Jeffrey S. Bates
3945 Burke Court Indianapolis, IN 46240
Home: 317-841-0120 Cell: 317-500-0275
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Summary:
Dynamic and highly driven manufacturing professional with strong abilities in quality, engineering, manufacturing, as well as leadership is seeking opportunities with an established manufacturing organization. This professional provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to support a company’s path to growth and success.
Professional Strengths Include:
Root Cause Analysis PFMEA FAIRS/LAIRS
Customer Driven Management Lean Manufacturing Total Quality Management
Process Optimization Design Improvements Automotive/Aerospace
Professional Experience:
• 10 years operational experience in quality control in a production/manufacturing environment
• Additional 20 years of manufacturing experience in supervision and management
• Worked Directly with APQP and PPAP procedures and processes
• Provided support to design, manufacturing, and quality operation entities to ensure inspections, process control analysis, and audits are conducted on a continuing basis as specified to enforce requirements and meet specifications
• Develops, maintains and ensures compliance with quality assurance programs, policies, processes, and procedures
• Proficient in Corporate Quality Performance Metrics as related to quality and manufacturing improvements
• Extensive knowledge of statistical techniques, blue print reading, metrology and appearance measurement
• In-depth knowledge of reading and interpreting technical drawings, specifications, and requirements to support both quality and manufacturing needs
• Familiar with many types of gages such as micrometers, calipers, gage blocks, volt meters, ohmmeters, and electronic inspection equipment
• Extensive knowledge of quality principles, systems, methods, tools, and standards
• Customer and Supplier interface and negotiation with investigation of customer escapes and performs Eight-step problem solving analysis to prevent recurrence
• Possess excellent leadership, decision making, and communication skills
• Wide knowledge of industrial manufacturing procedures and equipment including capital improvements
• Definition of quality problems or describe the events factually which includes the qualitative and quantitative attributes of the harmful outcomes
• Ability to evaluate returned product and report findings to departments impacted
• Knowledgeable in ISO 9001, QS9000/TS-16949, and ISO 14001
• Proficient with Microsoft office applications as well as GTX CAD,SAP, Minitab, Gage Insight
Belcan Engineering with Rolls-Royce Indianapolis, IN 2011-2012
Mechanical/Quality Engineer
• Analysis of all engineering drawings for new product line and for discrepancy detection and resolution
• Creating the characteristic matrix for all the product which included GRR, PFMEA, Lairs and Fairs, along with other supporting activity
• Creation of new product training for operators that were seeking Certified Operator positions
• Identify, develop, and produce all Standard Operating Procedures for both quality and manufacturing
• Capital projects for process optimization, cost, and efficiency improvements
• Developmental team for precise methods of packaging for customer international shipment needs
Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Lafayette IN 2002 - 2011(career move)
Quality Control Engineer
• Designed and implemented methods for process control, process improvement, testing, and inspection
• Produced detailed standard work instructions for quality inspectors
• Responsible for developing programs to evaluate accuracy and precision of production equipment and testing
• Verified blueprints and drawings for timely feedback to inspection
• Review of specifications for engineering changes and existing designs with a focus on process improvement and product quality control
• Performed gauge R&R studies for new torque tools and processes
• Completed process improvement capital projects designed to meet and exceed quality targets
• Maintained document and control procedures for design changes for inspection methods and cost savings
• Analyzed data to detect quality problems for root cause analysis, defect resolution, and corrective actions
• Analyzed products and processes utilizing appropriate tools in order to develop and initiate methods for inspection standards and conformance
• Performed detailed process audits for resolution to identify and document the causes of quality problems
• Provided support to Manufacturing and Assembly departments when product or process pr...
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