Lexmark International Incorporated Work Values

Daily Duties at Lexmark International Incorporated:

Design, fabricate, assemble, install, debug, and maintain the primary drum core coating stations for photoconductor drums at Lexmark in Boulder. Since the turn of the century these stations have coated in excess of 150,000,000 photoconductor drums for Lexmark printers. Skills required are; 1. Mechanical Design on CADAM/HELIX software to create assembly drawings and detail pages drawn to ANSI drafting standard for automated, robotic dip-coating equipment, with a view to dependability and ease of maintainence. 2. Record keeping; Created and maintaining a numbering system and data base for the storage and retrieval of the CADAM drawings I drew as well as an EC process for updating, changing or deleting those drawings. 3. Communication skills; Attending design meetings with mechanical engineers and chemical engineers and trying to get them to agree on something that can actually be designed and built (no easy task). Constantly recommending ideas for improvement including reliability, manufacturability and durability, all the while trying to convey these concepts to those who have no mechanical sense (again, no easy task). 4. Prototyping, Mold Making and Modeling skills (Senior Machinist) for the manufacture of precision parts (within .001 inch) from detailed mechanical drawings using lathes, milling machines, grinders, shapers, drills etc., and then assembling those parts into a working unit. Also, the design, build and repair of plastic injection molds as well as the maintenance and servicing of those molds. 5. Welding and sheet metal fabrication skills; For the manufacture of tanks, vessels, tubing and conduit for the containment and coveyance of chemicals and fluids. Equipment used in sheet metal fabrication include shears, presses, punches, rollers, bending breaks and welders. Materials used in welding include mild steel, stainless steel, tool steels, aluminum, titanium etc. -(and unobtainium but very rarely) :-) 6. Training and teaching; Instructing co-workers in the use of machining techniques for manufacture, training new apprentices and coaching maintenance men on how best to keep the equipment running. Also, **explaining to chemical engineers that mechanisms are actually mechanical, and providing reasons to management why they shouldn't get involved :-)** (the portion between the astrics is utter bullshit, you don't have to include that if you don't want to). :-) And last but not first - 7. Procurement; Providing vendors with detailed drawings for bid and manufacture of parts where large numbers are required (mass produced). Travel to and meet with vendors to discuss their concerns about production and deadlines, arrange for payment of vendors and the assembly of parts once recieved. Also, to promote the overall morale of the work force with subtle humors and veiled sillinesses while encouraging a positive attitude in a friendly work environment. This wasn't a task to which I was assigned, it was strictly voluntary. ACHIEVEMENT: In 1997 we installed an entire new drum line called Spartan which used a 6X6 array for 36 per dip. Phase II added another array in 1998 and Phase III added a third array for a total of 108 per dip. So by the turn of the century, with 2 lines operational, we were putting out 10,000,000 drums per year on average. The reason we were able to deliver below cost and ahead of schedule is because I did the design, fabrication and assembly and with the help of my engineers we did the install, debug and maintenance ourselves. We weren't burdened by local shops' turn-around cycles or labor rates. In recognition of my years of service and ingenuity I was promoted to Senior Tool and Model Maker in 2003 and retired in 2012.

What they like about Lexmark International Incorporated:

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

Tool & Die, Fabricator, Welder, Designer, Precision, Model Maker, Inventor, Machinist, CADAM, Helix, Mechanical

Skills

P&L responsibilities, Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts., Technology Solutions, Software Implementation, Requirements Analysis & Specification, Leadership , Precision Machining, Welding

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