Seeking the position as an engineer to utilize my knowledge of manufacturing and engineering processes, MRP systems, and Lean Manufacturing tools.
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC., Marietta, OH
Variant Configuration Engineer 03/15 to present
• Collects, documents, and communicates best practices affecting product configuration utilizing SAP/Variant Configuration.
• Coordinates cross functional requirements from engineering, sales/marketing, manufacturing, and quality management to meet end to end business needs.
• Manages all aspects of SAP/VC landscape including Characteristics, BOMs and Object Dependencies.
• Performs product acceptance testing and validation for all changes to configurable materials.
• Resolves system issues, defines mass data changes, tests system functions, and trains super users.
• Supports ongoing engineering functions outside of SAP/VC by training other engineering associates, troubleshooting master BOMs, routings, and production order set-ups.
Engineering Business Lead – ERP Implementation 01/14 to 03/15
• Chosen to participate as Engineering Business Lead for engineering and manufacturing processes during the SAP ECC 6.0 system implementation project.
• Responsible for configurable products and all engineering process definitions including engineering change, new material master data creation, and custom engineer to order products.
• Coordinated with consulting teams to perform system implementation from blueprint through post go-live.
Manufacturing Engineer 11/08 to 12/13
• Actively provided daily support to Production, Planning, and Sourcing groups by assisting with the use of manufacturing and engineering documents, parts or routing problems to maintain production schedules.
• Work with R&D engineering to introduce new products and implement enhancements to existing products.
• Developed assembly processes for new products and implemented process enhancements to existing products while continuing to comply with regulatory standards such as FDA, UL, CE, and CSA.
• Key manufacturing liaison between Thermo Fisher Scientific and customer’s original equipment manufacturer (OEM) products built in Marietta.
• Participated in Lean Conversion activities on cross-functional teams to improve production efficiency and product quality by improving workplace organization, standardized work, process/work flows.
ATS SYSTEMS OREGON, INC., Corvallis, OR
Manufacturing Engineer 01/08 to 03/08
• Reviewed component designs, identified appropriate processes, and implemented operation sequences for fabricated and machined parts for automated inspection systems.
• Acted as liaison between Manufacturing and Design Engineering teams to solve engineering design and manufacturing capability conflicts.
KWIKEE PRODUCTS, AN ACTUANT COMPANY, Cottage Grove, OR
Manufacturing Engineer 02/07 to 01/08
• Managed Bill of Materials (BOM) fabrication and assembly routings in Oracle for cargo slides and room slide out mechanisms.
• Validated first article inspections and acted as point of contact between Quality Inspection, Design Engineering and Manufacturing.
• Designed fixtures to ensure consistent location of components and repeatable processing using AutoDesk Inventor 11.
• Initiated and implemented Engineering Service Requests (ESR) and performed Root Cause Analysis of customer quality issues and internal manufacturing errors.
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC., Pullman, WA
Manufacturing Engineer 01/06 to 02/07
• Implemented product enhancements initiated by assembly personnel that lowered costs, were assembly friendly, and improved customer satisfaction using Lean Manufacturing techniques such as standardized work, mistake proofing, and value stream mapping.
• Maintained and improved processes and that were safe, reliable, meet capacity requirements and quality standards, and were cost effective.
• Trained and mentored new Manufacturing Engineering Specialists to perform required job functions.
• Performed motion and time studies to develop production capacity models, and identified and implemented product configurations on DataFlo MRP system.
• Researched and analyzed the impact of PCB layout changes to optimize material usage and reduce over production on products for the protection, monitoring, control, automation, and metering of electric power systems.
Manufacturing Engineering Specialist 06/04 to 01/06
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