Thomas Langheim

Experience

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  Carter Machinery

  Apr 2003 - Sept 2007

  Six Sigma Black Belt Caterpillar University Six Sigma Black Belt wave 23. Proficient in DMAIC process, tools and statistical methods. Lead teams of 5 to 9 employees at several different Carter Machinery locations while working on projects.• Rental Warranty Process Project - Analyzed Extended Warranty Coverage options for the Rental Fleet based upon repair history, warranty residue, expected usage, and fleet turnover. Recommendations and changes realized $193,000 in savings.• Sales Deal Awareness - Developed a reporting system that measures Machine Sales Reps level of deal awareness within territory. Reporting utilized PINS report, UCC reporting and Cyberforms tracking to measure awareness level. Developed monthly Deal Awareness Reconciliation report and Deal Awareness Tracking report. Realization of Machine Sales goal net profit of $5 to $7 million.• Rebuild Division Supplies Expense Reduction Project - Reduced Rebuild Division expense by 50%. Achieved 100% recovery of welding wire expense. Raised Division GPM 10%. Project benefit $245,000 over one year.• Bulk Oil Recovery Project - Confirmed accuracy of delivery amounts. Developed monthly Bulk Oil Delivery and Recovery Report. Raised Bulk Oil recovery rate from 87% to 100%. Project benefit $175,000.• Rental Inspection Forms - Developed an internally based inspection form and damage ticket repository for use by all the rental store locations. Increased damage collections, $50,000 project benefit. Decreased labor cost, $10,000 benefit. Show less

  • Six Sigma Black Belt

    Aug 2005 - Sept 2007

  • Supervisor, Specialty Area, Diesel Engine Recon

    Apr 2003 - Jul 2005
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  Graham White Mfg Co

  Oct 2007 - Dec 2016

  Corporate Quality Analyst

  Corporate Quality AnalystTransportation industry manufacturer supplying reliable transportation solutions to the rail, heavy truck and bus industries. Industry leader in locomotive and commuter bus air system drying applications, pneumatic valves, locomotive parking brakes and electronic locomotive bells. +100 year company with a diverse catalog. Supervisor of the Quality Assurance department, responsible for quality enterprise-wide in a 400 employee manufacturing company: main manufacturing plant (machine shop, assembly, and rebuild facilities), associated captive foundry, and satellite locations in Carson City, NV, and Shreveport, LA. Department responsible for ISO 9001 (2008) Registration, AAR M1003 Certification. Voice of the company for customer quality interaction. Responsible for PPAP and SPAP response to OEM locomotive builders (GE, Progress Rail/Caterpillar) and Class I Railroads (UP). CAR and SCAR response to sister divisions in parent company, Faiveley Transport (UK, Brazil, Nordic, India, Australia, China). Company Six Sigma Black Belt; lead projects across all departments; e.g. Scrap reduction, Supply Chain/Engineering New Product interaction, Warranty Process Improvement; leader of Always Looking for Improvement employee improvement incentive program. Safety Coordinator responsible for employee safety programs, safety and health training programs, First Responder training (I possess CPR and AED certification), OSHA compliance, OSHA audit response, accident investigation and accident corrective action and prevention. Member of Management Leadership Development team. Responsible for cross functional communication between departments, company-wide projects not related to quality. Faiveley Transport Front Line Manager (FLM) for the Faiveley World Wide Excellence (FWE) initiative, represented Graham-White Quality at meetings in Barcelona, Paris, and Landskrona, Sweden Show less

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  Westport Axle

  Dec 2016 - now

  Quality Manager

  Quality Manager At Westport Axle, Roanoke, VA. Your Strongest Link in large truck axles. Duties included Managing Quality Assurance Department, Responsibility for the ISO 9001 system, IATF 16949 certification, Six Sigma Black Belt, Leadership Team for a company that is sole supplier to Volvo NA, Volvo Trucks, Dublin, VA. Shepherded company through registration renewal to new ISO 9001:2015 standard and the IATF 16949:2016 certification in first year of employment. Quality lead to 130+ employees in heavy truck axle assembly areas during 300 % increase in production. First Pass Yield metrics over 98% with an average of only 50 ppm defects per opportunity for heavy axle production. Responsible for manufacturing Control Plan, PFMEA, and Process Flow. Responsible for manufacturing work instructions, and calibration system. Strong background with DC electric torque equipment. Main Quality contact to Volvo NA and Volvo NRV Production plant. Member of Leadership Staff, Safety Team, and First Responder. Show less

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  Precision Fabrics Group

  Oct 2020 - now

  ISO, Safety & Compliance Manager

  PFG is a recognized leader in synthetic woven and nonwoven Fabrics. Job duties include ISO Manager, Continuous Improvement and Safety Manager at a 24/7, 200 employee manufacturing plant in Vinton, VA. duties include Management Review Lead, ISO System, OSHA/VOSH & DEQ Compliance, Quality Corrective Action system, Plant wide Safety Lead.