Kansas City, Missouri, United States
30+ years of manufacturing experience with Injection Molding, Blow Molding, & Plastics Extrusion. Experienced in Plant/Department Management, Plastic Process Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, New Product Development and Continuous Improvement. Experienced in the use of a wide variety of conventional & engineered grades resins with a variety of machines ranging from 18 ton to 4000 ton. Also have knowledge of Gas Assist, Web, and Structural Foam Molding. TRAINING/KNOWLEDGE/ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Increased Efficiencies Six Sigma Training with Projects Continuous Improvement Practical Problem Solving Rapid Improvement Events Statistical Process Control Variety of Presses from 18-4000T Injection and various blow molding machines Daily 6s housekeeping/Safety Scrap reduction Cost savings
Lowered Scrap by 12% Increased Production efficiency by 32% Troubleshoot machinery and tooling Work on cost savings ( material and color usage ) Train new technicians Production reporting Start ups and shut down of machinery P.M. tooling Train set up personal on proper setting of molds Optimize cycle times Supervise production workers 6s
Optimized processes on all machines Machines varied from 150 ton to 1500 ton injection and shuttle machines Polypropylene , ABS, PC, PC/ABS, Polystyrene Reduced scrap by 22% Increased efficiency by 28% Trained process technicians Assisted as production manager Wrote and saved process programs Evaluated molds, and worked with tool room on repairs needed New tool run off Material sample testing