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Dear Sir/Ms:

The position at La-Z-Boy was not what it was described to be. Little involvement with the activity at the Dayton Facility. Working at La-Z-Boy was a great experience, environment and professional Dayton co-workers. I reported to the Sr. Distribution Center Engineering Manager in Monroe, Mi and had no direct involvement with the Dayton facility unless asked to get involved or be present. I was classified as a Manufacturing Engineer but turned out to be an Assistant Program manager getting a new Distribution Center set up in Bolingbrook, Il as well as another new Distribution Center in Commerce City, Co. A lot of on the phone checking/email with contractors, sub-contractors to get equipment moved, ordered, delivered, installed and running. All facilities were moved a set up on time.

Past responsibilities directly targeted to the Manufacturing Engineer are as follows: Process troubleshooting, scrap reduction, root cause, 8D’s,PPAP, FEMA Lean Manufacturing, new process and machine design specifications, machine installation and run off acceptance, line layout improvements, CAD updates and Man Hour /Unit calculation and reductions.

I have 25 + years of progressive and hands on experience as a manufacturing, maintenance or project engineer. I am certain my strong initiative and commitment to excellence, coupled with demonstrated experience in product engineering, industrial design removing Non-Valued Added work by reducing HPU (Man Hours Per Unit), stream lining production lines will be of immediate value to your company. Able to bring to your company’s table is a broad technical, business and production background. I am a certified Six Sigma Black Belt with Kanban / Kaizen projects, Toyota Production System and team experience. My early maintenance and troubleshooting experience provided me with a solid foundation on which to demonstrate and apply my engineering/manufacturing skills.

You will find me to be a strong analytical problem solver who possesses the communication and hard/soft skills to contribute to your facilities product. My ability to work in cooperation with teams and individuals has allowed me to consistently achieve goals. I have demonstrated success in this capacity in the past and intend to continue this personal skill into the future.

Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Kevin B. Hendren

Kevin B. Hendren ad3qtb@r.postjobfree.com

931-***-****

Senior Manufacturing and Process Engineer

BS: Electrical Engineering Technology

University of Tennessee at Martin

Desiring Position Location: 50 Mile radius of Chattanooga, TN

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Senior professional with more than 30 years of hands-on experience as a manufacturing, maintenance, and product engineer. My strong initiative and commitment to excellence, coupled with demonstrated experience in product engineering, industrial design, and project management will be of immediate value to your company. I possess a broad technical, business and production background including certified Six Sigma Black Belt with Kanban / Kaizen projects, Toyota Production System and team experience. My early maintenance and troubleshooting experience provided me with a solid foundation on which to demonstrate and apply my engineering and manufacturing skills. Core Competencies include:

Strong Analytical Problem Solver Team Building and Leadership Process design/redesign and Change Management Cost Reduction and Avoidance Capital equipment purchases and financial justifications.

Injection Molding (10+ years)

Steel/stamping/roll forming /welding /painting (6+ years)

Automotive experience (6+ years)

Six Sigma Black Belt

Career Experience (1988-23)

Electrical Engineer 4 yrs.

Mfg/Process Engineer 20 yrs

Maintenance Engineer 5 yrs. Ceco Door & Frames: 10 Press Brakes, Salvanini S4, 3 Shears, 5 Presses, 15 spot welders, 40K lb coil Cut-to -Length line, Dip & Static Paint lines and washers.

Maintenance /Electrical Technician 9 yrs

Injection/Blow Molding. Steel Stamping/Brake & Roll Forming. Product assembly lines. Powder & Electrostatic paint systems.

Software: MS: Office 365/Teams and AX, Minitab, AutoCad, PLC’s, SAP,JDE.

Selected Achievements

American Ordnance Ignition Cartridge Torque Assembly. Reduced manpower from 5 people to 2 while getting acceptance for Automatic Acceptance Inspection Equipment (AAIE) with U.S. Army approval. Reduced tolerance of torque from 10% to 2%. $200K/year savings in labor and 1 month of rework savings of $100K due to bad torques.

Johnson Controls D.O.E’s; Rivet height/diameter requirements. Honda seat track noise. Seat Track final function test ($300K/year savings).

