Engineer Continuous Improvement
Resume:
Kyle Sauter
Peoria, IL *****
Mobile: 309-***-****
Email: *******@*****.***
Achievements, Awards& Highlights
Successful “Greenfield” implementation of a 200,000 sq. ft Parts Distribution Center for Komatsu, under budget
Completed 3 years of cost savings projects at $1.2 million in savings per year
John Deere Order Fulfillment Award
Reduction of time and cost for the warehousing of Wheeled Feller Buncher – John Deere
Successful completion of “Greenfield” & “Brownfield” implementations for manufacturing & warehousing
Lead engineer & trainer of Lean Manufacturing and Manufacturing Optimization
Lead engineer & trainer of Kaizen, 5S, Kanban, and Inventory reduction activities
Lead sales and business development for 3rd party logistics and franchise
Lead engineer on sales to North American distribution center
Entrepreneur and small business owner with sales, marketing and business development experience
Professional Experience
Arconic, Davenport, IA (February 2017 – present)
Continuous Improvement Supervisor
Leads team of continuous improvement specialists
Identifies improvement areas for kaizen events and “Just Do Its” for the facility
Coaches specialist on various improvement activities in their departments
Strategically plans long term improvement activities around plant goals
Develops metrics for production center based around their business plan
Supports daily management boards for all production centers in the facility
Leads and support A3 problem solving activities in all production centers
G&D Integrated, Morton, IL (March 2016 – December 2016)
Sr. Logistic Engineer
Lead engineer on sales and business development for organization
Manages continuous improvement projects for Contract Logistics
Develops costing estimation, financial analysis, detailed design, & project implementations schedules
Lead Kaizen events, Value Stream Mapping, and Takt time analysis, to improve business capabilities
Works with vendors, staff and management personnel regarding purchases, procedures, product specifications, equipment capabilit
Komatsu, Peoria, IL (July 2012 – March 2016)
Manufacturing Engineer, Sr. Manufacturing Engineer, Continuous Improvement Manager
Lead engineer for North American sales distribution center
Managed process and packaging improvements
Established & tracked operation metrics
Managed annual cost improvement activities
Trained employees to identify and solve problems using Kaizen/ Komatsu Way/PDCA processes and principles
Troubleshooting issues with WMS
Manages 5s program by developing effective audits, warehouse patrols and ensures 5s is included in all process improvement activities
Developed new current work processes to benchmark with best industry practices
Maintained the Generic Routings and the Generic Bill of Materials
Created detailed assembly procedures
Managed cost reduction and continuous improvement activities
Created facility and work area layouts with Autocad
Performed root cause analysis and corrective actions for production lines
John Deere Harvester Works, East Moline, IL (March 2011-November 2011)
OFP-Manufacturing Engineering
Provided support and troubleshooting for production
Performed root cause analysis and implemented corrective actions
Implemented mistake proofing procedures for assembly
Maintained manufacturing layout and design
Created and maintained standard work documentation
Trained wage employees on daily Kaizen activities
Implemented 5S strategies to improve material presentation and material flowing
Mr Sandless Quad Cities, Moline, IL (April 2010-March 2011)
Owner/Operator
Managed sales and marketing of services and business development
Tracked and followed up with potential customers
Tracked EBITA for business
Ordered and maintained all inventory
Oversaw training of new employees
Provided service to clients homes or businesses
John Deere Davenport Works, Davenport, IA(January 2004-April 2010)
Manufacturing
Assisted in the daily production of Heavy Construction Equipment
New Production/Product Development Process team member
Setup new inventory locations based on Kaizen layout improvements
New Product Development team for John Deere Tier 4 Engine systems
Used Pro-E to build instructions with parts and order of instructions
Arranged new inventory on assembly line for ease of deployment
Adjusted manpower moves on a day to day basis to allow flow of production line
Inspecting parts daily checking for non-conforming issues
Education
Kaplan University – (August 2008- April 2015)
Bachelors of Science -Business and Process Management
Kaplan University – (August 2005 –June 2007)
Associates Degree of Computer Science
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