Rey Lozano

Experience

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  Intermet Corporation

  Jun 1994 - Aug 2001

  Die Casting

  Spent seven years in the Die Casting Industry where I worked as a Machine Operator, Quality Assurance Technician and a Wastewater Treatment Operator.

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  Quick Cable Corporation

  Jul 2004 - Dec 2005

  Supervisor / Working Lead

  Shift Supervisor/Working Lead – Lead/Copper Die Cast Dept.• Experience in leading a crew in meeting the production goals for the third shift. • Motivate and train employees in production techniques. • Maintaining and enforcing the company standards of safety and housekeeping. • Maintain efficiency and utilization department productivity and direct manpower as required. • Experience in assisting operators and laborers in troubleshooting machines and workstations. • Set up dies per customer orders; replace broken ejector and core pins. • Responsible for Sunday night start up which includes: starting up copper furnace, scrap re-melt, greasing up die-cast machines per ISO 9000, starting up lead die-cast machines and furnaces, and starting up air compressors and exhaust systems. • Monitor severe weather and initiate shelter procedures. • Initiate emergency back up procedures for copper furnace in power outages. • Review documents, such as production schedules and notes. • Address employee issues such as training, performance and discipline. • Implementing and training in ISO 9000 compliance. • Meet with department manager and production manager to discuss issues and problems with shift, employee relations, discipline, and ideas on how to increase production capacity. • Record and maintain daily production record of crewmembers.Fanuc Robot Operator/Programmer• Responsible for programming and operating Fanuc Robot, a machining and grinding robot center. • Responsible for set-up of the various orders that the robot is programmed to run. • Train other operators in our RMC (Robot Machining Center). • Modify robot tooling for productivity and efficiency. • Responsible for the continuous improvement of the robotic process by conducting “time studies”, studying the ergonomics of the operator, increasing “operator capacity”, and adding secondary operations to the operator increasing the “robot’s capacity”. Show less

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  Emerson Commercial & Residential Solutions

  Dec 2005 - Aug 2010

  Fabrication Supervisor

  • Trained in the Punch Press department in the areas of 45 – 75 ton Small Punch Press and continuous 200 – 300 ton Transfer Presses. Training in these machines include, coil feeders & straighteners, coilers & uncoilers, and quality aspects that correspond to these processes. My training in the Small Punch Press area also includes the set up process. • Responsible for both monitoring and managing our Kanban system utilized by our department to ensure that we are producing the right amount and mix of parts as a feeder department. • Knowledge in Stator LAM press operation & 400 – 600 Ton Heavy Stamping presses. • I have been involved in many projects including housekeeping, and downtime reduction initiatives as an effort to organize the shop floor and implement “process improvements”, using many of the 5S concepts.• Communicating production, machine & personnel issues. • Responsible for reducing scrap costs• Responsible for communicating changes in company policy, shop floor, as well as changes in key performance indicators.• Required to enforce company policy as it relates to employee conduct and performance, to enforce company safety policies and procedures issuing oral and written “write-ups” when violations occur. • Responsible for monitoring of attendance records issuing attendance write-ups when warranted while following the company attendance policy; and, it was my responsibility to assist employees in scheduling their vacation using department vacation guidelines being careful to balance employee wants and company demands. • Responsible for ensuring that operators and new members to the department are “fully trained” by either following departmental precedence, or by creating new training procedures. • Responsible for minimizing indirect labor decreasing the cost of per unit produced by effectively managing manpower by constantly being aware of the other department’s needs and schedule jobs and manpower accordingly. Show less

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  Emerson Commercial & Residential Solutions

