Following is a candidate for the Lean Manufacturing position on which we are working for your company. The ID# for the candidate submitted is listed below:

 

                                                97612

 

Information on the candidate includes:

 

1.      An Executive Summary of the candidate’s qualifications;

 

2.      The results of the candidate’s On-Line Interview.  This form illustrates how the candidate meets the Minimum Requirements established for the position and how the candidate’s prior experience, training and education correspond with those set forth in the Position Matrix developed for the position.  The information at the references (Activities 1, Tools 1, Level 1, etc.) illustrates the candidate’s experience as it relates to the Expanded Activities, Tools and Processes and Level of Responsibility specified for each Macro Activity on the Position Matrix.  Those with the number “1” correspond to the first Macro Activity, those with the number “2” to the second Macro Activity, etc.; and,

 

3.      The candidate’s resume.

Roster Network’s

Summary of

ID #97612
Candidate for
Lean Manufacturing Engineer
December 15, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roster Network’s

On- Line Interview

 

Candidate                 ID #97612

Current Title:              Manufacturing Engineer

Desired Title:             Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Current Salary:          $55,000

Desired Salary:         $60,000

Travel:             1-3

Commute:                  60

 

Client Minimum Position Requirements

 

-BS degree in Mechanical / Manufacturing engineering.

-Five years related Lean Manufacturing experience in automotive operations.

-Experience implementing lean manufacturing principles, JIT, one-piece-flow, kanban, and cellular manufacturing.

-Demonstrated experience in leading lean manufacturing process change activities.

-Proven teaching and mentoring skills.

-Experience in capacity planning, productivity measurements, manpower planning, and material flow.

-Familiar with QS 9000 standards, policies, procedures and instructions.

-Computer literate.

 

Candidate Qualifications as submitted by candidate

 

BS Technology

 

Five years experience working for GM & Ford as an Manufacturing Engineer performing DFM/DFA, SPC, Benchmarking, Continuous Improvement, project management

 

Six years experience in Lean manufacturing - Toyota Production Method, Kanban, Continuous improvement, 5S Instructor, JIT, One-piece flow, DFM

 

One year as Lean Team leader, reduced material inventory by 30%, affected a 17% reduction in headcount, and assisted in increasing productivity by 20%. Resulting in $100,000 in annual cost savings.

 

Formal training in Hand Tool Ergonomics at Univ. of Michigan

 

Trained all new employees in Tool control and ergonomics at SST for two years.  Supervisor of two Co-op students at Cooper Lighting.

 

Trained in Line balancing and Takt time development of production planning.

 

Written ISO work instructions and procedures.  Responded to Corrective action requests generated by ISO 9000 procedures.

 

I have been using AutoCAD for over 14 years.  I have also used CATIA (CAD), MS Project, Excel, Word, Power Point, manufacturing simulation software: ProModel.

 

Position Matrix Macro Activity 1: Develop and Implement Lean Processes

Expanded Activities

 

-Conceive, develop, and implement Lean Manufacturing processes to improve efficiencies, increase productivity, or improve quality.  Assume lead role on produces assigned.

-Evaluate and determine feasibility of new  Lean Manufacturing process concepts as it relates to the proposed and existing product base.

-Assist in the implementation of process controls as specified in the control plan including: process potential studies, process capability studies and controls charts.

-Provide engineering/ technical support for the installation, debug and set up of equipment and tooling on new processes required for new product launches.

 

Candidate's Response to Activity 1

 

Six years experience in Lean manufacturing - Toyota Production Method, Kanban, Continuous improvement, 5S Instructor, JIT, One-piece flow, DFM

 

One year as team leader, reduced material inventory by 30%, affected a 17% reduction in headcount, and assisted in increasing productivity by 20%. Resulting in $100,000 in annual cost savings.

 

Formal training in Hand Tool Ergonomics at Univ. of Michigan

 

Trained in Line balancing and Takt time development of production planning.

Experienced in programming semi automated assembly tools.  Project Manager for $120,000 Capital project to improve axle endplay per corporate best practices.  SPC achieved a CP of 2.3 for vehicle endplay.  Resulted in $80,000 annual warranty cost savings.  Endplay setting machine also included an integrated wheel speed sensor test to inspect ABS sensor installation.  Reduced ABS Sensor rework by 25%.

 

Written ISO work instructions and procedures.  Responded to Corrective action requests generated by ISO 9000 procedures.

