Kenneth Young

Tooling & Maintenance Manager at HEYCO USA
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Richmond Region, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Plastics Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Tooling & Maintenance Manager
      • Feb 2019 - Present

      Tooling Manager for Tier 1 Automotive Facility.Toolmaker / Mold Maker with more than 40 years experience & knowledge. Tooling Manager for Tier 1 Automotive Facility.Toolmaker / Mold Maker with more than 40 years experience & knowledge.

    • Toolroom Manager
      • Mar 2013 - Feb 2019

    • Consumer Goods
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Manager Engineering
      • Aug 2012 - Jan 2013

      Led engineering and facility maintenance teams with many direct reports, including planning, building, trouble shooting, production performance and equipment, maintenance scheduling and coordination of special events. Oversaw capital projects from concept to launch including budgeting and planning. Led engineering and facility maintenance teams with many direct reports, including planning, building, trouble shooting, production performance and equipment, maintenance scheduling and coordination of special events. Oversaw capital projects from concept to launch including budgeting and planning.

    • Toolroom Manager
      • Nov 2007 - Jul 2012

      Maintain and repair mold tools for all customers, IBM, Canon, Stihl, and Aerus. Scheduling and prioritizing repairs in a timely manner. Communicating with customers for engineering changes to their molds. Producing jigs and fixtures for the quality department, Documentation of all work carried out each mold for traceability and history. Locating and purchasing spares for the tool room and molds where necessary. Maintain and repair mold tools for all customers, IBM, Canon, Stihl, and Aerus. Scheduling and prioritizing repairs in a timely manner. Communicating with customers for engineering changes to their molds. Producing jigs and fixtures for the quality department, Documentation of all work carried out each mold for traceability and history. Locating and purchasing spares for the tool room and molds where necessary.

    • United States
    • Automation Machinery Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Tooling and Production Engineer
      • May 2000 - Oct 2007

      As Senior Tooling and Production Engineer my duties involved all aspects of engineering and molding, and working closely with our major customers and their companies, producing high quality products for Cooper Electric, Cuttler Hammer, Square D and Ethicon Pharmaceutical. As Senior Tooling and Production Engineer my duties involved all aspects of engineering and molding, and working closely with our major customers and their companies, producing high quality products for Cooper Electric, Cuttler Hammer, Square D and Ethicon Pharmaceutical.

    • Tooling and Production Engineer
      • Jan 1990 - May 2000

      In my position as Tooling Engineer, I was team leader for one of the company’s largest customers and oversaw a team of 28 employees working seven days a week24 hours a day. Duties involved production planning, stock scheduling, and quality to ISO standards as well as a wide variety of other duties. In my position as Tooling Engineer, I was team leader for one of the company’s largest customers and oversaw a team of 28 employees working seven days a week24 hours a day. Duties involved production planning, stock scheduling, and quality to ISO standards as well as a wide variety of other duties.

    • Die and Jig Supervisor
      • Jan 1989 - Jan 1990

      Duties involved all aspects of engineering, from dies arriving into England from Japan where production trails were carried out. Any modifications required to these dies and jigs were carried out by me and others, this required top quality technicians to achieve high standards of maintenance. Duties involved all aspects of engineering, from dies arriving into England from Japan where production trails were carried out. Any modifications required to these dies and jigs were carried out by me and others, this required top quality technicians to achieve high standards of maintenance.

    • Toolmaker
      • Jan 1983 - Jan 1988

      Duties involved all aspects of tool making, from the initial design development, production and the inspection of the components involved, on the Multi-Slide Bihler Presses. Also involving High Speed Stamping and resistance wielding systems producing two parts welded contacts for the connectors industry. Duties involved all aspects of tool making, from the initial design development, production and the inspection of the components involved, on the Multi-Slide Bihler Presses. Also involving High Speed Stamping and resistance wielding systems producing two parts welded contacts for the connectors industry.

Education

  • Boldon Colliery, England
    Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Manufacturing Engineering
    1978 - 1983
  • Hebburn Technical College
    Bachelor Degree, Apprentice Toolmaker
    1978 - 1982
  • Boldon Comprehensive School
    Bachelor Degree; High School Diploma
    1974 - 1978

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