James Randall Jenkins

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Lenoir City, TN 37772 acqj47@r.postjobfree.com

Process Kaizen Engineer: Manager of Quality, Production Planning and Continuous Improvements

I am a Result Driven person with Documented Success

Recent Key Accomplishments:

Using Lead Time Reduction Methodology, I managed a reduction from 35 days to less than 14 days for all product lines.

Set-up Reductions (SMED) from greater than one hour to less than 15 minutes.

Developed methodology for Early Equipment Management. This innovative process allows the company to run a production piece the same day that the vendor turns the machine over.

Live OEE / Machine Status / Work orders / on the shop floor on LCD’s.

KPI like set-up average per week, OEE, Utilization, Good Minutes Production and more in each cell for employee information. These are displayed as either a screen saver or separate stand-alone pc.

OEE from 50% to 85%

Implemented VersaCall data collection system.

I was the only manager chosen from our facility for the Seco Talent Pool for Managers. (One year program with a successful certificate achieved for Advanced Management Applications)

Innovative installation of a new DNC system that allows us to attach drawing to the program and ensures ECN process. This implementation that I managed and initiated improved compliance with the ISO 9001 demands and was customer driven to assure quality compliance.

Due to the decision of Seco Tools to shut down the manufacturing operation in Lenoir City, TN, I am currently looking for a career opportunity in my field as a Manager of Quality, Production Planning or Continuous Improvements. I desire a company with results driven potential to help increase your company’s profitability.

I possess a two year degree in Process Kaizen Engineering. With Analytical and Strategic Thinking, I successfully led the Seco facility from 50% OEE to 85% OEE (World Class). I deployed multiple teams that resulted in a reduced our PPM levels to less than 500 PPM. This was in a in a low batch / high volume facility. I also worked as a global resource for Seco. I frequently traveled to many countries benchmarking within the Seco group and I was also in charge of auditing all other facilities for their current position and activities for improvements.

My experience includes Management, Executive Local staff, shop floor knowledge, change management, and problem solving. I managed six direct employees and 85 indirect. My experience includes purchasing and implementing real time LCD’s for OEE, Average Set-ups, Machine Status, and many more features. I was responsible for implementing the new DNC system in our facility in which I would be glad to explain the time savings. A detailed oriented person with strong critical thinking, problem solving, trouble shooting, math skills and industrial knowledge of tools/inserts and cutting techniques.

Seco produces metal removal tools and maintains 99% skilled labor force

Objective

Obtain a position that will allow me to utilize my knowledge and experience in continuous improvements to assist in product Quality, Lead Time, OEE, Team Efficiency, and Maintenance.

Core Competencies

Analytical and Strategic Thinking

Customer Oriented

Resource Management

Result Driven with Documented Success

Advanced computer repair skills

Innovative

Advanced IT Skills

Leader and Team Builder

Advanced Microsoft Skills

Work Experience

Seco Tools Inc, Lenoir City, TN 1987 - 2014

Manager of Quality / Production Planning / Continuous Improvements / IT Local (Local MBO Staff)

January 1987-2014

Received a promotion as Manager of the Quality Department in which I have three additional direct reports, A Quality Engineer and two Inspectors. Objectives were to assure the Quality of our products and to drive down the PPM numbers. YTD 2013 PPM level is at 508.

Quality Management Responsibilities:

ISO Quality Management System, ISO 9001/14000 Internal Audit Team. Compliance to approve certified vendors. All environmental permits and reports with regard to production processes including Air Quality, Storm Water, Waste Stream, and Hazardous Waste.

Programs and troubleshoot Zeiss CMM and Duramax CMMs.

Improve processes within production by implementing preventative maintenance as a result of defect reduction teams. Example: Returns related to black oxide have been lowered 90% while reducing chemical usage 15% and wastewater by 16% in the last reporting year (2012) and 54% reduction in water usage since 2006.

Institute corrective and preventive actions as necessary with both internal and external customers. Review and document effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions.

