INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER PROFILE
Cost-conscious and analytical with history of success optimizing quality and production processes in fast-paced manufacturing environments.
Experienced engineer with proven success increasing productivity, quality and profitability through keen data analysis and process redesign. Focused efforts to eliminate bottlenecks and utilized engineering tools and world class organizations principles for the effective use of production resources meeting customer product/service quality expectations at all time. Significantly improved manufacturing operations and provided solutions to production issues.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Lean Manufacturing
Continuous improvement
Manufacturing resources planning (MRP)
5’s and Kaizen
Product and process streamlining with value analysis/value engineering
Just in time (JIT), Kan-ban
Project management
Time Management and Multi-Tasking
Root cause analysis
Manufacturing management practices
Group Technology (GT)
Value Stream Mapping
Statistical process control (SPC)
Computer aided engineering (CAE)
SQF requirements
HACCP plans and implementation
OSHA certified
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ryt-way Industries (Former Cloud Packaging Solutions); Des Plaines, IL
Process Engineer, 2010- Present
Managed Department of food processing industrial mixers; and Department of High-speed pouch-machines for dry food packaging.
Managed and improved 4 company’s top-revenue production lines, resulting in 3% scrap reduction and 10% average efficiency improvement within a year.
Managed production department personnel for all three shifts. Develop wage systems and job evaluation programs; and performed employee annual appraisals.
Maintained and reinforced standards of good housekeeping color-code policy and, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
Led the implementation of SQF level 3 production systems through the development, verification and validation of quality procedures; reinforcement of good manufacturing and housekeeping practices, color-code policy and improvement of documentation.
Led the implementation of Autonomous Maintenance Program in several production lines, resulting in a 15% average efficiency improvement within 2 years.
Performed root-cause-analysis for technical problems and recommended possible solutions. Implemented corrective actions to satisfy customer expectations.
Led kaizen events and projects for waste reduction, cost reduction, resources optimization, reduction of downtime, implementation of 5's initiatives, and facility layout improvements.
Recommended improvements for work methods, procedures, processes and equipment design. Key contributions include:
Redesigned High Speed Pouch Machines filling/sealing process, which resulted in $100k cost savings per year.
Re-engineered a top-revenue line layout, which resulted in 17% of labor cost savings per year.
Implemented Line Balancing Analysis and machinery modifications in Viking Machines which resulted in 10% of labor cost reduction per year.
Provided support to Customer Service regarding quote analysis and capital justifications for new machinery projects. Managed new product launches/customer trials.
Developed actions to encourage the complianc...
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