  Oct 2010 - Aug 2014

  Manufacturing Training & Development Specialist

  Experienced in designing and facilitating a four week On-Boarding & Job Training Program for our production workforce. The intent is to train new employees in the selected entry level jobs to work “harden” them and to teach them about our culture and HR polices. The program that I designed gave the new employee the necessary “work-preparedness” for what was a fast-paced work environment. In addition to training, new employees in this program were under close evaluation for hire both during the program and during their probationary period. The basic components of the program are:• Off-line Varied Simulation Job Training• On-the-Job Training Progression Integration• Human Resource Policy Training• Performance Evaluation – Job/PolicyThe Company Policies that were delivered, tested and confirmed for learning were:• Conflict Resolution• Violence in the Workplace• Harassment• Respect in the Workplace• Employee Conduct• Substance Abuse• Team WorkTraining techniques used to facilitate learning were:• Group Exploration & Discovery• Over-the-shoulder coaching• Guest Speakers (such as the President, HR Director, and various other Company Employees)• Teach Backs (Students would teach the policies they were expected to know)• Team based games (such as Insinkerator Jepardy)• Product Assembly Competitions• Story-based teachingI am experienced in job analysis through partnering with subject matter experts, key managers, and experienced employees in establishing “best practices” in the safe and efficient performance of our entry-level production jobs, especially designed to fit our unique culture and production environment. In designing a four week on-boarding program for new production workers I used a hybrid of A.D.D.I.E. and the Four Component ID models. Show less

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  TreeHouse Foods

  Aug 2014 - Apr 2018

  • Facilitate the Vertical Startup Process for Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation for new equipment and new packaging line installations.• Comply with FDA rules and regulations regarding equipment Startup Activities.• Work closely & coordinate with site & vendor service engineers engaged in all commissioning activities.• Form & Coordinate Factory Acceptance Teams and Site Visits. • Conduct and facilitate daily CQV Huddles with Construction Manager and Contract Teams.• Conduct systems walk downs and generate punch lists.• Coordinate and facilitate cleaning, flushing, and pre-commissioning of all incoming equipment, components and packaging lines.• Responsible for forming CQV Teams for line/equipment specific installations.• Supervise and direct operations, maintenance, and contract personnel as the facility progresses through commissioning and testing. Show less Responsible for leading the production group with respect to the production schedule, training & development and Continuous Improvement. Also responsible for assisting plant management in leading ST Specialty Foods into a culture of Lean through: •Setting and leading daily production agenda.•Advise off shift supervision on strategies and techniques to meet daily demand.•Provide support and training on Lean Concepts and Principles to supervision.•Facilitating 5S Kaizen on all production lines.•Developing Visual Management System for all 5S Activity.•Developing 5S management & audit systems, tools, and personnel.•Streamlining Training & Operator Qualification through training assessment and design.•Developing Training Performance Standards for Packaging Lines•Conducting SMED Events by training and empowering hourly lead personnel in the principles of SMED and Team Facilitation.•Reducing Seasoning and Dry Cheese waste through Statistical Analysis & Center-lining activities, and new measurement design.•Lead the company toward a culture and mindset of Standard Work•Coordinating all Daily CI Activities Show less

  • Startup Manager

    Nov 2017 - Apr 2018

  • Production & Continuous Improvement

    Aug 2014 - Jan 2018
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  Ohio Medical

  Apr 2018 - now

  Responsible for driving operational excellence through optimizing process, leading cross-functional teams, and driving continuous improvement. Successfully led multiple kaizen improvement projects resulting in impactful savings and process efficiency. Propose and oversee capex projects as well as product design improvements. Responsible for developing leaders to drive solutions and who lead in creating a culture committed to employee safety, product & process quality. To lead the implementation of a continuous improvement framework and methodology within each Value Stream. To develop and deploy Lean / Six Sigma tools that will be able to identify and consistently eliminate inefficiencies and waste within the organization, and lastly, to be an organization wide champion of 5S, Kaizen and other CI initiatives.

  • Director of Operations

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Director, Value Stream

    Feb 2020 - Jan 2025

  • Sr. Value Stream Manager

    Mar 2019 - Feb 2020

  • Sr. Manager of Continuous Improvement

    Oct 2018 - Feb 2019

  • Sr Operations Manager

    Apr 2018 - Oct 2018