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Manufacturing Engineer, 03977

April 2002 Resides in South Carolina

Salary: US $Open

 

Relocate: Yes

 

On the Market: Cutbacks -

Industry: Various, Automotive, Medical, Tooling...


 

Team player with sixteen years of manufacturing experience as an operator, engineer, and supervisor.  Result-oriented with a proven record of performance in problem solving and planning.  Areas of  accomplishments and expertise include:

 

¨      Lean Manufacturing

¨      Process Qualification

¨      Project Management

¨      Process Efficiency

¨      Mechanical Troubleshooting

¨      Statistical Process Control

¨      ISO and QS Documentation

 

 

Experience

 

South Carolina    2000- 2002

Manufacturing Engineer

Supervised production and maintenance of the Recycle and Reneck Departments.

¨       Eliminated in excess of 3M dollars in surplus rework inventory through implementation of new panel face polishing process.

¨       Established an accurate system for tracking scrap and efficiency totals for each operation segregated by the different products manufactured at our facility.

¨       Managed project to recondition Seal Edge Lapping machine, increasing product quality and throughput.

¨       Increased departmental yield from 88.5% to 92.3% within a two-year period.

¨       Supervised 31 production employees during period of plant restructuring.

¨       Scheduled work activities for departmental Maintenance Technicians and provided assistance with problem troubleshooting.

 

South Carolina       1997-2000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Manufacturing Engineering

Primary engineer for the rod forming operations of the Automatic Transmission Park Rod department.

¨       Implemented improvements to department’s first Progressive Die allowing for elimination of 100% sort of a safety critical dimensional characteristic.  Reduced manpower requirements for process by one and increased production by 25%.

¨       Managed purchase of new Vibratory Tumble Barrel including need recognition, machine specifications formulation, supplier performance evaluation, equipment installation and process certification and documentation.

¨       Developed written QS 9000 documentation including Work Instructions, Dimensional Control Plans, and Change Request Records for the rod component of two new product lines.

¨       Provided assistance to quality technicians with preparation of 8-D customer problems responses.

¨       Identified gaging requirements, which established methods and met customer requirements for three new product lines per geometric dimensional and tolerancing guidelines.

¨       Ensured gage certification by providing design assistance to supplier.

¨       Obtained gage certification by performing Reliance and Repeatability, Bias, and Linearity studies.

 

South Carolina                                                                                                1997

Process Engineering

Provided in-house support to the Blood Collection Tube and Needle manufacturing departments.

¨      Designed and implemented a new method of allowing heat to escape during the shrink-wrapping process, which eliminated the opening of packages during shipping.

¨      Installed vision system to verify correct tube quantities in packages, increasing efficiency.

 

Robert Bosch Corporation (MAU, Incorporated), Anderson, South Carolina                                                       1996

Operator

Operated an automated production machine used to perform voltage and resistance tests on oxygen sensors manufacturers for Ford, Nissan, Mercury and BMW.  Performed general machine maintenance and routine performance inspections to ensure proper machine operating conditions.

 

Springs Industries – Chiquola Plant, Honea Path, South Carolina                                                     1986-1995

Maintenance Technician                                                                                      1992-1995

Provided plant wide electrical and mechanical support.  Performed electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, air condition temperature and humidity control, machine performance audits, and equipment maintenance.

 

Air Condition Mechanic                                                                                       1991-1992

Handled plant wide temperature and humidity control for all production departments.  Conducted daily monitoring of conditions to provide accurate responses of production to changes in climate control.  Ensured continuous operation of all refrigeration equipment.

                                     

Supply Clerk                                                                                                         1989-1991

Lubrication Technician                                                                                          1988-1991

General Laborer                                                                                                    1986-1988

                                                                                                                      

 

Education

 

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Clemson University
 Clemson, South Carolina  

 

Professional Training

 

Engineer in Training (EIT) Completion   1996

 

Computer Skills

 

FORTRAN, Tksolver, COBOL, BASIC, Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Pro-Engineer

 

 


Reference: 03977


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