Engineer Manufacturing

HENE J. JOHNSON, JR.

*** ***** **** **** ***********, South Carolina 29301 864-***-**** ********@*****.***

SENIOR MANUFACTURING & PROCESS ENGINEER

Manufacturing Engineer with over 25 years of experience as the driving force behind efficient manufacturing and production processes for multiple companies in the automobile, general aviation and passenger transit industries.

Track record of ensuring cost control, productivity and quality improvements in manufacturing environments via quality systems auditing, process engineering, and critical recommendations.

Strong talent for eliminating the root cause of critical production problems.

Solid leader able to coach teams in adopting best practices and standards.

Enjoy working as a member of a team that is focused on ongoing process improvements.

Excellent communication skills that is necessary for developing process instructions, and providing communications to company management, customers and suppliers.

Manufacturing Engineering Team Building & Leadership CNC Programming Production Management

Quality Management Continuous Improvement Vendor / Supplier Relations Plant Design & Layout

ISO Auditing Manufacturing Operations Management Root Cause Analysis Employee Training & Development

KAIZEN Methodologies Quality Systems Management Capital Equipment Purchasing Manufacturing Process Design Process Engineering

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, Systems Management Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, Ohio

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering Technology Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio

Associate of Science, Industrial Engineering Technology Lorain County Community College, Lorain, Ohio

Certificate of Proficiency, Machinist Training Lorain County Community College, Lorain, Ohio

Certificate of Proficiency, Manufacturing Supervision Lorain County Community College, Lorain, Ohio

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Spartanburg, South Carolina March 2014 – December 2014

Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies is a manufacturer of emissions controls systems for the automobile industry. Two of the major customers are BMW and Volkswagen. The company produces mufflers, catalytic converters, manifolds and emissions control systems. The company focuses on weight reduction, pollutant emissions control and energy recovery.

Process Engineer

Monitor production issues relating to the Pipe Sawing and Pipe Bending processes. Resolve any tooling, machinery and processing issues. Work as part of a Process Engineering team focusing on product scrap reduction and elimination. Work with suppliers in developing new saw fixtures and fixture components, facilitate purchase of inspection gages for the muffler Guts sub-assemblies, and process improvements on the Pipe Bending equipment, and perform quality audits of the various manufacturing cells within the plant.

Propulsys Inc., Hopkinsville, Kentucky July 2013 – November 2013

Propulsys Inc. (White Hydraulics Co.) is a large product development and manufacturing company of high quality hydraulic motors for the automotive and material handling industries.

Manufacturing Engineer

Monitor production issues relating to the Broaching and Honing processes. Resolve any tooling, machine and processing issues relating to the production of rotor sets that are components of hydraulic pumps. Recommend actions for increasing First Time Yield in Assembly. Provide an avenue of open communications between production shifts. Monitor broach tool usage and tool life. Develop Process Control Plans for the Broach, Match and Hone processes. Train Quality personnel, Production supervisors and machine operators on the use of the various process control plans.

MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, Greenville, South Carolina February 2011 – October 2012

Michelin North America is a large product development and manufacturing company of high quality tires for the automotive, trucking and mining industries.

Quality Engineer

Maintain the daily quality and provided support of the tire building process proactively. Interface with other departments to resolve product quality issues. Participate in production team meetings and presented quality issues. Identified root causes for quality issues and resolve product quality issues. Perform monthly lock-down audits of production machinery. Also perform monthly STOP Safety Observations for other production areas within the company. Present safety issues and recommendations to improve safety.

WABTEC PASSENGER TRANSIT, Duncan, South Carolina 1990-2010

Wabtec Passenger Transit is a mid-level product development and manufacturing company serving the passenger transit industry.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Address and resolve critical problems in daily manufacturing operations. Develop CNC part programs for transit brakes, wheels and other components. Identify the root cause of production problems and developed solutions. Evaluate manufacturing process efficiency and effectiveness. Support product design by working with design engineers to provide advice on manufacturing feasibility. Communicate with machine tool suppliers to obtain information on new machinery and tooling. Maintain relationships with outsourced suppliers. Trained and mentored machine operators. Resolved casting issues through coordination with the foundry. Develop proposals and justifications for capital equipment purchases. Conduct ISO quality audits. Manage corrective issues. Report on production performance. Provide welding repairs routers for cast iron and ductile iron products based on established standards and procedures.

Cut part-to-part production time 40% by leading implementation of a company-first automated brake disc cell, which consolidated functions from several machines and locations into a single cell.

Eliminated $200,000 in expenses caused by casting defects and reduced the rate of defects by 95% by spearheading an initiative to minimize casting scrap from improper brake disc flanges.

ADDITIONAL ROLES:

Manufacturing Engineer, Ohio Brass Company: Developed time and motion studies and production processes.

Quality / Process Control Engineer, Ford Motor Company: Conducted quality inspections on assemblies.

Process Engineer, Cleveland Pneumatic Company: Created production processes and CNC programs.

Manufacturing Engineer, Parker Wheel and Brake Division: Created production processes and CNC programs.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Michelin Quality Metier Core Training

Journeyman Certification, Statistical Engineering

Value Engineering Training

ISO 2001 Auditing Certification

BUSINESS MEMBERSHIPS

American Society of Manufacturing Engineers

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Automated Program Too (APT) Programming, AutoCAD, ORACLE, CribMaster, Microsoft Office Suite

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