Improved engineering change process to ensure proper feasibility verification.- Increased the X-ray throughput by 20% and improved uptime to 98% - Improved Scrap rates on complex casting by 10%. Using DOE, and root cause analysis tools.

Responsibilities- Casting Simulations for feasibility and feedback to customers.- Runner / Gating design- Full mold assembly and BOM design.- Manage tool-shop for mold builds.- Buyoffs on production tools.- Develop Mold Standards- Design of jigs, tools, racks, and other devices for use in production.Achievements- Introduced new simulations techniques to Grenville in order to reduce tool development time.. - Created previously missing mold standards in order to develop new mold suppliers.- Helped develop design concept for parts which were previously beyond the limits of our process.- Developed new cooling methods to speed up cycle times by 20%

Responsibilities- Managing the drawing database.- Implement & Maintain ISO 9001 certification.- Design custom jigs, gages, and other inspection equipment.- Maintain the I.T. systems for the company.- Provide Engineering Analysis for Clients, in Order to Secure New Contracts. - Write software as needed to collect inspection data.Achievements- Successfully implemented ISO 9001 within an 18 months deadline.- Created New Production Data Base Software. - Designed and built a prototype processing machine.