Manufacturing Engineer

Phyllis Sheffield

731-***-**** **************@*****.***

A self-motivated Manufacturing/Industrial Engineer with extensive experience utilizing Lean Concepts and methodology wishing to apply these concepts in a manufacturing environment. Able to work with teams, both as a leader and member. Excellent organizational skills and very detail oriented. Expertise includes:

Safety Basics

Lean Basics

Microsoft Power Point

Microsoft Excell

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MacLean Power Systems

March 20, 2017 – August 18, 2020

Manufacturing Engineer Working with Safety

-Served as acting EHS manager for 3 months.

-Have received OSHA 30 hour certification

-Assisted in leading the EHS team in the effort to bring MPS Trenton

towards Mission Zero

-Helped update the Safety Orientation program including developing a

safety orientation manual for new hires and training new hires.

-Helped develop the Machine Guarding Program and helped to complete a

machine guarding audit. From this, new guarding is being added to

machinery in the facility.

-Assisted in a PPE assessment to ensure Trenton has the proper PPE for

the jobs being completed.

-Worked with EHS team and team members to determine which new gloves to

implement in Trenton. This included testing different gloves in

different areas of the plant and receiving feedback from team

members on these.

-Assisted in re-launching LOTOTO program and the completion of a LOTOTO

audit. Responsible for assigning locks to team members.

-Assisted in creating a monthly safety training program for all team

members to ensure all required training is completed

-Helped re-launched the Safety Observation and EHS committee programs

to increase team member involvement and begin tackling safety

issues before an injury occurs.

-Assisted in creating safety communication boards to be used during

morning meetings. These include a safety S, EHS toolbox talks,

Heinrich’s Triangle, and updated on any incidents.

-Assisted in creating a monthly safety training program for all team

members to ensure all required OSHA training is completed. Am

currently recording all training records to verify that training

is being completed and keep track of annual training.

-Helped developed Incident Kits as a one stop shop for managing the

aftermath of an incident. These include 1st aid kits, first

responder bags, blood spill kits, cleaning supplies

and barriers. Each supervisor received a camera and audio recorder

for the investigation process.

Operation Transformation Team Member

-Helped develop and implement a Job Safety Analysis (JSA) program for

the entire Trenton facility. This includes generating the JSA

forms, training people on how to complete them, ensuring the

project is on track, and working to fix any safety hazards found

through the process.

-Used JSA’s to begin writing work standards for all cells in the

Trenton facility.

JDA Implementation Team Member

-Helped implement the JDA Computer system in Trenton.

-Wrote procedures for the Shipping and Receiving Department and helped

train the team members working in this area.

PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES, Mayfield, KY March 23, 2010 – March 20, 2017

Master Scheduler for Engine Line

-Schedule the engine line for engines being processed thru the engine

line.

-Prepare reports for supervisor concerning status of different projects

being worked.

-Prepare monthly reports to be sent to customers for incremental

materials used but not covered by contract for the 710 engine

line.

-Prepare individual engine reports to be sent to customers for

incremental materials used but not covered by contract for the 645

engine line.

-Create master travelers for various engine projects to ease creation

of LN travelers for large engine contracts.

-Communicate with salesman about changes to work scope and schedules

for engine production.

-Receive engine cores into a sister plant's computer system when

engines are received.

-Enter material used into a sister plant's computer systems when

engines are completed.

-Prepare spreadsheets for Daily Meetings.

Assistant 1 Billing

-Participate in QA traveler meetings and Contract Review meetings.

-Create and enter LN travelers into the LN system and prepare traveler

packets for the manufacturing floor.

-Make sure all incremental charges are entered into the LN system and

the manufacturing floor is made aware of them.

-Make sure labor and materials are updated in the LN system so work

orders can be closed out for invoicing customers.

-Create and maintain task numbers for Mayfield, Patterson and Tacoma.

-Maintain incremental charges for 710 engine line to be charged back to

the customer

-Maintain daily SafeTrac Observation Card records

-Conduct weekly EHS audits

-Update Scorecard with information from Patterson and Tacoma as well as

some areas of Mayfield updates

Other

-Helping in the Accounting Department as necessary

-Conducting daily meetings as requested

-Helping in the Safety / EHS Department as necessary

-Helping in other departments as needed

Drafter

-Use Inventor to design and draw piping components, piping runs and

electrical cleat placement for train locomotives.

-Update other drawings as necessary and update the print books on the

manufacturing floor.

Other

-Help in the Accounting Department as necessary

-Filing and date entry for the Purchasing Department

-Former member of the Safety Committee

HAMILTON-RYKER COMPANY, Martin, TN October 2009 – March 23, 2010

Clerk

-Answering the telephone

-Filing

-Performing Reference Checks

-Faxing

-Entering applications into the computer

-Distributing pay checks

DOE VALLEY GOLF CENTER, South Fulton, TN August 2009 – June 2010

Pro Shop Employee

-Accept greens fees from customers

-Maintenance of golf carts

-Maintenance of the Pro Shop

-Merchandising

-Answering the telephone and taking messages

-Scheduling golf lessons.

UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU, Memphis, TN 2009

Lister

-Verifying addresses and recording address locations into Global Positioning System (GPS) for the 2010 Census.

PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION, Greenfield, TN May 20, 1989 –March 2009

Climate Systems Division, Copper and Assembly facility

Manufacturing Engineer

-Provided manufacturing support to the Component Value Stream including

process analysis, improvements to machinery and/or tooling and

improvements to the products themselves.

-Partnered with operators to implement improvements in processes,

tooling and/or machinery decreasing some product costs by 10%.

-Completed quotes for new products, verified available tooling, drew

tooling prints and ensured tooling was made for any unavailable

tooling.

-Followed production parts through First Piece Process verifying

correct production processes/rates.

-Identified and communicated any possible improvements to the

customers.

-Worked with customers to help reduce costs and/or make improvements in

their products to better server their needs.

-Assigned machine numbers and maintained Fixed Asset Inventory for the

Accounting Department.

-Prepared Information Books and organized the Plant Tour for the

Regional Sales Meeting.

-Conducted plant tours for local high school students, University of

Tennessee at Martin students and Salesmen at the Regional Sales

Meeting.

-Organized, wrote and trained the entire facility in Autonomous

Maintenance, which supported operators in their efforts to take

personal responsibility for maintaining and running their

machinery.

Process Improvement Technician

-Organized and relocated an Expansion Valve product line from

Washington, MO to TN facility.

-Wrote and maintained Standard Operating Procedures for machinery

involved in new product line.

- Wrote and maintained Design and Process Failure Mode Effect

Analysis for the new product line.

- Eliminated waste from the product line by outsourcing some

component assembly, decreasing the number of operators from 20

to 11 resulting in a decrease in the costs of the product

line by $180K and eliminating the backlog of orders in two

months.

-Performed Value Stream Mapping of the entire plant.

-Updated and maintained the Plant Layout to allow for easy

rearrangement of the manufacturing floor to accommodate new

products or new machine placement.

-Verified production rates by performing process analysis and

conducting time studies. Production rates were adjusted based on

the analysis.

Associate Engineer II

-Organized and relocated a Service Valve product line from New Haven,

IN to TN facility.

- Established and maintained Standard Operating Procedures for

machinery and Operator Standard Work for product line.

- Removed waste from line by combining operations, rearranging

equipment and decreasing number of operators from 20 for three

shifts to 6 for one shift. This led to a decrease in costs of

$280K and eliminated the backlog of orders in one month.

-Participated in bringing new business into the plant by establishing

the Value Added Assemblies Value Stream, developing process sheets

and Standard Operating Procedures for machinery in the Value

Stream.

-Championed the Cost Reduction Program for two years and exceeded set

goals by more than 100% both years.

-Served on Safety Committee for two terms conducting safety audits,

verifying findings and implementing corrective actions.

-Communicated with customers regarding production problems and possible

product improvements using Lean Methodology.

-Drawing new tooling to manufacture products.

-Completed quotes for new products including verifying the existence of

tooling or drawing new tooling to manufacture products.

-Performed QS9000 internal audits over assigned areas maintaining

facility's QS9000 certification.

-Cross trained as Customer Service Representative

-Entered new customer information into the MSSV computer system

-Entered new customer orders into the MSSV computer system

-Successfully resolved customer complaints

-Filed customer correspondence, quotes and sales orders

CAD Operator

-Wrote Standard Operating Procedures for the Engineering Department and

updated and maintained Standard Operating Procedures for all other

departments in the facility.

-Reviewed and updated all information pertaining to UL Certification

for the facilities products.

-Calculated cost estimates for new products.

-Transferred all existing hand-drawings and entered all original

drawings of products, tooling and machinery into 2D-drawing

software on the computer.

Accounts Payable Clerk

-Performed accounts payable invoice matching, data entry into the

computer and daily check reconciliation.

-Calculated and paid Sales Representative commissions.

-Volunteered to assist in Engineering Department. Learned 2D-drawing

software to enter hand-drawn prints of products, tooling and

machinery into computer.

CITY OF DRESDEN – Dresden, TN June 1986 – May 20, 1989

Accounts Payable

-Coding bills and entering them into the computer for printing the

checks.

-Posting checks to check books for three different funds.

-Monthly reconciliation of check books.

Payroll

-Entering worked, vacation and sick leave hours into the computer for

printing payroll checks.

-Preparing payroll taxes and paying them bi-monthly.

-Preparing quarterly reports for the IRS and for the State of

Tennessee.

Other

-Computing gas usage for four different departments and entering

journal entries into the computer.

-Preparing month-end closing entries.

-Computing weekly and monthly accounts receivable from computer

reports.

-Calculating tonnage and billing for Tri-City Garbage Board.

-Preparing business licenses, calculating taxes due and issuing

business licenses for business within Dresden City limits.

EDUCATION

BS, Industrial Engineering, University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN

Passed the FE Exam

BS, Accounting, Computer Science emphasis, University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

MacLean-Fogg Lean Basic Training

MacLean-Fogg Safety Basic Training

MacLean LOTOTO Training

SafeTrac Training

Completed 10 hours of OSHA Training in General Industry Safety & Health

Lean Manufacturing Training

Quality Improvement Process Training

Value Stream Mapping Training

QS9000 Audit Training

Lotus Notes Training

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