Jeremy Adkins

Experience

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  Flanders Corporation

  Aug 2003 - Jul 2007

  Product Engineer

  • Designer, drafter, and project engineer for filter housings, Channel Ceil Grid Systems and Portable Clean Rooms.• Create job and submittal packages, including approval drawings, assembly drawings, bills of materials, and detail drawings while adhering to customer specifications.• Saw projects through from beginning to end.• Answered questions and offered solutions to welders and fabricators in the shop to achieve the highest quality and most cost effective design.• Kept records of drawings that were issued to the shop and returned. Show less

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  MANN+HUMMEL Purolator Filters LLC

  Jul 2007 - Dec 2014

  • Internal kaizen facilitator that led week long Business Process Kaizen’s, Shopfloor Kaizen Breakthrough’s, and Design for LeanSigma workshops.• Present kaizen first day training covering Kaizen Breakthrough Methodology, Lean Production Systems, LeanSigma Overview, Standard Operations, Progressive 5S, and Setup Reduction modules. • Create Open Points Lists and audit areas to keep track of individual events sustainment activities. Hold weekly sustainability meetings with Kaizen team leaders to close out tasks in a timely manner.• Created Value Chain Maps (current and future state) for one entire oil filter manufacturing production line.• Initiate a quarterly Continuous Improvement steering committee meeting that focuses on planning and scheduling kaizen events based on areas needing most improvement according to the company’s strategic priorities. Show less • Supplier Quality contact for filter media, packaging, chemicals, adhesives, and rubber materials. Monitor suppliers in regards to PPM, delivery disruptions, and other quality metrics.• Submit PPAP and PSW forms to suppliers and review quality documentation upon completion, including Control Plans, Process Flow diagrams, FMEA’s, Performance Tests, and MSDS sheets, • Initiate 8D’s for supplier quality issues and follow up on containment actions, root causes, and permanent corrective actions.• Assist the production floor with quality issues, including run-ability and scrap/waste initiatives. • Assisted with a Six Sigma project for unit boxes with vendor Rock Tenn. Reduced PPM from a 2011 YTD PPM of 1255 to 2012 YTD PPM of 91. Show less • Designer, drafter, and project engineer for oil filters, engine air filters, and cabin air filters.• Create design review drawings, assembly drawings, bills of materials, and detail drawings while adhering to customer specifications.• Prepared quotes for aftermarket and OE divisions and worked on cost savings initiatives. • Answered technical questions from customers when customer hotline was uncertain of answers.• Patent pending for Helical/Spiral Seal Air Filter design. Application No.: 13/473,218; Attorney Docket No.: 102513.64234US Show less

  • Continuous Improvement Specialist

    Jul 2013 - Dec 2014

  • Supplier Quality Engineer

    Feb 2011 - Jul 2013

  • Product Engineer

    Jul 2007 - Feb 2011
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  Elkay Manufacturing

  Dec 2014 - May 2019

  Senior Process Engineer

  • Responsible for layout of manufacturing cells that can produce products efficiently while at the same time achieving a safe working environment for all associates in the cell.• Complete time studies on cells to ensure that cycle times are calculated correctly and being met.• Create new and maintain routers using Oracle software to aid correct scheduling of the production lines.• Assist the quality department through use of boundary samples and control charts to ensure first time quality.• Work with outside vendors to design new processing machinery (Rimgrinder/Stroke combo machines) and implement these machines on the production floor.• Lead the internal Ergonomics team and conduct Ergonomic Assessments of operators job processes to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our associates.• Drive both cost savings and lean initiatives within the engineering group to meet and exceed the stated yearly goals. Show less

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  GE Vernova

  May 2019 - now

  Wind Turbine Manufacturing Engineer

  Manufacturing Engineer supporting the manufacturing and assembly of wind turbine hubs and machine heads for 1X, 2X, and 3X models as well as serving as manufacturing engineer for outbound operations, facilities, and warehouse activities. Establish overall manufacturing processes, leading continuous improvement efforts, and driving root cause corrective action activities for all hubs models.Oversee various shipping fixture fleets related to sitewide units, including drivetrain, machine head, and hubs. Responsible for rail and truck loading methods for sitewide units and maintaining working relationships with maintenance department for fork truck specifications. Show less