Mechanical & electrical assembly of medical equipment for the catheter industry
Final machine assembly inspection and run off prior to shipment
CNC machine tool programmer (Teksoft cadcam)
CNC machine tool Set-up & operation
Accomplishments
Successfully led new machine shop facility construction & machine layout based on manufacturing flow. 100% team involvement.
created & implemented visual scheduling system for Machine solutions Machine shop based on the maximum work capacity. Improved on time delivery from 75% to 97%.
Implemented Quality, Cost, Delivery & Safety communications board for machine shop team. Board communicates daily, weekly and monthly metrics for team to show where we have opportunities for continuous improvement.
Completion of L3 Fundamentals.
Facilitating & participating in Set-up reduction events. Reduced set up times from 45 minutes to 15 minutes.
Implemented Kanban system for common raw material sizes with vendors. Reduced internal inventory and machine labor by 50%.
2006 Tominator (employee of the year) award winner.
Staff the department based on through put requirements.
Provided performance measurements of this department to senior management on a monthly schedule.
Justify overtime for the department through senior management.
Maintain QA documents.
Participated in maintaining and updating shop documentation system (machine maintenance).
Scheduling and delegation of tasks through the use of M1(always looking for continuous improvement ).
Participate in maintaining and updating shop procedures.
Organize the shop area for Flow.
Seek priority information and adjust schedules to ensure time lines are met.
Update and maintain training files
Proactive outsourcing (keep core technology in house, outsource low impact parts when needed, work with purchasing with getting quotes to vendors ASAP.
Provide quarterly/annually performance reviews for individual assemblers focusing on personal & departmental continuous improvement growth.
Seek and apply new methods and ideas to manufacturing practices (implementation of continuous improvement plans, participate in Kaizen events, and work alongside the Director of Operations to promote lean manufacturing practices).
Work with QA to follow through on scrap parts, engineering design issues, MCR’s, and developing a cultural mindset of “In-process quality practices.”
Direct support & oversight of Assembly/Headshop – Daily schedules, Associate concerns, Staffing, Vacations, etc.
Work with Machine Shop, Purchasing, & Engineering Managers to schedule all projects according to the build schedules, customer needs, and current production load.
Coordinate daily production flow for the department to effectively meet and exceed revenue goals, and established company expectations.
Worked within the ERP system creating sales orders as a direct back-up and support for the Assistant Operations Manager.
Provide performance measurements of the department to the Operations Manager on a weekly and monthly schedule.
Provide quarterly/annually performance reviews for individual assemblers focusing on personal & departmental continuous improvement growth.
Seek and apply new methods and ideas to manufacturing practices (implementation of continuous improvement plans, participate in Kaizen events, and work alongside the Director of Operations to promote lean manufacturing practices).
Work with QA to follow through on scrap parts, engineering design issues, MCR’s, and developing a cultural mindset of “In-process quality practices.”
Participate in coordinating SQA’s/internal FAT’s and final machine run-off’s.
Participate in maintaining and updating our manufacturing documentation system.
Scheduling and delegation of tasks related to the daily production scheduling modifications.
RMA (Return Material Authorization) management and scheduling/prioritization within the department.
Justify and approve overtime for the department through Operations Manager.
Participate in weekly status update meetings; provide updates on all builds current and future from manufacturing level
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