Manager Engineering
Resume:
Manuel Lagrosa III
adcf2v@r.postjobfree.com
www.linkedin.com/in/mlagrosa
Fontana CA
Plant/Operations Management ■ Senior Leadership ■ Engineering Management ■ Lean/Continuous Improvement ■ New Product Development ■ Project Management ■ New Product Introduction ■ Quality Management ■ Staff Mentoring and Development ■ Research & Development ■ Capital Expenditure Analysis & Planning ■ Team Building ■ Metrics/KPIs ■ P&L ■ ISO9001 ■ TS16949 ■ GFSI ■ HACCP ■ GMP Proven leader with over 20 years of total experience as Plant Manager, Operations Manager, Engineering Manager, Quality Assurance Manager, Business Process Improvement Manager, and Project Manager. Professional Profile:
Great American Packaging LLC - Vernon CA (1/2019 - 11/2019) Manufacturer of custom poly bags and film serving the fresh/frozen/snack food, bakery, ice bag, industrial, consumer product, pharmaceutical, and medical industries. Plant Manager
• Full oversight of Operations and Warehouse, including maintenance and three production departments: extrusion, printing, and converting.
• Full responsibility for 10 directs, including planning/scheduling, purchasing, pre-production, quality, maintenance, process/continuous improvement, and 45 indirects, including operators, packers, and press operators.
• Led successful audit of organization’s first ever GFSI certification (IFSPacsecure) with a 97% score.
• Led coordination of commissioning and validating new 8-color K&B Flexo press ($2.5M capital equipment).
• Implemented new layout in warehouse, including new signage and floor markings, and reorganization of rack contents, reducing staff movement and waiting by 34% and freeing up 10% of warehouse space.
• Led standard work Kaizen with print department, reducing average setup time from 90 minutes to 35 minutes, and reducing the number of press assistants per shift from 3 to 2.
• Chaired weekly operations meeting and biweekly one-on-one meeting with each direct report. Insulated Products Corp / Simple Container Solutions - Rancho Dominguez CA (5/2018 - 1/2019) Manufacturer of thermal packaging products serving the food & beverage, pharmaceutical, and medical industries, and various industrial applications.
Operations Manager
• Managed all facets of Production/Operations, from order entry through shipment of goods.
• Full responsibility for 8 directs (production leads and maintenance mechanics) and 60 indirects (operators and packers).
• Created SOPs for all five production departments: bubble wrap, converting, gel pack, box liner, and compressing.
• Improved production efficiencies of each of five production departments by an average of 4% each month.
• Chaired daily production meeting and biweekly one-on-one meeting with each direct report.
• Implemented “book club” with all direct reports to discuss and learn from leadership-focused books. Wayfair LLC – City of Industry CA (6/2017 – 4/2018) Leading e-commerce company offering extensive selection of home furnishings and decor. Terminal Operations Manager (11/2017 – 4/2018) - Promotion from Process Quality Manager
• Oversaw entire 170,000 sq ft final mile distribution operations consisting of a total of 35 customer service associates, warehouse associates, and supervisors.
• Created customer experience initiatives that improved terminal’s NPS by 14% in 3 months.
• Led training and implementation of 5S which resulted in 48,000 sq ft of additional warehouse space.
• Developed re-training program for all carriers and implemented strategic routing practices increasing OTD% from 87% to 96%.
• Created SOPs for different operational functions and implemented them across the entire US network of terminals.
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Process Quality Manager (6/2017 – 11/2017)
• Developed and implemented new process across all terminals to document the checkout of Wayfair equipment by carriers during load-out.
• Supported the San Francisco terminal launch; trained warehouse personnel on warehouse best practices; supported HDC training by participating in Q&A sessions and customer service role playing.
• Supported the Detroit terminal launch; helped in sorting and organizing the warehouse by putting up signage and applying floor markings (5S concept) for a visual workplace; supported HDC training by participating in Q&A sessions and customer service role playing.
SVF Flow Controls Inc – Santa Fe Springs CA (9/2015 – 6/2017) Manufacturer of valves, actuators, and controls for all industrial applications Engineering Manager
• Directed and mentored the engineering team on new product development, product quality, product testing, product resolution, P/N and BOM creation, training, and design.
• Created and implemented an online web form that team members could fill out to request for engineering service. The completed web form was linked to a custom-made log that enabled the engineering department to capture and monitor the progress of all requests in an organized manner. The engineering department since captured 100% of the requests and turn-around time of requests had been reduced by 67% since the implementation of the new web form.
• Reconfigured the design of cast stem extensions by eliminating internal components that no longer served any purpose and re-designing the stem extension housing to minimize the machining steps post casting. These improvements resulted in an average cost reduction of 18% across 4 cast stem extension sizes.
• Implemented a new receiving-inspection process that enables the inspector to easily access engineering drawings with highlighted critical dimensions.
• Led the secondary sourcing project team which mitigated the risks of having a single source for various product lines and reduced overall costs by 9%.
• Improved the structure and access of the engineering drawings database and organized the revision history of drawings.
