Bernhard "Ben" Stuessi

414-***-**** **** West Coventry Dr., Franklin, WI 53132

acbs00@r.postjobfree.com

Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor

Senior Manufacturing Supervisor with over 30 years leading successful

manufacturing teams and programs in the heavy equipment sector. Well

versed in all aspects of manufacturing processes, training and developing

employees, creating Standards of Work, improving processes and quality.

Experienced in developing budgets, supervising employees (coaching and

performance reviews) and overseeing safe and productive operations.

Additional Strengths Competencies

Project Management ? Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering ? Six Sigma ?

Lean Manufacturing

Training & Development ? Budgeting ? Process Improvement ? Vendor Relations

Cross functional Collaboration ? Analytical Problem Solving

Career History

Caterpillar

Manufacturing Engineer Supervisor II - Machining 04/2009 to

11/2013

. Operations -- Supported the manufacturing operations for the General

Machining Area -- identified tooling requirements, defined

manufacturing processes, created manufacturing drawings, and developed

Standards of Work.

. Subject Matter Expert -- Oversaw and provided assistance with the

installation of new machines and equipment.

. Process Improvement -- Developed Standard Data and implemented process

changes and provided the most efficient and economical manufacture of

quality parts.

. Leadership -- Established standards and worked with shop personnel to

resolve problems related to process, tooling, and equipment.

. Managed a staff of salaried employees -- planned, scheduled,

monitored, and reviewed work outputs; provided training, development,

and motivation to the staff.

. Finance & Operations -- Developed and managed expense budgets,

expenditures, and operation schedules.

. Process Improvement -- Implemented "Routing Templates"; created a

Manufacturing Engineering Reference Manual.

Manufacturing Engineer III - Machining 12/2007 to 04/2009

. Project Management --Collaborated with internal and external suppliers

to develop and manage projects ensuring efficient and cost effective

systems and processes. Developed, analyzed and managed Manufacturing

Projects.

. Purchasing -- Coordinated the purchase and application of state-of-the-

art manufacturing machine tools and solutions corporate wide to

increase efficiency and economy of operations.

Manufacturing Engineer III - Machining (continued) 12/2007 to

04/2009

. Operations -- Managed the operation to established standards, policies

and practices relating to quality, cost reduction, safety and

ergonomics. Solved operational issues including safety, efficiency

opportunities, process bottlenecks, quality concerns.

. Assisted in developing departmental capital and expense budgets.

. Training and Development -- Developed training documentation.

. Goal -- Process routings to be completed 3 weeks prior to schedule --

Exceeded the Manufacturing start date objective.

Caterpillar / Bucyrus International

Industrial Engineer Supervisor - Machining 07/2003 to

12/2007

. Employee Training and Development -- Developed and implemented the

wage incentive systems by training and instructing Industrial

Engineers in techniques used to establish methods of manufacturing,

standard data to perform operations.

. Employee Supervision -- Supervised personnel in the selection of

processing methods by instruction and training on the machine

capacities, equipment availability and cost to manufacture.

. Employee Relations -- Analyzed and reconciled union grievances from

inception through arbitration.

Caterpillar / Bucyrus International

Senior Industrial Engineer 07/1998 to 07/2003

. Resource Utilization -- Determined effective methods to maximize

resource utilization that provide increased productivity through the

management of people, methods of business organization, and

technology.

. Problem Solving -- Provided individual contribution to problem solving

efforts on selected projects to improve quality, reduce cost and

improve cycle time, rework etc.

. Process Improvement -- Delivered real improvements positively

impacting the company's bottom-line through a combination of expertise

in quantitative methods and experience across all business functions.

. Reduced downtime -- Developed Set up Drawings for CNC Horizontal

Boring Bars.

Education & Professional Development

Education Curriculum

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Engineering Graphics

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Lean Manufacturing

Milwaukee Area Technical College

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