Mark Foster

Anderson, SC *****

Cell 864-***-****

Email ad0qi5@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

Over 23 years of progressive experience in thermoplastics injection molding, tool builds, engineering, maintenance and automation.

Skilled in DOE’s, 4M’s, Root Cause Analysis and directing projects for increased utilization, efficiency & scrap reduction thereby increasing profitability.

Multiple plant launches from build to SOP.

Work Experience:

Clarion Technologies

7/21/2019 – Current

Anderson, SC

Technical Manager:

Responsible for all personnel in both engineering and technical departments.

Scheduled all OSHA, State and federal required certification / compliance.

Worked with suppliers to reduce cost and timing on key critical parts for equipment and facilities.

Established and tracked budgets for both technical and engineering groups.

Enforced safety and 100% compliance to all safety procedures and policies.

Plastic Products

2/20/2018 - 1/7/2019

Seneca, SC

Corporate Project Manager:

Estimating / quoting new business for Seneca facility.

Plant interface for all customers.

Established budgets for new and existing programs.

Reviewed BOM for potential savings and tracked effectiveness of BOM changes.

Reviewed and approved preliminary and final designs on engineering changes / new tool builds.

Support plant functions and assets to increase profitability and reduce waste.

Proper Polymers 10/3/10- 2/5/2018

Anderson, SC

Injection Molding Process Manager / Engineering Manager / Technical Manager

Injection Molding Process Manager:

Manage the activities of (3) process engineers, (9) process technicians, (8) maintenance technicians, and (4) mold changers.

Lead Kaizen events to improve machine layouts, promote cleanliness, and drive standardization.

Drive long term scrap reduction projections by identifying top issues/tools, lead scope reduction meetings, complete is/is not analysis, create action item lists, and track weekly tool and defect scrap to show effectiveness. (Drove down from 4.0% average weekly to below 1.8% combined Production scrap and NCMR scrap) based against sales of 2 million a month.

Troubleshoot and complete root cause analysis of issues to the molding process, molding machine, or molding tool for production issues.

Reduced cycle time on Electrolux tools from 90-100 sec cycle times in production, to the quoted BOM times of 60 seconds with water improvements, robot and machine optimization.

Worked with technical team to implement a 6S culture. Drove 6S compliance within the technical group.

Led 6S walks on the off shifts to install the culture, and audit to verify compliance.

Lead daily staff 6S walks to drive the 6S culture, and track scores to show improvement.

Pushed cycle time and efficiency initiatives to reduce waste in the cycle, starting with non-critical lag (clamp and robot) improvements, and then coordinated process evaluations.

Specifying and reviewing of new equipment for acquisition to support new programs and or asset replacement.

Updated process parameter records and reviewed process parameter change logs to ensure compliance and customer quality. Updated process sheets to link process setup sheet with process monitoring sheet to minimize input redundancy and force variables to match.

Engineering Manager:

Manage and support the activities of 3 program managers.

Established budgets for new and existing programs.

Reviewed BOM for potential savings and tracked effectiveness of BOM changes.

Reviewed and approved preliminary and final designs on engineering changes / new tool builds.

Worked with a team of professionals to create job descriptions, training plans and maturation processes to bring non - managerial employees to a management position.

Assisted quality team in developing 8D’s and implementing corrective actions in response to internal, external, and audit corrective action requests.

Reviewed applications with human resources and interviewed candidates to fill roles within the technical /engineering group.

Technical Manager:

Responsible for all personnel in both engineering and technical departments.

Scheduled all OSHA, State and federal required certification / compliance.

Worked with suppliers to reduce cost and timing on key critical parts for equipment and facilities.

Established and tracked budgets for both technical and engineering groups.

Enforced safety and 100% compliance to all safety procedures and policies.

Clarion Technologies 6/10/1994 - 10/1/2010

Anderson, SC

Senior Process Engineer

Manage the activities of (2) process engineers, (9) process technicians, and (4) mold changers.

Troubleshoot and complete root cause analysis of issues to the molding process, molding machine, robot or molding tool for production issues.

Implemented scrap reduction initiative that saved or reduced scrap from 7% to 1% average on sales of 3 million a month.

Audit processes to ensure conformance with set standards.

Developed and implemented Critical Process Parameters Sheet- sheet lays out key process variables to be audited (process, quality, team leads) each shift.

Developed startup/shutdown form for team “handshake” mentality. Sign off and accountability for start-up, restarts, and shutdown. Also, allowed for time down time tracking to pinpoint constraints.

Worked with technical team to implement a 5S culture. Drove 5s and safety compliance within the technical group.

Pushed cycle time and efficiency initiatives to reduce waste (muda) in the cycle (clamp open times, clamp velocities/distances, robot programming speeds/dwells, drive mold repair to eliminate extending cycle time).

Developed process for hot/cold unit for tools running glass filled polycarbonate tools with an endothermic blowing agent to improve surface quality prior to paint. Was able to half the cleaning frequency of tool, reducing restart scrap.

Finding or reviewing of new equipment for acquisition.

Worked with sales to bring in 4 million a year from Magna Mirrors for gas assisted molding projects.

Implemented EGM (external gas molding) on consumers goods that reduced overall material consumption on the mirror lines by 25%.

Updated process parameter records and reviewed process parameter change logs to ensure compliance and customer quality.

Machine and mold setup; new tool sampling.

Started up 3 facilities in North America and 1 in Mexico to further expand Clarion manufacturing footprint.

Assisted quality team in developing 8D’s and implementing corrective actions in response to internal, external, and audit corrective action requests.

Hosted tooling meeting to track tool changes and status between groups.

Reviewed applications with human resources and interviewed candidates to fill roles within the technical group.

Education and Certifications:

Tri-County, Anderson, SC (Certificate in Industrial Electronics, awarded in 1997)

Westside High School, Anderson, SC (High School Diploma, received 1993)

RJG Master Molder I

Member of Plastic Society

Notable mention in Injection Molding Magazine June 1999

Notable mention in Automation Magazine March 2016

References upon request

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