Kenneth McGhee

*** ***** ***** **, ***********, AL 35186

Ph: 205-***-**** Email: acbf5s@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Manufacturing Engineer with 26 years experience in manufacturing of machined castings and fabrications .

Skills

ISO 9001 Working Knowledge Nondestructive Testing Rework & Returns

Calibrated Equipment Blueprint Interpretation Safety Programs

Working Knowledge MS Office

Production Procedures Production Procedures

Root Cause Analysis Measuring Parts Forklift & Crane Operator

Work History

Manufacturing / Quality Engineer - March 1988 to June 2013 - Metso Minerals Pumps & Process Div – BHM AL

2013 – Consolidated Metso BHM operations to South Carolina. Destroyed unused tooling and prepared

remaining 500 patterns for retrieval by an outside source. Inventoried all remaining gauges. Assisted with

demo of unwanted buildings and prepared one warehouse to be an unmanned l ocation.

2006 - 2012 Vendor Support & Local Quality – Supported our largest vendor by resolving quality and

production issues. Additional duties of tooling manager, thread gage certifications, local quality issues, part

rejections, reworks, returns, product complaints, vendors assemblies, calibrated measurin g tools, and

assisted implementation of new business system software.

2004-2006 Vendor Support & Local Quality – Key person reopening warehouse involving vendor visits,

inspections, pattern logistics, product complaints, thread gages, local quality, part r ejections, and quality

standards for vendors.

2002 – 2004 Quality Control / Outsourcing Manager – Key person closing manufacturing and beginning

outsourcing. Responsible for shipment of patterns and tooling, advice to vendors, inspection, deliveries,

sourcing, inventory, field service, rejections, engineering change notices, costing, min max levels, facilities

manager, support to sales reps, requisitions, order releases, sales calls, forecasting, IT assistant and

facilities manager. Travel to US & International.

1998 – 2002 Foundry Superintendent responsible for 4 molding lines, 2 core rooms, pattern shop, gating &

risering, samples, and production estimates.

1989 – 1998 Quality Control Manger & Pattern Shop Supervisor – Responsible for the inspection department,

quality reports, returned goods, samples, gating, risering, and production estimates.

1988 – 1989 Draftsman – Made drawings & bills of materials for our foundry and machine shop.

Inside Sales - 1986 to 1987 - JM Tull Metals Company - Birmingham, AL

Sales person for a steel service center providing customers with a range of metals that include stainless

steel, brass and copper, aluminum, carbon and alloy steel products along with additional processing such as

precision sawing, plasma cutting, precision grinding, slitting, and shearing to required size. As inside sales

person I quoted customers inquiries, wrote the orders, and assisted with order picking, processing, packing,

and shipping.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering – May 1986 – University of Mississippi. Engineering and business.

Alexander City State Jr. College Pre Engineering Curriculum May 1983

Jefferson State Jr. College AutoCAD I & II –1987 to 1988

ASM courses: Elements of Metallurgy of Steel & Introductory Welding Metallurgy

AFS course: Gating and Risering Design

Dale Carnegie course: Effective Speaking and Human Relations

Certification in Production and Inventory Management

Workshops: Civil Treatment for Managers I & II, Sexual Harassment, Better Supervisors

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