Walter E. Costa adcgvh@r.postjobfree.com

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** ***** ** *********** **********, plus 10 years in a Team Lead role, in a Lean Six Sigma production manufacturing environment. Have excellent organizational and communication skills with strong experience as a team leader and team member, including Lean and Six Sigma projects. Have a strong sense of urgency with the ability to adapt easily to changing priorities and consistently meet project and department goals. Have experience in running multiple departments successfully.

Areas of Expertise

TWI Certified Trainer * Certified Six Sigma Green Belt * Lean Advocate * 5S / 6S * Project management * Production and Quality Efficiencies * MS Office programs * Team leadership and team skills * Strategic planning, problem solving and communication * Multitasking * Continuous Improvement

Experience

US Tsubaki Automotive, LLC, Chicopee, MA April 2016 to March 2020

(Automotive Timing Chain Systems)

Production Supervisor, Chain Assembly

Directed and coordinated 30+ union personnel, including machine operators and inspectors, within the Chain Assembly departments involving the various stages of manufacturing and assembly of automotive parts, specifically timing chain systems.

Developed and implemented team cross training matrix to better utilize operator skills and experience. Increased operator attainment from average of 88% to 99%.

Implemented small teams of 4 to 5 operators across similar product lines that enabled more experienced operators to share their knowledge and expertise. This increased teamwork and assembly line uptime.

Enhanced KPI metrics to post for team members to allow a daily understanding of goal achievement.

Re-layout of component parts for chain assembly lines that presented a more visual queue as to component availability per line.

Karl Storz Endoscopy, Charlton, MA September 2011 to November 2015

(Medical Devices – Endoscopes)

Production Supervisor, Large Diameter Fiberscopes

Daily supervision of a team of 41, including 5 Team Leads, 3 Principle technicians, 31 Fiberscope assemblers and 2 Manufacturing Coordinators in daily operations to achieve daily customer requirements while maintaining high quality standards. Coordinated with internal suppliers and customers to plan for changing priorities and provide resources to support if needed. Created, modified and updated SOP’s working with Manufacturing Engineering team. Researched and implemented better tools used in the assembly process.

Increased team efficiency and skill utilization by creating and implementing team cross training matrix to develop and engage team members in professional growth. Allowed increased task coverage by team which provided better product coverage.

Implemented barcode labeling of product model, serial and work order numbers into paper production traveler that reduced handwritten errors by 85%.

Reduced defect database manual data entry times by 80% by implementing barcode scanning for data entry into Excel log sheets, SAP and other databases.

Facilitated, lead and participated on multiple Kaizen events that improved workflow, reduced workspace, increased team member efficiencies, and incorporated better tools used in the fiberscope assembly process.

Increased team Quality awareness by creating and implementing team defect spreadsheets and team Quality metrics, utilized in daily team communication meetings.

Increased team First Pass Yield to 94.5% utilizing developed Quality metrics enabling specific team focus on top defect reduction.

EMC Corporation, Franklin, MA August 1998 to October 2010

(Data Storage Systems)

Production Supervisor, Test & Debug Department

Daily supervision of a team of 28, including 3 Team Leads and 25 Debug Test Technicians utilizing performance management, individual and team motivation, training and development. Worked with other department supervisors and managers to coordinate cross functional operations and provide support when needed. Developed, modified and implemented department test and safety procedures and ensured department and individual compliance.

Project lead for Global Green Belt project that redefined and aligned three plants (Franklin, Ma; South Carolina and Cork, Ireland) testing process and procedures for new product. Achieved project savings of greater than $350,000.

Successfully integrated new product line into department and aligned workforce between product lines.

Increased team efficiency by 15% by developing department data metrics on manpower, resources and utilization with a weekly review to management that improved cross product coverage and team member skillsets.

Debug Test Group Leader

Lead team of 8 product specific technicians assigning tasks to meet daily priorities and goals. Collaborated with supervisor and provided input on team member’s performance and development. Evaluated and troubleshot to component level of complex electronic assemblies.

Education

Dean College

Associate of Business Administration

Community College of the Air Force

Associate of Electronic Engineering

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