Dennis Kuebler
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Credentials
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AutoCAD14
Lehigh Carbon Community College -
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Program
Acuity Institute -
Microsoft Excel 2001
Lehigh Carbon Community College -
Principals of Ergonomics - Certification
University of Occupational Safety & Health Education & Research Center -
Smoke School, Certification Program
Eastern Technical Associates, Inc.
Experience
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Smooth-On, Inc.
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United States
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Chemical Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Process Engineer/Facility Manager
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Dec 2013 - Present
Smooth-On, is a leading manufacturer of silicone rubbers, polyurethane rubbers and plastics, rigid and flexible urethane foams, epoxies, polysulfide rubbers, adhesives, coatings, release agents and other material technologies. Integral part of the design team of laying out a manufacturing process in a newly modernized and automated production facility. Moved the production processes from an overcrowded 80,000 square foot facility into a smoothly flowing work environment of over 360,000 square foot of manufacturing, warehouse and office facility. • Provide facility and manufacturing layouts using AutoCAD • Manage the facility maintenance and operational issues required for keeping a 360,000 square foot manufacturing, warehouse and office facility running, including plumbing, pneumatics and HVAC • Coordinate vendor interactions, appointments, negotiate project costs and manage projects • Provide process improvements through varies introduction of new processes and different types of material handling techniques
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Day-Timer
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United States
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Facilities Manager/Senior Engineer
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Apr 1990 - Jul 2013
Facility Manager • Responsible for keeping facility running, including electrical, plumbing and pneumatics • Coordinated all vendor interactions and appointments, negotiated project costs Senior Manufacturing Engineer • Continuous improvement and implementation of manufacturing processes using Lean Six Sigma techniques • Reduced costs by performing quicker, safer and more cost-efficient ways of manufacturing • Provided facility and manufacturing layouts using AutoCAD Industrial Engineer • Reduced costs, improved manufacturing efficiencies by implementing new techniques for production including the introduction of robotics, work cells and more efficient and safer machinery Safety Engineer • Supplied guidance to improve safety through monthly safety meetings, powered lift-truck training, monitoring the Comprehensive Safety Environmental Management Program (CSEMP) • Introduced safer and more efficient working conditions in both manufacturing and the office environment using ergonomics Quality Control Manager • Enforced quality standards throughout the manufacturing operations thus ensuring standards were met Environmental Manager • Managed environmental requirements of all Federal, State and Local regulations • Installed air permit for all Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emissions and monitored emissions
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Caloric Corporation
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Topton, PA
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Industrial Engineer
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Sep 1986 - Apr 1990
• Implemented a quick die change program which reduced the changeover time between die changes through the use of common clamping, equipment modification, pre-staging techniques and procedural changes saving over $150K annually • Provided methods and standard development; maintenance of those standards in sheet metal fabrication and welding departments using Maynard Operation Sequence Technique (M.O.S.T. and mini-M.O.S.T.) • Cost reduction and method improvements throughout sheet metal and welding departments • Labor routing development and maintenance
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Square D by Schneider Electric
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Industrial Engineer
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Dec 1981 - Sep 1986
Manufacturing Supervisor • Compression/injection molding machines in the plastic molding, rubber molding and cleaning departments • Drilling/tapping of castings and stamped parts in the fabrication department Cost Reduction Engineer • Managed the cost reduction program for two plants, oversaw proposals, investigations, applications and performed follow-up after project implementation Industrial Engineer • Provided methods and standards development by sustaining those standards with audits and allowance control in the hand assembly department using Method Time Management (M.T.M.-1) and time study • Implemented cost reduction methods for assembly, fabrication and mold departments • Worked with equipment, work cell and work station layout development
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Education
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1977 - 1981
The Pennsylvania State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Industrial and Management Systems Engineering
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