Experience

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  Boston Whaler

  • United States
  • Consumer Goods
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Supplier Quality Engineer

    • Jan 2019 - Apr 2023

  • Manufacturing Engineer

    • May 2014 - Jan 2019

    • Develop labor for all new and refresh boat programs, coordinating between engineering and production to gain agreements on labor standards.• Developed and maintain labor efficiency and variance trackers, reporting out to production and senior leadership on the facility’s overall productivity.• Lead labor study initiatives to help identify waste and determine standard labor for current production boats.• Participate in Core Team activities to help ensure successful integrations of new boat models into production.• Develop yearly production schedule to accommodate sales demand while maintaining effective run rates.• Lead the manufacturing engineering team through new boat integrations, developing labor for each boat through the various program gates, establishing capital needs and addressing cross-functional integration issues.• Lead the engineering change group in the manufacturing engineering department. Reviewed incoming engineering changes, ensured the engineering change was complete and accurate, and reported out changes to the business upon completion.• Develop all other boat labor requirements through the various program levels.• Analyze facility layouts to improve production footprints and streamline workflow.PROJECTS2018• Currently leading a greenbelt project to improve how we develop labor between program phases to minimize changes in labor during integration.• Leading a labor study project to analyze current run state on value stream four while identifying opportunities for cost reduction.• Leading the implementation of Shop Floor Manager into Boston Whaler to help schedule and track fiberglass parts through the manufacturing process.2016• Lead a kaizen event to change deck and hull kits names for consistency throughout the facility to simplify kit development and kit delivery locations from the warehouse.2015• Oversaw a JDI project to correct plexus usage on the floor and in the bill of materials to reduce material variance.

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  PepsiCo

  • Columbia, South Carolina Area

  • Production Supervisor

    • May 2010 - Mar 2014
    • Columbia, South Carolina Area

    Manage all start-up, change-over, and daily production of can and BIB filling linesLead production employees to achieve performance using ‘Good Manufacturing Practices’, safety, 5S and TPM methodology.Daily development and support of team members using continuous training - setting expectations, ...

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  JLG Industries

  • McConnellsburg, PA

  • Production Supervisor

    • Dec 2009 - May 2010
    • McConnellsburg, PA

    Implemented a second shift team of 33 hourly employees and increased production from one to six machines each night.Reduced line move time by 16% using time studies and work load balancing.Monitored the status of machines through the production lines and documented accordingly.Tracking vendor sho...

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  Tanzathai

  • Iringa, Tanzania

  • Production Manager

    • Dec 2005 - Jun 2009
    • Iringa, Tanzania

    Managed injection molding (PET and HD INJ), extrusion blow molding, and stretch blow molding machinery operations.Managed 70 – 90 personnel in the manufacturing department – electricians, mechanics and machine operators across a 24/7 operation.Oversaw the installation and startup of eight injecti...