Oshkosh Truck Corporation Work Values

Daily Duties at Oshkosh Truck Corporation:

Designed and created work instructions, assembly process sequence, production parts routings and BOM for the weld shop, paint shop, and assembly line areas. Conducted time and motion studies and line balancing of the process based on variable Takt time. Uses Lean Manufacturing Techniques for waste reduction and increase throughput. Supervise the Maintenance Supervisor and Maintenance Helper. * Created a flawless production process generating an Army truck cabin every 2.25 Hrs by simplifying work instructions, and using visual aid and easy schematics to read in the whole process. * Designed the initial facility process layout to produced Army truck cabins based on knowledge of the metal fabrication process, ability to visualize spatial and time requirements, and knowledge of the product. * Significantly decreased the amount of production labor costs from 130 to 55 hours per cab, by designing a material handling process which doubled productivity. * Increased the operator’s efficiency from 70%-98% by identifying room for improvement, evaluating the current process, and designing a one piece flow that “pulled” work as needed instead of a “push” process. * Reduced cost of energy by 20% by changing the diameter of the tubing and diminishing the demand of air from the air screw compressors to the paint booths and assembly line. * Reduced by 55% the cost of main supplies and maintenance by searching and changing suppliers and vendors. * Decreased to “0” hours the down time of the zinc phosphate area by collaborating with outside vendors to identify and correct issues within the process. * Created a hiring pool of welders able to do the work required by training and coaching applicants to the point of passing the widget and G-90 tests. * Reduced the yearly amount of spare parts by 60% in the zinc phosphate area by studying the maintenance manuals and accurately estimating quantity and use frequency. * Created a JIT manufacturing system reducing by 25% the excess of inventory parts in the warehouse by designing a schedule to deliver to all areas on time. * Created a Kanban replenishment system reducing down time to “0” in the assembly line. * Setup an Andon Light System in the assembly line for process improvement increasing efficiency by 20%. * Developed the whole facility into a state of the art ISO 9001 certification.

What they like about Oshkosh Truck Corporation:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Project Management, Automotive, Lean Manufacturing, Design, Process Improvement, CNC, Kanban, Root Cause Analysis, Capital Equipment

Skills

Software Implementation, Project Management, Lean manufactring, Process improvement, Six Sigma, AutoCAD , Pro-Engineer, Welding robotics, Paint robotics, Fixture design, CNC, Kanban, Root Cause Analysis, Capital Equipment

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