Joseph Meza
Operations/Maintenance/EHS Manager at Pexco Aerospace, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Pexco Aerospace, Inc.
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United States
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Airlines and Aviation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Operations/Maintenance/EHS Manager
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Oct 2021 - Present
• Oversee, plan and prioritize department activities and resources. • Establish goals and improvement measures within the respective area(s). Safety, product, process, and procedural quality are departmental performance drivers. • Actively participate in and sponsor LEAN initiatives throughout respective area(s). • Develop, deploy, and sustain effective processes to ensure maximum utilization of material and people resources. • Continuously monitor and improve key metrics of labor… Show more • Oversee, plan and prioritize department activities and resources. • Establish goals and improvement measures within the respective area(s). Safety, product, process, and procedural quality are departmental performance drivers. • Actively participate in and sponsor LEAN initiatives throughout respective area(s). • Develop, deploy, and sustain effective processes to ensure maximum utilization of material and people resources. • Continuously monitor and improve key metrics of labor efficiency, delivery performance, and first time quality (reducing scrap and customer returns). • Develop a responsive manufacturing organization with clearly defined authority, responsibility, and goals. • Assist in attracting, hiring, developing, mentoring, and motivating all personnel. • Identify training requirements and coordinate with Human Resources to provide necessary education for skills enhancement and job enrichment. • Achieve and maintain open communication between employees and management. • Work with Manufacturing Engineering to standardize work instructions, processes and improve tooling and equipment adequacy.
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Manufacturing Supervisor
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Nov 2019 - Oct 2021
• Provide positive leadership to the production team(s) while ensuring accountability of all policies and procedures in effect on the production floor. Safety and Quality is a priority and must be in the forefront at all times. • Work as a coach, leader, and mentor in the company as a whole. Provide positive leadership to the production team(s) while ensuring accountability of all policies and procedures in effect on the production floor. Safety and Quality is a priority and must be in… Show more • Provide positive leadership to the production team(s) while ensuring accountability of all policies and procedures in effect on the production floor. Safety and Quality is a priority and must be in the forefront at all times. • Work as a coach, leader, and mentor in the company as a whole. Provide positive leadership to the production team(s) while ensuring accountability of all policies and procedures in effect on the production floor. Safety and Quality is a priority and must be in the forefront at all times • Accountable for critical deadlines, quality issues, scrap rates, efficiencies, and all other significant information in a verbal or written format. • Understand Quality System requirements. Be able to add to and improve on AS9100 documents in order to continuously improve quality. Must be active on the shop floor, performing audits on production paperwork and reviewing procedures with shop personnel. Ensure required training is being conducted for production operations. • Understand and teach drawing reading and be capable of verify parts to product drawings. • Abide by and manage within the Union contract.
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Quality Assurance Technician
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May 2017 - Nov 2019
Program inspection equipment (e.g., Romidot, Virtek, Faro Arm / CMM, Keyence laser and Etc.) to facilitate production and inspector / auditor utilization. Conduct Specialized Materials testing (e.g., flammability, melt flow, color, impact, durometer, tensile, and/or other mechanical property testing) and assist inspection / extrusion with routine testing. Inspect product – advanced inspection / metrology on comparator, surface plate, CMM, or otherwise. Administration – Trends / Charts / Reports… Show more Program inspection equipment (e.g., Romidot, Virtek, Faro Arm / CMM, Keyence laser and Etc.) to facilitate production and inspector / auditor utilization. Conduct Specialized Materials testing (e.g., flammability, melt flow, color, impact, durometer, tensile, and/or other mechanical property testing) and assist inspection / extrusion with routine testing. Inspect product – advanced inspection / metrology on comparator, surface plate, CMM, or otherwise. Administration – Trends / Charts / Reports for the quality performance of the plant and individual functions, departments, or product teams. Assist inspection (both in work-load and in training / support) in the preparation of First Article documentation / First Article inspections - necessary to support AS-9102 requirements throughout operations. Assist others in drawing interpretations and measurement methods. Assist inspection (both in work-load and in training / support) in the certification of conformance process including verification through review of completed documentation that parts manufactured have been inspected according to internal, customer and/or regulatory requirements, and are processed appropriately according to internal procedures. Assist inspection (both in work-load and in training / support) in initiating quarantine and investigation procedures when necessary and reporting to Quality Management any observations that may require material review. Provide training to others in inspection instruments / techniques. Assist in the development, documentation, implementation and training of new procedures and techniques for inspection and measurement as well as process. Review, assess and analyze any statistical charting completed, including the inputting of data into statistical software programs as applicable. This requires a reasonable understanding of statistical techniques.
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Fabrication process Development Technician
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May 2015 - May 2017
Responsible for developing and supporting a working process that production can use for repeatable, conforming, and efficient manufacturing of products. I work with engineering during new program introductions to perform trial production runs and prepare production. Prepare CNC programs, tooling, fixtures, and industrial layouts for production. Support Production where the process, program, or tooling is not performing correctly. I push for Continual Improvement Identify and support project… Show more Responsible for developing and supporting a working process that production can use for repeatable, conforming, and efficient manufacturing of products. I work with engineering during new program introductions to perform trial production runs and prepare production. Prepare CNC programs, tooling, fixtures, and industrial layouts for production. Support Production where the process, program, or tooling is not performing correctly. I push for Continual Improvement Identify and support project based and ad hoc improvements to improve efficiency, prevent defects, reduce manufacturing time, and eliminate ergonomic or annoyance concerns.
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CNC Operator
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Sep 2013 - May 2015
Operated various CNC equipment, Mills, Lathe, Water jets and 5-axis routers.
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jet lag java
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Yakima, Washington Area
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Owner operator
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Feb 2014 - May 2015
Owned and operated in the Yakima Airport, espresso convenience store. Owned and operated in the Yakima Airport, espresso convenience store.
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Education
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Yakima Valley College
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services -
ITT Technical Institute-Spokane Valley
Drafting & Design, Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General