Kyle Sauter

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Peoria, IL *****

Mobile: 309-***-****

Email: ac2aw2@r.postjobfree.com

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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