 

I have been using AutoCAD for over 14 years.  I have also used CATIA (CAD), MS Project, Excel, Word, Power Point, manufacturing simulation software: ProModel.

 

Tools 1

Tools and Processes: FMEA, Control Plans, Flow Charts, Work Instructions & Procedures, AQP, ISO  9000, 8‑D, DOE, Theory of Constraints. Detail process planning, tooling, fixturing, gauging, and ergonomics knowledge.

 

Lean Manufacturing - TPS,

ISO-9000

CAD, Tool design, ergonomics

 

Level 1

Level of Responsibility: Shared With Appropriate Teams And Team Members

 

Team Leader & Member

 

Position Matrix Macro Activity 2: Document Activities

Expanded Activities

 

-Conduct product sampling and trials for new and/ or revised Lean Manufacturing processes to assure proper performance and approvals before production release.

-Ensure a formal technical documentation package is available to support integration into new or existing manufacturing equipment.

-Maintain a product history file documenting all activities, changes and approvals relative to assigned products.

 

Candidate's Response to Activity 2

 

Planned product assembly using Toyota Production Methods.  Benchmarked current metrics to compare with changed process to document improvement.

Integrated in-line tests for SPC data collection and quality control

Wrote & illustrated new operator work instructions and logged them into ISO 9000 document control program (Pilgrim)

 

Tools 2

Tools and Processes: Knowledge in Set Up Sheets, Visual Aids, Project Books. Capacity Planning, productivity measurements, manpower planning and material flow.

Line balancing, ISO 9000, Visual management

Line balancing, Kan Ban sizing

 

Level 2

Level of Responsibility:  Shared With Appropriate Teams And Team Members

Team Leader & Member

 

Position Matrix Macro Activity 3: Monitor Results

Expanded Activities

 

-Provide management with project status updates, feedback, and appropriate reporting on key, process-focused objectives.

 

Candidate's Response to Activity 3

 

Review and implement plans with line supervisor, line workers, Quality department

Present Lean Team results to visiting customers, corporate management, senior plant management and production staff.

 

Tools 3

Tools and Processes: SPC Documentation, Process Control Charts, FMEA's, DOE, 8‑D Computer oriented (CAD, PC applications).

Lean project display board, Control charts, CAD drawings, Excel charts

 

Level 3

Level of Responsibility: Sole For Assigned Products

Team leader & Team member

 

Position Matrix Macro Activity 4: Internal Interface

Expanded Activities

 

-Be a liaison between this and other business units on projects that have a multi-organization or business unit scope

-Coordinate cross functional engineering teams, both internally and with suppliers, to resolve specific engineering issues.

 

Candidate's Response to Activity 4

 

New Product Development Team; organized and held cross-functional team meetings to coordinate new product launches. 

Lean Manufacturing team leader of cross-functional implementation team, implementing waste reduction projects. 

Participated in benchmarking to establish industry norms and evaluate GM’s position relative to competitors. Visited Toyota Assembly plant in benchmarking team visit looking at assembly tool usage.

Assist purchasing in vendor selection and qualification.

Visited supplier plants to resolve manufacturing & quality issues.

 

Tools 4

Tools and Processes Continuous Improvement Process, Kaizen, Kan Ban Benchmarking. Verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Continuous improvement, Verbal and written reports

 

Level 4

Level of Responsibility: Sole For Assigned Products

Team member, Team leader

 

Position Matrix Macro Activity 5: Teach Lean Manufacturing

Expanded Activities

 

-Provide project technical assistance and mentoring on an as requested basis.

-Plan, support and provide training to others in the Lean Manufacturing methodology.

 

Candidate's Response to Activity 5

 

5S Instructor

New hire instructor at SST for tool control.

 

Tools 5

Tools and Processes Training experience.

Training plan, presentation materials(power point)

 

Level 5

Level of Responsibility Sole For Assigned Products

Instructor

 

Relocate

 

Yes.

Texas, South, Southwest, Midwest

 

Roster Network, 6209 Constitution Dr., Fort Wayne, IN 46804, 260-436-6330

 

Candidate ID #97612

 

OBJECTIVE To become a Manufacturing Engineering Manager; where I can use my experience in lean manufacturing, (TPS) to help lead the process of making products more efficient while reducing costs of manufacturing.

