Caleb Trantham
Manufacturing Engineer at John Deere Kernersville- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Automotive Packaging Certificate
The Packaging SchoolDec, 2022- Oct, 2024
Experience
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John Deere Kernersville
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United States
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Construction
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200 - 300 Employee
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Manufacturing Engineer
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Aug 2022 - Present
Manage John Deere Kernersville returnable program. Project management in the $500K to $1M range. Build business cases backed by ROI through waste reduction, truck cubing, parts cost reduction, etc. Optimize use of John Deere Worldwide Logistics bulk containers and bins (Orbis). Developed container calculator to compare a part against different containers to optimize based on volume, production demand, order qty, safety stock, etc. Implementation of modular rack design for extended savings for years to come.Develop returnables for new model releases improving sustainability.• Tsukuba Returnables ($700K over 2 years, 2022 to 2023) $3M return in 4 years.• 490 Returnables ($200K 1 year, 2023) $1M return in 5 years.• DEX Returnables ($17.5M over 5 years, 2022 to 2027) Found ways to reduce the budget to $13.5M. Show less
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Manufacturing Engineering Analyst
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Feb 2022 - Aug 2022
Refer to current role.
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Warranty Analyst
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Sep 2019 - Feb 2022
Review all warranty claims submitted on 13-47 metric ton excavators.• Determine validity, assign responsibility, track trends, determine standing for issues to tackle, communicate issues through weekly, monthly, and quarterly meetings, take on projects, drive quality improvements, and process data for accounting, Hitachi, suppliers, engineering, etc.• Increased warranty recovery from suppliers from 5% to 15% per year, amounting to over $250K in shared vendor responsibility. Drove quality improvements with suppliers through providing data and preforming parts analysis (hardness, wear, etc.).• Created 4 Power BI dashboards innovating warranty tracking and saving time. Dashboards focused on warranty recovery, midsize excavator quality, 470 excavator quality, and warranty cost flow.• Recipient of a 2021 Project Excellence Award for 470 Quality / Hydraulic Leak Reduction. Contributed to two project teams, reducing 470 warranty by 50% and cutting hydraulic leak claims by 50% on all models produced in Kernersville.• Deceased fraudulent claims through dealer accountability. Submitted over 250 claim rejections through analysis of parts, identifying factory vs dealer installed components, and customer abuse. Show less
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Assembly Trainer
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May 2019 - Sep 2019
• Train new technicians on assembly processes.• Reviewed defects with technicians and trained repeat offenders.• Evaluated stations for operational method sheet improvements both process and design related.• Submitted over 50 design and process change requests and maintained a 90% acceptance rate.• Assisted the assembly line as needed, often working stations I had not previously ran.• Made repairs on defects found through our quality checks.• Supported assembly engineering through line design changes. Identifying issues and resolutions. Show less
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Assembly Technician
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Feb 2018 - May 2019
• Mastery of four stations in less than a year.• Often ran more than one station at a time.• Flexed to other stations when finished with build at station.• Made repairs when defects were found in the quality checks.• Volunteered to work 12-hour shift to help keep the line moving.• Maintained a high level of quality, 6-months without a defect.• Trained several people at stations.
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Education
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2021 - 2025
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering -
Guilford Technical Community College
Associate of Arts - AA, 3.5 GPA
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