Anthony Ceroni

Experience

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  Caterpillar Inc.

  Jan 2005 - Dec 2007

   Managed 16 hourly employees on four machining lines (3600 Blocks and Rods, 3520 Blocks, and C-175 Blocks) Improved employee engagement by 22% over previous year. Achieved record-level production levels on all four lines in 2006. Oversaw a 10% efficiency gain from 2005 to 2006 across all lines Reports sustained a total of 2 injuries in 2006 (0 recordable, 0 lost time). Reduced cost per cylinder on 3600 rods by 9%, resulting in $119K savings vs. 2005 level. Reduced cost per cylinder on 3520 blocks by 28% resulting in $776K savings YTD vs. 2005 level. Reduced 3600 Block Line’s scrap cost per cylinder 74% ($20.32) from 2005 levels. Maintained 98% or greater delivery performance on all lines. Provided coaching and facilitated transition of two technicians into company positions. Show less

  • Manufacturing Engineer

    Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

  • Operations Supervisor

    Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

  • Logistics Planner

    Jan 2005 - Dec 2005
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  Caterpillar Inc.

  Feb 2008 - now

  Supervisor over a team of 3 people executing Quality Control processes at Caterpillar's Decatur, IL manufacturing plant. Responsiblities include:- Managing quality issues between the Decatur facility and other Caterpillar plants and reporting outbound quality levels (in PPM) on a monthly basis. - Planning of Quality Inspection process for inbound material to Decatur facility in alignment with APQP principles.- Lower Powertrain Quality - Execution of Caterpillar Quality Management System in alignment with Lean Built In Quality principles.- Stopping the flow of product defects as close to the point of generation as possible, running containment and establishing rapid interim corrective action (ICA) and robust permanent corrective action (PCA).- Facilitating communication between the factory Operations team and Engineering team to resolve quality issues.- Fostering professional growth and development of 3 full time management employees. Show less -Deployment of quality initiative on prime product assembly lines that in a 79% reduction in defects per unit (DPU) found at pre-delivery inspection prior to shipment of machine to customer.-Oversight of Assembly area compliance to Caterpillar Production System principles.-Ran transformation project on inbound logistics that reduced $8M in pipeline inventory and improved receipt posting to warehouse storage in less than 24 hours by 25%.-Ran two rapid projects to move kitting operations from off site to on site warehouse that delivered $835K in savings.-Ran rapid project to in-source tire build from transportation vendor that reduced tire build cost by $401 per domestic unit and $143 per export unit, delivering $125K in savings.-Ran two rapid projects to in-source subassembly areas from third party provider netting a combined $250K in savings.- Ran project to improve receiving operations that allowed for a 27% in receipts processed from 2010 to 2011 and generated $110K in savings. - Ran 3PL Contract Management project that put in place standardized job codes for 3rd Party Logistics employees and 3PL performance management via a metrics dashboard. Generated $427K in savings.-Ran transformation project for kitting that created 7,376 new storage locations, reduced kit picking cycle time by 8 minutes per kit, increased inventory record accuracy by 16% and generating a savings upon closure of $1.9M. Show less - Oversaw a 40% reduction in usage of steel banding across the Decatur facility and 95% reduction in usage of steel tubs on motor grader assembly line. - Implemented kanbans for finished motor grader front axles and miscellaneous after paint assembly parts that led to a $90,000.00 reduction in inventory.- Oversaw design of new product packaging that generated $1.5M in savings.- Oversaw planning of material replenishment for the consolidation of two assembly lines in separate builldings into one.- Implemented wrapping process for kit carts and incoming engines and transmissions to improve contamination control.- Oversaw drafting of Standard Work instructions for receiving, storage, kitting, and distribution operations.- Supported introduction of Tier 4 new product implementation programs through timely processing of engineering change orders and loading of packaging requirements into database. Show less

  • Quality Supervisor

    May 2016 - now

  • Project Manager

    Aug 2010 - Apr 2016

  • Deployment Champion- Caterpillar Production Systems

    Apr 2009 - Jul 2010

  • Process Engineering Supervisor

    Feb 2008 - Mar 2009