Continuous Improvement Engineer Resume Example WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ENGINEER

Professional Summary

Customer-oriented Distribution Manager focused on increasing production, minimizing equipment downtime and costs and maximizing overall plant efficiency.

[Job Title] who possesses strong quality control, maintenance and trucking aptitude.

Plant Operator adept at operating gas turbine generators and monitoring and adjusting central plant equipment and controls.

Safety-conscious [Job Title] skilled in the operation and maintenance of all central power plant machinery and equipment.

[Job Title] offering a background in utility plant operation with an emphasis on boiler and refrigeration equipment.

Focused plant operations leader committed to company core values, driving results and exceeding expectations.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt certified
Minitab
MS Office
Semi-fluent in Spanish
Kronos Payroll Systems
Working knowledge of AutoCAD and MS Project
Process improvements

Work History

06/2015 to Current

Continuous Improvement EngineerWABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION – Lafayette, IN

Managing 10 Value Stream Maps to show current state for line cycle times, inventory levels, changeover times and line downtime.
The maps are used to develop activities to improve manufacturing conditions Created an "On-boarding" tool for future personnel entering or promoted within the department Facilitate one White Belt class per month which introduces 15 to 20 new employees to Lean Sigma tools so associates can identify waste streams then participate in Kaizen/5S events which leads to continuous improvement Facilitate two to three Kaizen teams each month to continuously improve operations by applying best practices of lean manufacturing principles to eliminate waste and optimize processes to increase productivity Working on cross functional teams with manufacturing and engineering to spearhead $500,000 in annual savings; 2016 savings is tracking at over $500,000 in annual savings Leading an investigation into in-sourcing a process which would lead to a six million dollar investment with a two year payback.

08/2009 to 05/2015

Distribution Center ManagerGENERAL CABLE – LEBANON HOUSTON, IN TX

Led the daily operations of two distribution centers with over 4000 part numbers ($48 million in finished goods), 24,000+ inventory locations in 350k sq.
ft.
of warehouse space, championed safety initiates while coaching over 45 direct and indirect reports on multi-shift operations Implemented the replacement of "open blade" knifes to a safety knife; "open bladed" knives accounted for 40% of all recordable injuries within General Cable Introduced "Consequence Thinking" as a safety training model which asks associates to examine an activity, identify any job/task risks, reduce or eliminate the hazard, then proceed with the task at hand Developed and managed an annual operating budget of $4.5 million; favorably delivered the plan by 4% Developed strategies to deliver 99.97% customer accuracy rate through continuous improvement activities: DMAIC process, root cause analysis and developing lasting corrective actions Consistently achieved better than a 99.4% on-time shipping rate Maintained a 99.9% inventory accuracy across 24,500 inventory locations Earned a Lean Sigma Green Belt by driving a 22% productivity improvement through WMS (Warehouse Management System) enhancements and warehouse rezoning that eliminated wasted travel.

03/2008 to 08/2009

Lead CoordinatorVOLT TECHNICAL RESOURCES – Indianapolis, IN

Avoided $90,000 freight claims by implementing a packaging solution to service a wind farm in the Baltic Sea.
Aided in the development and execution of a business model for a vendor which allowed the placement and receipt of orders on the same day yielding more than $1 million in additional sales volume.

Technical WriterEli Lily – Indianapolis, IN

Worked on cross functional teams to determined user documentation requirements and translated these into clear and concise machine work instructions Contract Process Engineer on assignment at CATERPILLAR - Lafayette, IN Laid off 2009 Installed four production cells using CNC machining centers, robotics, deburr equipment, conveyors, safety fencing and other miscellaneous pieces of equipment while completing tasks 100% on time Developed, updated and maintained part quality inspection points, PFMEA, significant quality control points, and wrote easy to understand Standard Operating Procedures/Work Instructions for mfg.
operation BENJAMIN AYALA Page 2 Performed machine run-offs, evaluated capability, and made adjusts as required to meet or exceed a 1.33 Cpk Developed, updated and maintained part quality inspection points, PFMEA, and significant quality control points for a 50 pound connecting rod used in the C-175 engine platform Developed control documents for 10 machining cells that highlighted "Critical to Quality" (CTQ) characteristics while outlining what machine settings affect the CTQ characteristics for the C-175 engine connecting rod.

08/2006 to 03/2008

Production ManagerSUS CAST PRODUCTS, INC – Logansport, IN

Organized and scheduled the day-to-day operations for 15 high pressure aluminum-casting machines, deburr processes, shot blasting and sanding operations for over 300 different aluminum castings.
Achieved better than a 98% ontime shipping rate across all customer bases.
Guided 3 shifts, 4 supervisors, and up to 80 associates across three shifts in completing daily production goals.
Increased overall plant productivity on critical products by 10% by focusing on the poor performing products and employees, removed barriers, informed operators of goals, and coaching employees on best practices to attain production goals.

08/1998 to 07/2006

Lead CoordinatorKEIHIN INDIANA PRECISION TECHNOLOGY – Greenfield, IN

High Pressure Casting/Machining for a new model intake manifold Trained 36 associates on three shifts how to operate new equipment and interpret the inspection criteria by utilizing shoulder-to-shoulder training methods for a new department start-up project yielding a "Zero" defect rate to Honda Wrote more than 100 documents that covered machine start-up, shutdown, die change procedures, machine operation instructions, machine checks, quality documents, and PM Schedules for high pressure aluminum die casting operations while complying with ISO 9001 standards Led operations for 3 shifts in 6 departments using casting machines, robotics, heat treat processes, and CNC machining centers to cast and machine 12,000 fuel pipes, throttle bodies, and intake manifolds daily In casting/machining, led 6 exempt, 9 hourly supervisors, 18 technical, and 200+ hourly employees in six departments, on three shifts, in completing daily production goals Audited production and quality reports and reacted to trends in throughput, scrap, and machine downtime.
Then developed corrective actions to prevent reoccurrences using problem solving skills, SPC tools, and Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) methodology Improved Planned Maintenance (PM) completion rates by 15% by converting the outdated PM program to a data base managed system throughout the plant Reduced manpower by 20% within the Injector Plate Department without affecting productivity by analyzing and reorganize job functions amongst department members Led the manufacturing start-up for two new departments which operated on two shifts while achieving a zero defect rate to the customer Processed customer Request for Quotations for future model engine components; quoted and recovered expenses related to customer driven design changes.

Coordinator

Developed, trained and implemented the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) for the assembly department which then was adopted plant wide.
Improved Overall Equipment Effectiveness rates (OEE) by 11% by developing continuous improvement activities for scrap reduction and increasing machine up-time.

Education

May 2006

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE: Organizational Leadership and Supervision
INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY - Indianapolis, IN
Organizational Leadership and Supervision

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION
GENERAL CABLE
VOLT TECHNICAL RESOURCES
Eli Lily
SUS CAST PRODUCTS, INC
KEIHIN INDIANA PRECISION TECHNOLOGY

School Attended

INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Job Titles Held:

Continuous Improvement Engineer
Distribution Center Manager
Lead Coordinator
Technical Writer
Production Manager
Coordinator

Degrees

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE : Organizational Leadership and Supervision

Continuous Improvement Engineer Resume Example

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