Engineering Manager Six Sigma

JOHN GENTRY

Lookout Mountain, GA *****

256-***-**** - *************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Seasoned Quality Engineering Manager with a proven track record at Shaw Industries, adept in Lean/Standard Work and Six Sigma methodologies. Spearheaded initiatives reclaiming $350,000 and significantly reduced waste, showcasing exceptional project management and continuous improvement skills. Achieved notable labor efficiency increases, underlining a commitment to excellence and strategic problem-solving. Over 6 years of Twisting Department Management.

WORK HISTORY

06/2020 to Current Quality Engineering Manager

Shaw Industries – South Pittsburg, TN

• Managed all HW Quality initiatives, Strategies and Day-to-Day Operations

• Facilitated the Corporate SMS Audit to re-certify Plant HW

• Communicated directly with Financial Service Director, Corporate Quality

• Led and created Standard Work in Quality Technician job roles

• Responsible for all Financial Services Customer Claims, reclaimed $350,000

• Coordinated on-site and off-site Customer visits for Claims review resolution 06/2019 to 06/2020 Senior Process Manager

Shaw Industries – Dalton, GA

Managed Phase1 extrusion department, scheduling, and process and product specifications

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• Created and managed all process changes for department scheduling compliance

• Contributed to FAVORABLE Plant Variance of ($120,000) annually

• Standard work implemented in Plant PSA program

• Responsible for Speed up initiatives on key products,6 products completed 09/2014 to 06/2019 Twisting/Heat Set Department Manager Shaw Industries – Dalton, GA

• Managed two department processes, Twisting and Heat set performance measures

• Labor Reduction and Pounds/Labor Hour Increase in Twisting and Heat set Maintained FAVORABLE Plant Variance of ($40,201) in 2018, ($416,473) in 2017

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• Standard work implemented in all departments

• CPM of Twisting Single End Monitoring Project

• Managed 4 Six Sigma projects, Productivity/Quality, Cost, Labor, Waste 01/2013 to 09/2014 Twisting Department Manager

Shaw Industries – Dalton, GA

• Managed and assisted in the following Twisting and Heat set performance measures:

• Labor Reduction and Pounds/Labor Hour Increase in Twisting

• Twisting productivity improvement RPM increase of 6%

• Implemented Changeover Optimization/Reduction procedures from Kaizen

• Managing six sigma project in Power Steering on Yarn on Tube Waste

• Customer Supplier Team Meetings to Address Customer Quality

• Maintaining FAVORABLE Plant variance of ($30,000) 12/2011 to 01/2013 IE/Six Sigma Manager

Shaw Industries – Dalton, GA

Managed and assisted in the following Twisting and Heat set performance measures:

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• Maintained FAVORABLE Plant variance of ($54,864)

• Waste Champion, responsible for MRM system, reduced from 1.54 to 1.34%

• Twisting productivity improvement on Ends Down from 8.7 to 4.8%

• POVA-Weekly and monthly plant reports with weekly Explanation Reports

• Managed 7 Six sigma projects in Power Steering

04/2008 to 12/2011 Department Management

Shaw Industries – Chatsworth, GA

• Managed and assisted in the following Tufting department performance measures:

• Safety- Incident rate of ZERO based on .84 goal for last 2 years

• 42% reduction in low line claims based on 25% goal

• Created daily labor staffing calculation report, managed staffing requirements Machine upgrades/rebuilds on 5 key tufting machines for QUALITY/RPM optimization

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• 3% Tufting efficiency increased from 78.3 to 81.6%

• Off Quality rate at .035 % based on .045% goal

12/2002 to 04/2008 Value Stream Manager

Synthetic Industries, a division of Shaw Industries Group, Inc. – Chickamauga, GA

• Managed Extrusion, Beaming and Weaving Departments

• Achieved EBITDA financial metrics for 4 yearly bonus incentive payouts

• Implemented Lean standard work and job combination standards Managed $12 Million capital project to decrease waste and increase production rates

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10/1999 to 12/1999 Lean Manufacturing Consultant

Dr. Maruf Rahmam – Huntsville, AL

• Lean Manufacturing/Value Stream Mapping Consultant Analyzed and optimized the flow of materials and information to identify and eliminate waste, optimizing efficiency and productivity by implementing Lean methodologies including value stream mapping, 5S, and continuous improvement initiatives.

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• Reduced costs and improved quality while aligning with client business objectives. EDUCATION

11/2005 Six Sigma Training, Black Belt

Shaw Industries, SI Corporation - Dalton, GA

09/1999 Presented By Dr. Maruf Rahmam

Principles of Lean Manufacturing - Huntsville, AL

06/1990 Bachelor of Science: Operations Management Auburn University - Auburn, AL

CERTIFICATIONS

Lean Manufacturing Principles Certification

SKILLS

• Project Manager and Lean Consultant Black Belt -6 Sigma, Quality Engineering, Lean/Standard Work

Champion

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Process Control utilizing HMI, Infinity,

SMS, QIT, MOC, SPLUNK

• Targeted Selection Process, Kaizen

Leader, RPT/EIT Leader

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AO Docs, Shopflex, YSF, USF, USF2

Administrator

• Impact Reporting, Budgeting and Cost

Standards

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