Brian McCombs

Experience

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  Premier Tool & Die Corp.

  Dec 2007 - Jul 2011

  Lead Process Control Technician

  - Developed sustaining die cast processes for A360, A380, 383(ADC12) 387 alloy groups.- Daily improvement activities for 14 HPDC machines (600-1200Ton) fully automated cells.- Managed, developed, tracked documentation for over 75 different process.- Prototype development at research and development facility for new customer programs.- Cold chamber KANBAN/Visual Management System for facility.- Load and Torque Testing of castings- Die set up and line out, FPA- Support and job setup for CNC facility - troubleshooting Brother, Mazak, Doosan, and Mori Seiki CNC machines. Show less

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  Shiloh Industries (Formerly Contech)

  Jul 2011 - Jan 2012

  Process Engineer

  -PPAP of Tesla Model S structural casting program.- Model S Front Torque Box- Model S Shock Tower-RCA and DMAIC projects improved internal scrap by 30% on rack and pinion steering casting leak testing, eliminating expedited shipments of Nexteer and GMT products to Mexico assembly plants.

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  Tesla

  Jan 2012 - Mar 2021

  Responsible for KPI/data driven leadership of the plastics paint facility for Production, Maintenance, and Engineering Teams. || Developed dashboards for tracking production rates by shift and implementing Kaizen.- Increased production rates 10% Quarter over Quarter.|| Set up POS systems for dispensary transaction tracking.- Decreased consumable cost by 58% from 2018-19.|| Planned, analyzed, and optimized production shifts through time study and line balancing activities.- Decreased direct labor costs by 15%.|| Increased customer quality satisfaction through cross functional team projects.- Reduced direct replacements by 25%. Show less Supervise and lead Engineering Team to solve complex production issue and improve performance yield.|| Constructed value stream map of process inputs, process outputs, supply chain management, and customer requirements. - Reduced labor cost by 16%|| Identified business risks within facility.- Created and assembled key agile teams for sustainable support, and long-term strategies to mitigate risks.|| Drove plans for key equipment improvements.- Improved facility first pass yield and reduce scrap rate by 50%.|| Implemented Kaizen activities in value stream of plastics paint and bumper production assembly lines.- Reduced waste in both lines by eliminating unnecessary inventory by 75% Show less Responsible for Plastics Center Model 3 program readiness (facility and equipment) and was involved with technical writing, and development of equipment specifications for manufacturing procurement.|| Led the effort to improve customer and design requirements.- Developed and created equipment specification documents.|| Responsible for retooling the facility and equipment layouts.- Ensured facility was at 100% program readiness.|| Led the management of all contractors and vendors for equipment installation, equipment relocation, and equipment decommissioning/removal.- Increase production throughput by 25% Show less Responsible for Safety, Performance, and Quality of injection molding machines and bumper assembly lines.|| Lead development, production and programming of robotic end of arm tooling for Model X part extraction from machine cells.- Insourced cost savings of $45,000|| Implemented the application of SMED. (part of lean production methodology) - Reduced change-over time towards improving OEE.|| Sustaining process ownership of 3 injection molding machines- Increased OEE by 13% || Contributions to Model 3 Program production capacity analysis for injection molding shop.- Additional machines purchased, increasing production by 25% Show less Responsible for Safety, Performance, and Quality of high-pressure structural die casting production cells.|| Responsible for installation and commissioning of Tesla’s first new castings manufacturing cell through PPAP.- Increased annual capacity by 33%|| Led process improvement activities. - Increased manufacturing cell output by 10%.|| Planned and coordinated execution of summer shutdown activities.- Improved equipment reliability by 10%.|| Planned resource/talent roadmap for technician development.- Reduced MTTR by 25%.|| Supported supplier PPAP in Italy for Tesla Model X casting programs.- Increase supply chain customer satisfaction by 10% Show less Focus on metallurgy and equipment parameters (High-Q Process) for achieving design requirements for Tesla Model S castings program. || Assisted with equipment transplant from Clarksville, TN to Fremont, CA site.- Achieved first production part in Fremont Site.|| PPAP of Model S program parts.- Program readiness for Model S Production.|| Recommissioning of purchased used equipment.- Internal part production capability, cost savings in unnecessary supply chain from Central US to CA. Show less

  • Operations Manager, Plastics Paint & Sub-Assembly

    Feb 2019 - Mar 2021

  • Engineering Manager, Plastics Paint

    Mar 2018 - Feb 2019

  • Sr. Production Equipment Engineer

    Mar 2016 - Mar 2018

  • Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

    Jul 2015 - Mar 2016

  • Sr. Process Engineer

    Jan 2014 - Jul 2015

  • Manufacturing Process Engineer

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  • Process Development Specialist

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2013