Six Sigma Manager

Jeffrey M. Wollert

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Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085 Email: *********@***.*** Home: 920-***-****

Lean Six Sigma Leader

Lean thinking operations professional with 21 years of manufacturing experience that has a proven track record of success with

driving results through the implementation of Lean and Six Sigma with improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

Core Expertise

Lean Manufacturing Tools Kaizen Facilitation Quality Improvement

Six Sigma (DMAIC) Process Improvement Total Productive Maintenance

Training and Development Root Cause Analysis Team Building / Leadership

Problem Solving / Decision Making

EXPERIENCE

Gardner Denver – Thomas Products Division (2007-2009) Sheboygan, WI

Gardner Denver Thomas (GDT) is a $259M global manufacturer of small pneumatic pumps & compressors headquartered in

Sheboygan, WI with parent company Gardner Denver headquartered in Quincy, IL. GDT has 5 manufacturing sites in North

America, Germany, and China with product applications including medical (i.e., oxygen concentrators), automotive (air seats),

and environmental (pond aeration).

Safety Coordinator/Lean Leader Jan 2009 – Dec 2009

Reported directly to the VP of Gardner Denver -Thomas Division. Coordinated all North American Safety activities in

correlation with Gardner Denver’s Lean initiative.

Key Accomplishments:

• Improved GDT OSHA recordable incidents by 23% through re-focusing the organization in Safety as a number

one priority.

• Enhanced the safety awareness and focus of GDT employees by developing “safety action teams” within each

Business unit, creating more employee involvement.

• Maintained and oversaw the Safety Program (written manuals, culture, incentives, training, safety and ergonomic

committee).

Lean Enterprise Leader Jan 2007 – Jan 2009

Led the lean & continuous improvement efforts for the 400 person Sheboygan facilities under the umbrella of the “Gardner

Denver Way”. Facilitated over 40 cross-functional kaizen events focused on cell design, Kanban development, set-up

reduction, TPM, 5S, and business process redesign.

Key Accomplishments:

• Reduced the manufacturing footprint (space) within the Assembly business units by 15,700 sq. ft. by converting

13 traditional linear assembly lines into U-shape 1 piece flow cells using the PQPR process. Also incorporated into the

assembly cell CNC machine tools and other right-sized fabrication equipment.

• Improved on-time delivery to customer acknowledged date from 79% to 85% along with reducing average

monthly past-due backlog from $1.3M to $500K within a 5 month span by working with the Materials Manager in

establishing a daily cross-functional production meeting and associated customer demand report.

• Achieved annualized savings in 2007 of $535K and in 2008 of $4.5M from kaizen events and lean projects. The

savings came from productivity, inventory reduction, floor space, and tool cost avoidance.

• Developed cell metric boards along with organizing a daily “gemba” walk with a cross-functional team focused

on hour by hour productivity performance for the past 24 hours along with reviewing safety, quality, and delivery. Action

plans were developed and used to prioritize daily & weekly tasks to support SQDC.

• Active participation and leadership in the development of a new organizational structure of four business units,

which was previously functionally organized, in order to drive lean faster and align teams around common metrics.

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Lear Corporation (1989 – 2007) Sheboygan, WI

Lear Corporation - Sheboygan is a $115M global manufacturer of automotive interior systems and related components for

automobiles and light trucks headquartered in Southfield, MI. Lear-Sheboygan has product applications including floor mats,

firewall barriers, automotive head, trunk, and rear shelf liners.

Six Sigma Black Belt /Lean Jul 2006 – Jan 2007

Led cross-functional teams consisting of all levels of management and factory associates in continuous improvement projects to

improve process capability, eliminate defects, and identify business waste.

Key Accomplishments:

• Led cross-functional teams in scrap elimination projects that resulted in an annual cost save of $152K.

• Communicated project updates, results and accomplishments to CI manager, Business leaders, and Master Black

Belts to ensure successful completion and employee recognition.

• Improved cell OEE 29.5% by identifying equipment issues and eliminating the downtime which increased the cell

availability.

• Decreased changeover times 22% by updating standard work, pre-staging material, and creating a visual

changeover book for each cell.

Six Sigma Green Belt /Lean Apr 2003 – Jul 2006

Helped Black Belts by identify potential projects while collecting and analyzing data for the projects.

Key Accomplishments:

• Under supervision of a Black Belt facilitated several scrap projects, resulting in a annual cost save of $83k

• Coached team leaders in developing the project definition, scope, objectives, and goals for the project.

• Assisted with instruction and coaching in the Six Sigma Methodology, this resulted in a teams understanding the

process steps to follow with DMAIC.

Shipping/Receiving Clerk May 1995 – Apr 2003

Loaded trucks and created shipping bills. Unloaded, verified packing slips and entered received material.

Forklift Operator Jul 1992 – May

1995

Supplied raw material for designated lines

Production Operator Aug 1989 – Feb 1992

Niagara Water (1987 – 1989) Irvine, CA

Delivery Driver

Delivered bottled water and acquiring new accounts. Responsible for accounts received against accounts payable and collecting

on delinquent accounts

United States Marine Corps (1983 – 1987) Camp Pendleton, CA

Squad Leader (E-4)

Trained, guided and directed 14 anti-tank assault men.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Management, University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2008

• Associate Degree in Material Management, Lakeshore Technical Institute, 2002

• Lean Facilitator Certificate, World Class Manufacturing Associates (WCM), 2010

• Worked with and learned from the following “senseis”: Lean Horizons (Thomas Products), Six Sigma Master

Black Belts (Lear Corp), Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP)

• Dale Carnegie

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