Goodridge USA Inc – Torrance CA (3/2004 – 8/2015)
World leading manufacturer of performance fluid transfer systems serving the OEM, motorsport, aftermarket and military sectors
Business Process Improvement Manager (4/2014 – 8/2015) – New position created in 2014
• Led US region in fostering and cultivating a culture of continuous improvement, positive change and empowerment across all areas and all levels of the business.
• Formed the first ever Lean Management Team and responsible for coordinating its activities.
• Led the training of 100% of Torrance staff on Lean, continuous improvement, 8 wastes, value added vs. non- value added, and 5S.
• Led multiple standard work Kaizens at Tijuana site resulting in an average of 300 sq ft of production footprint reduction and over 80% productivity improvement, per assembly cell.
• Led 5S implementation at Torrance site utilizing a formal approach based on the P-D-C-A model, resulting in over 11,000 sq ft of production footprint reduction.
• Led vendor sourcing and selection process for an induction brazing machine ($250K capital equipment) and project managed its validation and implementation process – over $40K projected cost benefit in 2015 and
$100K projected cost benefit in 2016.
• Converted on improvement initiatives in 2014 that yielded over $300K in cost savings. Engineering Manager (7/2008 – 8/2015) – Promotion from Project Engineer position
• Managed and led the engineering team consisting of design engineers, application engineers, project managers, maintenance technicians, engineering technicians, prototype technicians, CNC operators and tool fabricators – complete oversight of a multi-site engineering team (Torrance, Mooresville and Tijuana).
• Improved on-time prototype delivery from 60% to 92% on first year – KPI target exceeded every year since.
• Led all technical and APQP interfacing with OEM customers during development, prototype and design review phases.
• Led the procurement, implementation planning and validation of all new capital equipment for Tijuana operations in 2009 in preparation for the launch of a new OEM program.
• Led the implementation and staff training of rigid tube manipulation and assembly at Tijuana in 2010 for the PPAP build and production launch of a new program – trained Tijuana operations on the build and inspection processes of all 12 assembly P/Ns.
• Recognized the need to find a second source for brazing in 2011. Identified an excellent second source and subsequently led the validation – flexibility gained due to second source’s proximity to Torrance site and they immediately began supporting both production and prototype brazing requirements. 2 of 3
• Identified cost reduction potential of replacing seamless tube with welded tube on ” and 3/8” ODs in 2012, subsequently leading the internal validation process which yielded cost reductions of 16% and 28% respectively, per foot of tube.
• Identified cost reduction potential of dual sourcing crimp collars with Asian vendor in 2012, subsequently leading the internal validation process which yielded cost reductions of 14%, 13% and 26% across three crimp collar sizes.
• Led the procurement and implementation planning of new capital equipment for new Mooresville machine shop in 2012 which included a CNC mill, CNC lathe, manual mill, manual lathe, deburrer, dryer, cleaner, and inspection instruments.
• Changed OEM fixture material from UHMW to HDPE in 2013, resulting in material cost savings of 30%. Quality Manager (3/2011 – 11/2011) - Additional role accepted
• Accepted an additional role of Quality Manager in 2011, on an interim basis, and successfully led ISO9001:2008 recertification that year.
• Managed and led the quality team consisting of quality supervisors, quality inspectors, quality engineers, final inspectors, receiving inspectors, and quality technicians – complete oversight of multi-site quality teams in CA, NC and Tijuana.
• Developed a disciplined structure for root cause analysis and utilized effective problem solving methodologies such as 8D, DMAIC, 5 Why’s, fault tree analysis and Ishikawa diagram.
• Implemented and coordinated APQP as a cross-functional tool for NPI to standardize launch practices, had a phased approach with clear milestones and dates, streamlined communications of customer requirements internally and externally and had an easy transition into PPAP submissions. This approach resulted in the launch team to focus their efforts in the front end of launch, in preparation for SOP, not at or after SOP. Project Engineer (3/2004 – 7/2008)
• Managed engineering projects from design concept thru SOP.
• Supervised production control, final inspection, equipment maintenance, and fixture fabrication departments.
• Processed and managed supplier first articles, including inspection and approval – processed 4 to 6 first articles per month.
• Completed and managed OEM PPAPs, including inspection and submission – processed 2 to 4 PPAP submissions per month.
• Trained self on company’s first ever CNC tube bender (Horn) and end former (Wauseon) at Torrance facility in 2006 to support programs for new customers.
• Created a tooling register, fixture register and tooling set-up guide for tube cell organization which helped reduce the average tooling set-up time by over 50% on the CNC tube bender and over 30% on the end former.
• Implemented a CNC tube bending program procedure where trimmed tube material after bending was saved and utilized for other tube assemblies, reducing raw tube material scrap from 12% to 0.5%.
• Led the implementation and staff training of CNC tube bending at Mooresville in 2007. Education & Training:
Engineering Technology
California State Polytechnic University
Pomona CA
Managing Engineering & Technical Professionals
SAE
Detroit MI
Lean Six Sigma Introduction
Professional Development
Torrance CA
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