Management of Production Planning / (Local MBO Staff) Responsibilities

Gained two direct reports that are Production Planning and Control Specialist and One Local IT Specialist

Managed the movement of all production planning and scheduling from our corporate location to our local facility.

Responsible for pulling two separate systems together one local (PRMS / AS400) and another global (Movex) while assuring that we continued to meet our customer’s needs.

Manage all releases of products to our facility.

Global representative for instituting a new logistics Voyager system.

Responsible for controlling and assigning PAP, ECO’s (Product Introductions) and ECN’s.

Responsible for on time delivery for both Specials and Standards.

Manager of Continuous Improvements Responsibilities

Lead a subpar facility to being the benchmark for the entire Global Seco Group.

Utilized Efeso methodologies to teach employees. 80 plus methodologies.

Lead Steering Committee and Oversee all Pillars and supported all active teams

Train methodologies within Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Quality Management, and Maintenance Management. Accomplishment examples: OEE from 50% to 85%, Reduction of Lead Time from 42 days to <14 days 2012, saved 90 miles of walking for two assembly employees per year, Average set-up times reduced from (45-95 min to 7-15 min)SMED, PPM reduction down to 500, trained and deployed teams for all methodologies used within the Continuous Improvement System. Deployment based from monitored losses from OEE.

Member of Seco Global TPM team

Perform audits and advised all global Seco facilities such as Sweden (Three facilities), India, Brazil, Troy MI, PA, France.

Researched, purchased and implemented the VersaCall automated data collection system for OEE losses. Creation of real time information on LCD’s for OEE, machine status and all machine losses. The active OEE screens contain machine status (Red / Green), Current weeks OEE (85% = Green, Yellow = 70% – 84.9%, and red for less than 70%. The YTD date information is in each area either as a screen saver or a mounted All in One pc. This system allows for pages to maintenance by a tri-state alarm. We can get the response time and the mean time to repair from this alarm feature. This system allows for setting goals and trigger points for all methodologies. Assure maintaining of gains by doing two audits per month in each area. This is critical to the success of continuous improvements. Plant Manager and I audit the first day of the month and then Pillar members audit on the fifteenth of the month.

Researched, purchased and implemented Cimco DNC system to load programs to our CNC machines. We are able to attach prints, mls files, word documents, creating no need to print out a paper copy of the drawing. This system allows us to load from any computer to any machine in the facility. Also assures that ECN’s are caught and locked until proper program changes are made.

CNC Machinist and Manual Machining (Group Leader) April 1987 - 2002

Set up and operation of various CNC Mills / Lathes / Grinders

Set up and operation of manual lathes / Mills / Grinders

Responsible scheduling and monitoring as a group leader

Other Accomplishments

Two year degree in Process Kaizen Engineering

Led Seco Tools to be a World Class facility

Selected to the Seco Talent Pool (1yr Management training in Troy, MI)

Member of a very successful Core Project for Seco Brand Awareness (Gained Market Share)

Quality Champion Award (TPM) 2005

Guest speaker at the Best Plants Conference (Maintaining Gains over the Long Term) 2009

Seco Quality / TPM Recognition Award 2008

Ran over 80 teams since 2003

I purchased and implemented a gage tracking system called GAGE pack ez. This allows us to maintain schedules for all calibration of gages throughout the facility. Sends email when calibration needed.

Participated in several Kaizen Events at various customer facilities at their request. Ex. Snap On Tools

Activities Greenback High School Career and Technical Education Advisory Board

Statistician Greenback High School Football, 2008-2012

Assistant coach for High School Baseball, 2006-2012

Consistent travel within NAFTA and Global for Seco Tools

Golf

Bowling

Education Lenoir City High School Lenoir City, TN

1987 General Studies Honors Diploma

Efeso Process Kaizen Engineering (4 modules) Lenoir City, TN

2006-2008 Degreed (2 year program)

Talent Pool Certification Troy, MI

2010 One year business Advanced Management Classes

Multiple certificates from American Management Association for Management Classes / Microsoft Applications and other computer classes from New Horizons Learning Center

Received the Quality Champion Award within NAFTA

Multiple other awards within the Seco Group

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