Engineer Plant Manager

THOMAS J. KUPEC

*** ***** *****, ***** ********, Illinois 60056

• 847-***-**** • **********@*******.*** •

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

A dedicated manufacturing professional with a diverse background of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering and supervision. Expertise in employee development, supervision, procurement, production scheduling, facility relocation, process improvement/development, estimation and product design and development. Excellent problem solving and communication skills, working effectively with employees and management at all levels. Certified in ISO 9001 auditing.

ITW SWITCHES (a division of Illinois Tool Works), Des Plaines, Illinois: January 1987 to July 2019.

The leading worldwide manufacturer of industrial, military and aerospace switches, sensors and electronic controls.

Supervisor, Sealed Switch Production: 2016 to July 2019.

Reported to the Plant Manager. Responsible for supervising the activities of 5 Production Operators across multiple production lines.

Updated monthly KPI’s reports for management.

Ordered tooling and production equipment and scheduled orders for production to meet production schedule goals and maintain work flow.

Kept inventory of shop supplies and spare parts for manufacturing equipment and ordered supplies as needed.

Ordered inventory for production to keep production schedules on time.

Managed production assembly and quality issues with products with products and components.

Reviewed and managed new assembly processes, changes to assembly processes and legacy products.

Managed RMA’s, 8D’s, First Article Process and internal corrective actions for Sealed Switch business for military and aerospace products.

Control assembly cost expenses by reviewing purchasing requirements, finding suppliers with best cost and working with suppliers to hold stock for us.

Trained personnel in computer use, assembly line procedures and safety awareness.

Redesign production lines to fit and function within one half of our original production layout.

Improved quality by reviewing production routings and reducing rejects by 10%.

Improved safety in the department with over 2 years with no recordable injuries or lost time.

Increased production rates by 10% and reducing department to only 5 operators.

Improve line efficiency by eliminating production hold ups and smaller batch sizes for more productive product movement.

Manufacturing Engineer: 1992 to 2016

Responsible for trouble shooting production equipment and repairing or replacing worn or obsolete production assembly fixtures.

Provided quotes for new products, updates for existing products, production equipment and assembly fixtures.

Purchase supplies for production and assisted in the procurement of production components.

Served as lead person for annual inventory and annual audits.

Served as main point-of-contact and support person during ITW Switch’s business move to a new production facility in Juarez, Mexico in 2015.

Performed Work Factor time studies and stopwatch studies.

Performed cost estimates, developed line rates and set production procedures.

Handled engineering change requests.

Designed layout for production assembly line, work stations, production assembly area and production equipment for new facility and office.

Served as liaison between Design Engineers, Designers and Model Maker in developing new products.

Assisted in the development of improved manufacturing methods.

Reviewed new design sketches from Design Engineering to determine feasibility and materials required.

Thomas J. Kupec

Mechanical Technician: 1987 to 1992

Responsible for keeping Production running with as little down time as possible

Inspected disabled production equipment to determine and resolve issues.

Designed assembly fixtures, nests and tooling.

Set up tooling for production equipment, including Dennison presses, punch presses, air presses (with dies or fixed tooling), riveters, eyelet machines and ultrasonic welders.

Utilized mills, lathes, surface grinders, arc and torch welders and measuring instruments.

Fabricated parts from blueprints and sketches and replaced worn and broken parts.

Manage installation of new production lines in Hatti and three different Mexico locations.

Committees and Volunteer work.

Safety Committee.

Led several classes for United Way.

Volunteered at ITW’s David Speer Academy.

EDUCATION

A.S., Engineering Design & Drafting, Triton College, River Grove, Illinois

Graduate, Prosser Vocational High School, Chicago, Illinois

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

ISO 9001 Certified

Forklift Truck License

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Quality Improvement Process

80/20 process

Statistical Process Control (SPC)

Safety in the Workplace

Cell Manufacturing Setup

ISO 9001 Auditing

ITW Switch Products In-Line Manufacturing

ITAR procedures

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Word, Excel, Power point. MPR Systems JD Edwards and ROI.

RECOGNITION & AWARDS

"Safety Awareness", 2017, ITW, Des Plaines, IL. 60016

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