Jorge F. Tarafa

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Tampa, Fl *3615

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Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Special expertise in Continuous Improvements and Project Management.

Diversified manufacturing experience in high and low volume production with an extensive background in manufacturing and industrial engineering. Demonstrated success introducing new products into production and in developing, implementing and managing new processes to improve quality and productivity. Hands-on experience in assembly, lean manufacturing and Six Sigma methodology. Creative analytical problem solver with excellent team-building skills. Certified Six Sigma Green Belt. Knowledgeable in AS_400, Mapics, AutoCAD and MS Office software. Fluent in English and Spanish, verbal and written.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Serta Simmons Bedding llc (Riviera Beach, FL) 2016 – 2017

Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC (“SSB”) owns and manages two of the largest bedding brands in the mattress industry – National Bedding Company L.L.C. (the largest licensee and majority shareholder of Serta, Inc.) and Simmons Bedding Company, LLC. SSB is based in Atlanta and operates 36 manufacturing plants in the United States, five in Canada and one in Puerto Rico.

Plant Manufacturing and Quality Engineer-(2016-2017)

Responsible for the Maintenance, Facilities and Quality Department.

Manages and maintains Supplier Quality relations, reviews/manages/escalates Supplier RCA/Corrective Actions, introduces new products at site.

Leads the overall continual improvement of Quality effort for the site to drive increasing Quality performance with the customer

Eaton Electrical (Cutler-Hammer) - Las Piedras, PR 2004 – 2015

Eaton is a power management company with 2014 sales of $22.6 billion. Eaton provides energy-efficient solutions that help manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton has approximately 102,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.

Lead Cost Out Engineer - (2013 - 2015)

Lead and planned cost improvement programs for the facility.

Responsible for Outsourcing program. Developed and created program structure to increase manufacturing areas capacity, developed plans and tracked actions to ensure on time completion of project tasks.

Developed progress report for three different level of actual projects been worked on.

Research and recommended software to monitor overall efficiency equipment with a potential cost saving of $3.5 million. The software was selected as a corporate standard.

Molding Section Manager (2010 - 2013)

Improved customer service level from 83% to 94% by developing an automated planning tool that monitors every 3 hours DOH per styles, machines capable of running the molding tool and inventory of raw material, minimizing downtime. Developed a cross departmental team with Tool and Dies shop to perform root cause analysis of Critical Molds reducing PM frequency.

Developed certification process and improved building organizational capability (BoC) in Molding’s direct and indirect employees.

Developed a new skills’ matrix with all the information required to run the different equipment, brand, and display types and Training Requirement for Set Up Operators in the Molding Department.

Member of the Center of Excellence for the Caribbean plants (COE) Project Manager for Resistance Welding, Punch Press areas from the different sites. Collaborated with Molding Operations analysis.

Optimized manufacturing operation in the Caribbean through a synergistic approach throughout all of ECO optimizing the operation to its full capability.

Evaluated the current state of the process, talent and equipment in each plant location, and identified opportunities to synergize and optimize across all Caribbean facilities.

Prioritized and lead the implementation of projects focus in Process Improvements, Cost Reductions and ROI.

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer (2004 - 2010)

Welding (manual and auto), Punch Press, Tooling Area, and Light Speed

Developed and installed a project of ten state of the art systems (Light Speed) for a new product design for electrical circuit breakers.

Validated new machines in accordance to Six Sigma methodology.

Designed plant layout in accordance to Lean Manufacturing methodology.

Increased 35% overall productivity in Welding Auto department by implementing a Six Sigma Black Belt Project reducing process fall out and increasing roll throughput with $1.7 million savings.

Analyzed, improved and controlled the Production processes by implementing Six Sigma tools.

Developed and implemented programs to achieve cost reduction goals.

Provided support in the installation and validation of a new product lines.

Developed site manufacturing strategy engaged to corporation strategic plan.

Eaton Electrical (Cutler-Hammer), Haina, DR 2003 – 2004

Manufacturing Engineer

Implemented preventive maintenance program to manual welding fixtures improving overall plant yield by 7%.

Developed and implemented lean manufacturing strategy in 50% of manufacturing lines of production facility.

Improved employees’ safety conditions by implementing PPE and spreading awareness of safety risks in Printing and Manual Welding areas.

Developed manual welding scheduling system to calculate necessary man load.

Improved line balancing by re-lay outs, and minimizing headcount.

Michael Anthony Jewelers (Mador, S.A.) – San Isidro, DR 2001 – 2002

Designer, marketer and manufacturer of affordable branded fine jewelry in the United States. Michael Anthony's products are sold in over 20,000 retail locations nationwide.

Production Manager

Responsible for the Production Area with direct responsibility for 350 employees.

Responsible for the Quality Area and for the development of a quality control system to collect data to measure department performance.

Developed and implemented various new manufacturing processes.

Improved manufacturing productivity by 25% with the development of an incentive system.

Coordinated materials availability and production schedule ensuring on time delivery.

Improved communication between the support department and the manufacturing areas by implementing daily reports.

EDUCATION

M.S., International Enterprises - Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico – San Juan, PR

B.S., Industrial Engineering – Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, DR

TRAININGS

Six Sigma Black Belt.

M-Power Trainings (Eaton Managers Training)

Getting Results through Others.

Building Organizational Capability.

Demonstrating Leadership Style.

Thinking and acting strategically.

Motivation, Recognition and Rewards employees.

Achieving Performance Excellence.

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