Joseph Monti

Pflugerville, TX ***** 708-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/joemonti adx0ke@r.postjobfree.com

Lead Manufacturing Engineer

Drive Manufacturing Improvements in Safety, Quality & Efficiency, Positively Impacting Revenue & Profits

Motivated industrial professional with unique expertise in diverse manufacturing settings. Lead large procurement and process relocation projects to meet operational goals. Combine solid leadership and coordination skills that drive project success. Solve manufacturing challenges utilizing proven hands-on and technical abilities. Build relationships that contribute to effective issue resolution and stakeholder satisfaction.

Six Sigma / SPC / DMAIC Mistake-Proofing Methods Cost-Reduction Project Management

Root-Cause Problem Solving Automation & Machine Design

Technical Skills

AutoCad, SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Unigraphics, Mini-Tab, Excel, Power Point

Professional Experience

TALENT BRIDGE (under contract to InSinkErator), Racine, WI 2021

Project Manufacturing Engineer

Project lead for $5.5M semi-automated assembly and packaging cell for residential disposers, processing 2 million units per year. Coordinating all project details with automation vendor and ISE stakeholders, regarding operations, safety, quality, and planning.

Led 2nd shift validation exercise on $5M multi-cell assembly line, with daily report-outs to stakeholders and vendors. Worked with automation vendor to make weekly improvements to system.

Leading Process FMEA exercise across cell to determine process safety and quality inefficiencies and gaps. Determining and documenting possible mitigation strategies to reduce RPN’s.

Directed and documented Machine Acceptance tests for cell sub-systems at vendor.

CREE INC., Racine, WI 2016 to 2019

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Owner of manual assembly processes across 9 Area / Flood lighting production lines generating $560M annually.

Led ergonomic improvement project for assembly line packing station: concept, design house communication, fabrication, assembly and installation of solution, design / process evaluation and improvements, meeting safety and production managers’ requirements.

Directed entire concept for process change requirements based on several product design modifications and improvements, ensuring PFMEA updates and other requirements for market launch.

Participated in 4 Kaizen Lean events; 5S: standardizing work areas, benches and tools. Time Study: improving processes and value stream mapping of multiple processes, exceeding production metrics for enhancements.

Supervised Operations Engineering Technicians across 3 shifts, till March 2017, managing members’ priorities and tasks, ensuring that production downtime is minimized.

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POCLAIN HYDRAULICS, Sturtevant, WI 2014 to 2015

Manufacturing Project Engineer

Designed and executed processes supporting manual assembly of radial piston hydraulic motors, serving construction and agriculture equipment manufacturers.

Organized process improvement projects regarding safety, quality, mistake-proofing and efficiency, completing project tasks with designers, maintenance, quality and fabrication resources, saving $200K annually.

Completed work instruction revisions, process change notices, quality and safety alerts and manipulated production databases as needed, providing constant support to assembly processes.

Participated in ISO audit preparation as an internal auditor

MID-STATES TECHNICAL (under contract to Case New Holland), Racine, WI 2013 to 2014

Manufacturing Project Engineer, New Product Launch Group

Project lead for building tractor sub-assemblies at offsite facility to support new model roll-outs at the Racine manufacturing facility.

Coordinated new production and office area layouts, equipment procurement including tools and fixtures, furniture procurement, painting, cleaning and setup.

Sub-assembly manufacturing BOM creation/validation, and work instruction validation and creation of supplements.

Oversaw build and delivery of new tractor sub-assemblies to main facility per master scheduling plan.

ADECCO ENGINEERING (under contract to GE Healthcare), Milwaukee / Waukesha, WI 2012 to 2013

Manufacturing Engineer

Delivered daily support to high-precision assembly and test processes of CT detector modules for security and medical applications and qualified equipment and processes for existing and new product introductions.

Developed new equipment specification and purchase orders, initiating process and efficiency improvements.

Created IQ / OQ / PQ documentation and presented to change control board committee, receiving approval of new and existing production equipment and processes.

AEROTEK ENGINEERING (under contract to Modine Manufacturing), Racine,WI 2010 to 2011

Manufacturing Engineer

Implemented cost reduction and capacity improvement tasks, evaluated root-cause issues affecting First Pass Yield for truck fuel heat exchangers.

Coordinated manufacturing implementation of new heat exchanger design, reducing costs and facilitating assembly processes.

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, Milwaukee, WI 2006 to 2010

Manufacturing Engineer

Functioned as project lead for production line transfers, team member of integrated cost reduction and supported manufacturing processes in multiple national locations.

Headed cross-functional team and moved industrial relay lines from Iowa to Mexico, including import/export compliance, equipment, training and quality validation, completing project under budget and schedule deadlines.

Oversaw diverse team that transferred 8 industrial relay processes from Iowa to Wisconsin, facilitating successful implementation of multiple phases of $5M project within timeline.

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PANDUIT CORPORATION, Orland Park, IL

Manufacturing Project Engineer

Responsible for procuring new automated equipment used in new product launches and supporting existing manufacturing processes.

Lead project engineer on procurement of 4 high speed automated assembly systems for RJ network connectors, totaling over $7M.

Directed procurement of $500,000 semi-automatic tooling system to assemble second generation data connector, successfully meeting production demand and schedules while exceeding ROI objectives.

Designed, coordinated fabrication, assembled work stations and provided production support for new connector design and modification of automated tooling. Increased production from 12 to 45 ppm and generated incremental monthly profit of $1 million.

Led Manufacturing Engineering Team in redesigning performance tester tooling on automation line. Reduced false reject rate from 25% to 0% and generated cost savings of $60,000 per month.

Cross-trained engineering groups using Six Sigma DMAIC to improve overall performance of assembly system. Reduced scrap by 20% for $60,000 per month recovery and lost production time 20%.

VISKASE CORPORATION, Bedford Park, IL

Design Engineer/Process Engineer

Member of engineering group to support new packaging equipment and plant manufacturing.

Education

–Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Professional Development

–Solidworks Associate Certification, May 2018, Gateway Technical College, Sturtevant, WI

–GMAW Welding Fundamentals and Advanced courses, Gateway Technical College, Racine, WI

–GTAW Welding Fundamentals and Advanced courses, Gateway Technical College, Racine, WI

–CNC Milling Machine Setup and Programming courses, Gateway Technical College, Sturtevant, WI

–Metal Fabrication Fundamentals and Advanced courses, Gateway Technical College, Racine, WI

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