MARCO CHAVEZ

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Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

(773) 251 – 0702

acweka@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Industrial Engineer (BSIE) with over 10 years of experience working in fast paced manufacturing environment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

March 2015 to present

LIFE FITNESS a Brunswick Company, Franklin Park, IL

Global leader in fitness and exercise equipment for both commercial facilities and the home.

Manufacturing Engineer III

Main responsible for 2 assembly lines (Bikes & Consoles).

Main responsible for supporting operations and all continuous improvement projects at the CPO Plant in Delavan, WI.

Responsible for developing and implementing optimal cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications and quality standards.

Responsible for recommending and implementing improvements for production processes, safety methods and controls.

Coordinator and leader of manufacturing launch for new o revised products responsibilities including establishing goals, training team members and evaluating results.

Responsible for implementing Visual Factory.

Responsible for all continuous improvements projects related with bike and console areas applying lean manufacturing principles.

Responsible of BOM’s and Routings

Responsible of current lay out of assembly lines and equipment.

Responsible of analysis and planning of work force utilization, space requirements, workflow, and design layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.

Provide assembly support in technical matters relating to assembly drawings, interpretation, ECN (engineering change notices), rework manufacturing process.

August 2012 to March 2015

LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., Bloomingdale, IL

Global leader in electrical and electronic wiring devices, lighting energy management solutions and commercial data infrastructures products.

Industrial Engineer II

Responsible for engineering matters on assigned projects teams including new product design and introduction, cost reduction efforts, identification of processes and suppliers, testing and validation, and documentation development

Create and maintain BOM’s and Routings

Costing new products

Main responsible for 2 assembly lines (copper and fiber enclosures)

Support production applying lean manufacturing principles

Coordinate and lead engineering and pilot builds

Responsible for training employees on new assembly processes and equipment.

Provide assembly support in technical matters relating to assembly drawings, interpretation, ECN (engineering change notices), rework manufacturing process.

Document all processes to meet ISO 9000 standards

Create and maintain method sheets in Visual Factory

In charge of creating and maintaining metrics to track hourly standards, and operator performance

Time Studies

January 2008 to August 2012

SLOAN VALVE CO., Franklin Park, IL

Producing reliable commercial plumbing products, Sloan provides dependable bathroom supplies like flush valves, flushometers, faucets and more.

Industrial Engineer

Op/Ex Lead:

-Oversee & coordinate all Lean activities in assigned area

-Implement and instill in others the discipline to manage Lean activities to the 3-1-3 rigor, tailored to suit relevant scope and magnitude, including use of the pre-event checklist.

-Lead multiple improvement teams & projects.

-Ensure Kaizen event scope, magnitude and boundaries are executed likewise.

-Ensure closure is accomplished on all Lean activities in assigned area.

-Ensure deliverables are completed for all Lean activities in assigned areas.

-Standard Work Instructions posted at event area.

-Day by the Hour (DxH) and related tracking documents posted at event area.

-Responsible for SMED events.

-Prioritize & select projects to provide maximum impact in conjunction with Strategy Deployment Deliverables & Value Stream Improvement Plans (VSIP).

-Ensure improvements are implemented & sustained.

Responsible for RANSOHOFF Machine, (Training Supervisors, Maintenance Personnel & Operators)

Part of the ECN Team. (Assist Design Engineering on any product change)

Time Studies.

Determinate work centers storage requirements.

Create and maintain tools BOM’s for CNC’s & New Britain’s Machines.

Establishing tool inventory levels in the Tool Crib and job boxes.

Maintaining accurate data in SAP relating to inventory tools & tools BOM’s

June 2005 to October 2007

SPRINGS GLOBAL-REYNOSA PLANT, Reynosa, Mexico

Industrial Engineer

Worked on designing the folding for the Martha Stewart’s K-Mart bedding line. This consisted in creating different folding diagrams on how comforters should be folded resulting in standardizing the production and operators to work with fewer movements therefore maximizing their time.

Member of the product development team for Target’s comforter line. In charge of all the saw and law labels that contain textile contents, label warnings for US and Mexico. Created the bill of materials as well as the routings and spec sheets, color and texture of thread selection and folding diagrams to minimize movements.

Member of the ergonomics teams. As part of the team, I designed a packing area in the shape of a cart that helped operators reach the boxes minimizing bending to pick them up, resulting in less back injuries and reducing the time it took to complete the job.

Responsible for the introduction process of a new product line into production.

Create and maintain work instructions for all the products.

Create and maintain the bill of materials for all the products.

Create and maintain the routings for all the products.

In charge of weekly meetings for presentations of new products development according to client specs.

Continually seek to improve process and product design focusing on improved product quality, manufacturing cost reduction, and reduced cycle times.

Leading and implementing continuous improvement for all managed areas.

In charge of 5’s courses to the operators.

In charge of ETON training on 2nd shift

June 2004 to June 2005

PRECISION DRILLING OF MEXICO, Reynosa, Mexico

Coordinator of Health and Safety Environment

Assists with planning, establishing, implementing, and maintaining a variety of occupational health, safety, environmental programs to assure the highest possible degree of safety for employees.

In charge for Conduct Safety Committee meetings.

Compile, analyze, interpret and report accident, loss, and exposure statistical data; prepare comprehensive recommendations for corrective action to eliminate or minimize potential hazards.

Review injury and property damage reports.

EDUCATION

Bachelor Science in Industrial Engineering

Universidad Regiomontana. Monterrey, México. June 2003

SKILLS

Computer Skills:

Microsoft Office Advanced, Intuitive, ORACLE, PLION, SAP, JD Edwards, Lotus Notes, AutoCAD (50%), CorelDRAW

Certifications:

Green Belt Training, Franklin Park, IL, March 2016

DFMEA & PFMEA Training, Franklin Park, IL July 2015

AON Ergonomics, Franklin Park,IL, June 2015

SET UP REDUCTION University of Illinois, Naperville IL April 2012

MINITAB 15, Franklin Park, IL June 2010, Basics Statistics

KAIZEN / LEAN MANUFACTURING, Franklin Park, IL, July 2009

CAUSE MAPPING, Franklin Park, IL August 2009. Problem Solving, Incident Investigation & Root Cause Analysis

LANGUAGES

Fluent in English and Spanish

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