Slinger, Wisconsin, United States
Senior Manufacturing Engineer with over 7 years of experience in lean manufacturing process improvement. Skilled at leading teams to implement complex manufacturing strategies from the design phase to the point of being fully operational. A relentless worker that thrives at multitasking in a fast paced environment.
• Manage a 3 person Manufacturing Engineering Department that is responsible for process improvement, inventory management, new equipment acquisition, as well as facility improvements & additions. • Manage a 4 person Tooling Department that is responsible for designing & building weld & assembly fixtures for NPI, as well as performing preventative maintenance to existing tooling. • Managed over a dozen capital projects from concept to completion ranging from $400,000 to $7,800,00 • Designed layout to create a world class manufacturing value stream for a new product line. • Developed and maintain assembly lines that utilize digitally controlled torque tools and digital work instructions. • Developed and Implemented assembly playbooks resulting in over 30% improvement in output. • Developed corporate manufacturing engineering training standards and documents. • Initiated an inventory management project to move product out of warehouse to point of use to help workflow as well as create more manufacturing space.
• Created and maintained assembly and packaging work instructions. • Designed and detailed paint kits, transport carts, lifting devices, and holding fixtures. • Worked with operations to dissect day to day manufacturing issues and come up with fast solutions to keep production running. • Performed a SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Dies) project on a punch press operation that would result in a 70% improvement in setup times. • Responsible for leading continuous improvement projects throughout the facility such as: o Work cell flow and efficiency improvement o Improving safety, output, & efficiency to products o Implementing new manufacturing equipment o Improve inventory management to create more manufacturing space, better organize material and bring material closer to point of use.