 

EXPERIENCE:

10/2001–8/2003 International Truck and Engine Corp, SST Truck, LLC Garland TX

Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineering tooling and process support for assembly of axles, suspension & chassis for heavy trucks.  SPC.  Produced ISO 9000 Work Instructions & Process Control documentation for the axle line.

Project Manager for $120,000 Capital project to improve axle endplay per corporate best practices.  SPC achieved a CP of 2.3 for vehicle endplay.  Resulted in $80,000 annual warranty cost savings.

Lean Manufacturing team leader of cross-functional implementation team, implementing waste reduction projects.  First project resulted in a two head count reduction in assembly labor needed in brake assembly work cell. We have implement 5S, visual management, and reduced material inventory by 30%, affected a 17% reduction in headcount, and assisted in increasing productivity by 20%. Resulting in $100,000 in annual cost savings.

 

9 / 1998 – 6 / 2001 Cooper Lighting Vicksburg MS

Industrial Engineer

New Product Development Team; organized and held cross-functional team meetings to coordinate new product launches.  Participated in the development of two new HID lighting products.  Assisted in product design for manufacturability, developing fabrication tooling and developed shipping packaging for new products.  Fabricated prototype light fixtures for development.

Project team leader of 4 man engineering team charged with redesigning current 5 product family and its manufacturing process.  Improved product fit and reduced assembly cost.

Submitted new patentable assembly method for attaching light reflectors to light housings.

Manufacturing process development for lean manufacturing. Produced $250,000 in annual cost savings.

Supervise and Develop Co-op student engineers in to functional departmental contributors.

Worked with stamping and welding of component parts.  Assisted purchasing in identifying new suppliers. 

 

6/1997 - 7/1998 Applied Materials, Inc. Austin TX

Manufacturing Engineer II

Enterprise management simulation modeling and forecasting of manufacturing needs for floor space and manufacturing volume capacity. Including: material flow, system validation and final test capacity needs.  Identified a plan to delay a $50 million manufacturing capacity expansion for 3-5 years.

Plant layout for Lean Manufacturing including: Kanban sizing for material, Takt timing of manufacturing operations, Visual Management controls, 5S instructor and Poka Yoke.

Using Toyota Production Methods (TPM) took bay built product and changed over to one-piece flow manufacturing resulting in $300,000 in cost savings.

 

5/1996 - 4/1997 KVM Technologies, Inc. Houston TX

Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineer

DFM of components (electrical, mechanical and pneumatic) assemblies for estimated 5.6% cost reduction per machine and increased ease of assembly.

NPI, develop assembly process plans. Fabricate or machine prototype parts and assemblies for testing and analysis. Design new components in 3D CAD.

Provide manufacturing process support and problem solving.

 

7/1991 - 5/1996 Contracted Automotive Engineer GM & Ford

Lead Project Engineer and Team Leader for $4 million & 20-man new assembly power tool implementation project at three vehicle production plants.  Project improved plant output by 3 – 10% per shift.

Participated in benchmarking to establish industry norms and evaluate GM’s position relative to competitors. Assist purchasing in vendor selection and qualification.

Coordinate multiple department “buy in” for process and equipment changes

Work on design standardizing within component families.

Coordinate eight person CATIA design team. Coordinated team progress and work load to reduce duplication and overlap, improve design and drawing consistency and quality to reduce rework

Improve tooling quality through innovative redesign and development of prototype concepts utilizing CAD/CAM. Reducing tooling costs, tooling development time by 5 weeks and product lead-time by 2 weeks.

Provided CNC process support for automotive parts manufacturing. Improved tooling life by 15%.

Was an active member in multiple Product Development Teams, participating in Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM / DFA) for all new exterior body panels.

 

12/1989 - 7/1991 General Dynamics, Services Company Troy Mi

Manufacturing Engineer

 

EDUCATION

10/2002 Regis University, Denver CO

Completed 6 hours towards MBA

Expected Graduation May 2004

 

8/1989 Southwest Texas State University - San Marcos TX

Bachelor's Degree

Bachelors of Science in Technology; Minor in Geography

 

AFFILIATIONS

9/1988 - Present Society of Manufacturing Engineers

1994 Chapter chairman, chapter # 69 SME

 

SKILLS

Lean Manufacturing (TPS, 5S), Project Management, New Product Introduction

Team Leader, Tooling & Fixturing, CAD (AutoCAD & CATIA) CNC & Robotics Programming, Simulation (ProModel), Q/A SPC