Injection Molding Manager

DALE A. MYERS

Buffalo, NY

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Objective: Process Engineer, Molding Manager, or Supervisor.

Summary:

Plastics Injection Molding Professional with 20 plus years with Tier one

Automotive and Custom business.

Process Engineering experience to include:

Tool trial and modification, Material Trial

Experienced in: APQP, FMEA, Launch, Scrap Reduction, Cycle Time Reduction

/ Improvement, 8D, &5 Whys.

Implementation of Work cells and Process efficiencies.

Conduct Root Cause / Capability studies, Run @ Rates.

Processes: Gas Assist, Foam in Place, RJG, Injection Molding

Experienced in: Intella Mold Process Monitoring Systems, Mattec/Hunker,

Robotics)

Produce: Interior Trim, Door & Instrument Panels, Center Consoles and

Exterior Trim, Class "A" Paint and Chrome plated products.

Supervised up to 100 Personnel.

Experience:

Tasus Texas Corp. Georgetown, Texas Sept 2012 - July 2014

3rd Shift Process Technician

See Tasus Texas Listed below

1 JCIM McCalla, Alabama

April 2012 - Sept 2012

Process Engineer

Direct Process Technician group

Ensure process documentation was being done and procedures followed

Verify and approve process deviations

Update process sheets

Assist Process Techs with issues

Assist or relieve PT with problems

Work with tooling to resolve tooling issues

Work with maintenance to resolve machine or secondary issues

Communicate with Supervisors and Production Manager on production issues,

scrap issues, machine and tooling issues, scheduling issues or constraints

Process and cycle time optimization

Faurecia Tuscaloosa, Alabama

March 2011-

April 2012

Process Engineer

Supervise Process Technicians, mold - setters and material handlers

Schedule and maintain time sheets for the above groups

Created process set up sheets for all molds

Created start up documentation records

Led daily top - 5 meeting with group

Participated in daily Stop - Scrap meeting with management team

New tool launches

Process improvements on high scrap items

Cycle time reduction

Institute QCO documentation and maintained monthly charting to track

progress

Institute procedures for improvement and standardization ie, Color Change

Procedure to reduce scrap and material lose.

Worked with corporate buyers on material consolidation

Worked with Quality Department to resolve both customer and supplier issues

Interacted with assemble departments to resolve process issues.

Coaching and counseling of direct reports

Tasus Texas Corp Georgetown, Texas

April 2010 -March

2011

3rd. Shift Process Technician

Verify mold set-ups are correct

Verify process settings are correct

Verify robot programs are correct

Machine start up and adjustments to acceptable part

Verify part and sign off 1st piece

Documentation of processes

In process machine adjustments to maintain quality product

Documentation of process deviations

Interact with Supervisors, Quality Techs and operators

Cold start up of plant on a weekly basis.

Conmet Bryson City, NC & Canton, NC

April 2005 - Jan. 09

2nd shift Process Engineer / 2nd shift supervisor / Lead

supervisor/Molding Manager

Experienced in: Counter-pressure molding, Eoat changes, Robot programs,

Tool start up

Conduct Process troubleshooting & adjustments, Mold Sampling

Responsible for Personnel assignment.

Responsible for: Machine scheduling, Coaching and counseling, Training, and

Production & scrap reporting.

Presses: Husky's 225-4400 tons, to include the 2004-2005 models.

Experienced with Husky - Sterlco - Ranger - Wittmann robots

Responsible for all indirect and direct molding labor

Summit Polymers Columbia, MO

2004 - 2005

3rd Shift Molding Supervisor

Responsible for: Production Scheduling & Reporting, Payroll Reporting,

Assignment of personnel, Coaching and counseling, & Machine start-up.

Conduct Process adjustments.

Assist in Die-setting as needed.

Oversee 5S activities, and led pre-shift meetings

Maintain lean manufacturing practices.

Interface with tooling and engineering.

Collins and Aikman Columbia, MO

2002 - 2003

2 Injection Molding & Tooling Area Manager

Developed capacity plans for current/next and five year planning.

Assisted subordinates and supervisors in identifying and resolving

problems.

Established and maintained production schedule - including inventory

levels.

Reduction of scrap percentage from 3% to 1%.

Introduced the capturing of all scrap into regrind for reuse.

Develop process sheets for all jobs.

Successful launch of 5 new tools for Lincoln Aviator.

Successful installation of 2 new HPM machines and 10 new molds that

accompanied them.

Responsible for all tooling and repairs.

Tier 1 supplier to Chrysler, Ford, and Mitsubishi.

Guardian Automotive Lagrange, GA

2001 - 2002

3 Molding Manager & Process Engineer

Responsible for 100 employees.

Developed employee training manual foe injection molding department.

Organized Process group into a Team and led bi - weekly meetings with the

group to resolve problems and institute improvements.

Led Continuous Improvement Team.

Tier 1 supplier to Ford, Mazda, and Chrysler.

Niagara Chocolates Cheektowaga, NY

2000 - 2001

Line Supervisor

Daily equipment start-up.

Assignment and supervision of personnel.

Responsible for Process control, Quality checks, & FDA required paperwork.

Staroba Plastics Lackawanna, NY

1995 - 2000

4 Quality and Molding Manager

Obtained ISO 2002 - QS 9000 Certification.

Developed work instructions for all production floor activities.

Spearheaded plant expansion from 11 to 22 machines.

Workforce expansion from 20 to approximately 100 employees.

Personally responsible for developing molds and processing for over 100 new

tools.

Tier 2 supplier to Chrysler, Toyota, VW, Nissan, and Chevrolet.

Protective Closures Buffalo, NY

1994 - 1995

5 Process Control Technician

Responsible for SPC Production Control, and Start up & process adjustment

of presses

Preformed MEOs.

Harmac Medical Products Buffalo, NY

1989 - 1994

6 Shift Supervisor

Responsible for: Mold set up & start up, & Process control.

Assignment and disciplinary action of personnel.

Instrumental in new product and equipment development.

Preformed DOEs.

1st. piece approval of all start-ups.

Maintained close tolerance dimensions.

8 years from 1981 to 1989 : Injection Molding at Akron Rule Corp and

Syntec Custom Injection Molding as Supervisor, Set up and Process Tech.

Education:

Lancaster Central High Lancaster, NY

NY State Regents Diploma 1977

University of Buffalo 1979

Lancaster Central - Plastics Technology 1977

1 Training

RJG Systematic Molding

Paulson Training Courses

Train the Trainer Course

MoldFlow Training Seminar

QS9000 Training Course

Intellimold Training Course ( RJG )

Wittman Robot Training Course

Yushin Robots

Sterltech Robots

Conair Robots

ABB Robots

Quick Changeover Workshops

Value Stream Mapping Workshops

Lean Manufacturing Workshops

Naval Nuclear Power School

Naval Machinist Mate A School

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