Engineer Plant

*** ******** ***** . ******, ** *****

Phone 440-***-**** . E-mail ************@*******.***

Seth Solberg

Summary of qualifications

A proven leader with 3 years supervisory experience and 7

years of project management experience in a union

manufacturing facility of 180 personnel. A chemical

engineering background with training and experience in lean

and six sigma tool sets. A self motivated and driven

individual who has been the change agent in an ever evolving

global economy.

Professional experience

3M Company Elyria, OH

Chemical manufacturing and converting of cellulose sponge.

May 2013 to Present

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, 3M Elyria

Plant Leadership Team

Initiation of Six Sigma Program at 3M Elyria

Development of Green Belt Training Program

Project ideation creating $9,000,000 in new project ideas

Leadership of plant savings program $4,400,000 annually

Lean Leadership

Lead 14 Kaizen Events

Lean Tier Process Roll Out

Lean project leadership to $600,000 annual savings

2012 - 2013

Production General Supervisor, 3M Elyria

Direct supervision of 9 salaried employees (Production

Supervisors, Quality Supervisor, and Process Engineers)

Indirect supervision of 120 union production employees and 8

salaried production and quality employees

Oversight of Plant Quality Systems

Plant leadership team member developing strategic planning

around corporate initiatives of EHS, Quality, Service, and

Cost.

Direct accountability for corporate quality and savings

metrics

Leadership of Lean and Six Sigma activities leading to $11

million dollars in cost savings in 3 years

Leadership and experience in a union environment including

participation in union contract negotiations

Leadership and involvement in corporate and external audits

in EHS and Quality.

2010 - 2012

Technical and Quality General Supervisor, 3M Elyria

Direct management of 8 salaried employees (Lab Supervisor,

Process Engineers, and Quality Technicians) and indirect

management of 4 union employees (Lab Technicians)

Oversight of Plant Quality Systems and Lean Six Sigma Savings

programs

Plant Leadership Team Member

2003 - 2009 (Nylonge Corporation acquired in 2006 by 3M

Company)

Project Engineer/Process Engineer

Managed over $8 million dollars in capital expenditure

Developed long term plant capital expenditure budget

Project prioritization and resource leveling for engineering

department

OSHA Process Safety Management Covered Process Experience

Process Hazard Analysis

Process Safety Information Development

Process Standards and Procedure Development

Chemical process installation experience with reactive,

corrosive, and flammable liquids.

Process equipment sizing and specification of heat

exchangers, control valves, instrumentation, pumps, piping,

and tanks.

Education

2014 - Present

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer

1998 - 2003 University of Toledo Toledo, OH

B.S. Chemical Engineering

Minors: Business Administration

Chemistry

GPA 3.831

Engineering Honors Program

Training

Optimized Operations Training (3M)

Six Sigma Black Belt Training (3M)

DMAIC, Lean, Business Process Redesign, Product and Process

Understanding

Cause Map Training (Think Reliability)

Leading for Performance and Accountability Training (3M)

Computer skills

Microsoft Office Professional

Microsoft Project

Minitab

References

References Available upon Request

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