American Ordnance: Assigned Industrial/Project Engineer task, eliminating bottle necks, Modapts methods, Non-value added cost and financial project justifications.

Bull Moose Tube: Eliminating 2 manual operations/shift to 0 by investing $5,000. ROI less than 3 months.

Professional Experience

July 2022-August 2023

Manufacturing Engineer III

La-Z-Boy Manufacturing Innovation Center

Dayton, Tn 37321

Supporting the Sr. Supply Chain Engineering Manager with new Distribution Center rack layouts using AutoCad to accommodate the present and future inventory sizes. Purchasing and specifying new equipment required. Supporting the Dayton campus with implementation of new projects. MS: Office/Teams. AutoCAD (2D), JD Edwards & Finario software.

October 2021-January 2022

Contract Process Engineer /GrupoSese

The Productivity Team / ad3qtb@r.postjobfree.com / 1-888-***-****

Chattanooga, Tn

Writing and modifying Work Instructions for Assembly of Volkswagen front & rear Axles.

November 2020- February 2021

Production Engineer / Contract Randstad Engineering

Denso Manufacturing Athens, Tn

Fuel Injector Gasoline Components

Released due to Dept decision to transfers 4 other Engineers into our dept.

General Production / CNC Fabrication

Whirlpool. Cleveland, Tn

June 2019-June 2020

Plant Engineer

Bull Moose Tube, Trenton, Ga

Steel Tube & Pipe Roll Forming

RESPONSIBILITIES: Plant Infrastructure. Using JDE/Concur software in tracking Capital Equipment purchases. Locating obsolete parts to get equipment running. Cost saving projects using automation. AutoCad LT obsolete parts.

June 2017 - Nov 2018

Manufacturing Engineer

Roadtec, Chattanooga, TN

Asphalt removal/Paving Equipment Manufacturer

RESPONSIBILITIES: Develop work instructions and assembly procedures using SolidWorks Composer software. MS Excel template and hyperlinks to assembly drawings with SolidWorks Composer files. Assisted in launch of Microsoft AX Production Software.

June 2016- Nov 2016

Manufacturing Engineer

Miniature Precision Components, Morrison, TN (Closed)

Injection Molding / Tier 1/ Engines Covers

RESPONSIBILITIES: Time Studies & assembly line bottleneck removals using financial and ergonomic justifications. Capital equipment justifications. Purchasing. Maintenance troubleshooting and installation assignments. The company was later sold.

Nov 2013 –April 2016

Manufacturing Engineer

TE Connectivity, Tullahoma, TN

Injection Molding / Industrial Wiring Plugs, Pins and Connectors

RESPONSIBILITIES: Capital Equipment Procurement Specifications. Mentoring assembly workers to a One-piece flow manufacturing system. Standard Work Practices. Kaizan Leadership, scrap reductions. Develop and document production/ assembly time studies on production lines. Manufacturing support. Hydra data collection system installation and start-up. SAP production management software.

2012 – 2013 Manufacturing Engineer / Consultant

ATK (Alliant Techsystems Inc.)

Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Independence, MO

RESPONSIBILITIES: Technical procedures and machine setup/fault corrections, documentation and instructions. Coordinated initial setup, Gage R&R, and training for Wilson Hardness Testers Tukon 3100’s. Was offered permanent position but decided to move back home to Tn.

2006 - 2012 Manufacturing Engineer

American Ordnance LLC-Milan, Tn (Relocated to the Iowa Facility)

Milan Army Ammunition Plant

RESPONSIBILITIES: Industrial Engineer. Capital equipment specification reports and installations/run-offs. CAD Production Line layouts. Cost per unit and Hour per unit estimation and reduction. Process Flow Diagrams. Technical procedures and machine setup documentation and instructions. Developed and modified Industrial Engineering scrap report spreadsheets for all production lines. Ergonomics assignments and calculations. $350K in labor savings.

2002 - 2006 Manufacturing Engineer

Johnson Controls AG (Closed), Lexington, TN

Automotive Power Seat Tracks

Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

RESPONSIBILITIES: Improve manufacturing operation. $300K in Six Sigma project savings. Scrap reduction. Created Operator Data Sheets, PM sheets. Solved equipment problems. Six Sigma Rules and Projects. PPAP, PFMEA, CPlans, PFlows.

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