Josh Hanebuth

Experience

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  Terex Utilities

  Nov 2006 - Aug 2021

  Leading a fast-paced production team manufacturing the highest quality utility truck on the market.• Collaborate with engineers to redesign units and eliminate waste, creating more efficient customer lead times.• Design tooling and fixturing with ergonomics in mind to ensure proper lifting and rigging techniques are performed. • Rigging champion, responsible for training team members on safe lifting/rigging practices, responsible for making sure all rigging devices pass daily inspections.• Manage quality department's NCMRs, determine root cause analysis, and use problem-solving and time management skills to eliminate waste.• Final quality inspection to ensure zero defects and achieve high-quality standards, making sure every job is performed with no operations missed. • Complete First Article Inspections to ensure the product accurately matches blueprints.• Mentor new team members through orientation and weld school training to obtain certification with GMAW in the flat position. Show less Leading a fast-paced production team manufacturing the highest quality utility truck on the market.• Manage safety of 30+ assembly welders in the production of Utility fleet Trucks• Create and maintain production schedules, and review performance daily to ensure on-time delivery and customer satisfaction.• Create and establish standard work practices, and ensure production teams meet Takt time. • Expedite warranty service parts for customers with units down while managing production schedules without disrupting current deadlines.• Establish the safest and most efficient standard work practices to ensure zero harm. • Implementing lean manufacturing and 5s practices, driving continuous improvement projects to eliminate waste and increase production.• Collaborate with engineers to redesign units and eliminate waste, creating more efficient customer lead times.• Design tooling and fixturing with ergonomics in mind to ensure proper lifting and rigging techniques are performed. • Rigging champion, responsible for training team members on safe lifting/rigging practices, responsible for making sure all rigging devices pass daily inspections. Show less

  • Quality Technician

    Aug 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Production Team Lead

    Nov 2006 - Aug 2020
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  Banner Engineering

  Aug 2021 - Jun 2024

  Leading a diverse team of 60 operators manufacturing high-quality sensors and electronics. Provide direct supervision to professional and support levels including setting objectives, performance, coaching, and training.• Fostering a culture of team value and respect, communicating progress, challenges, and goals transparently and collaboratively. Recognizing and celebrating the team's achievements.• Lead world-class safety culture into daily operations.• Organize and manage all necessary resources required to improve safety, lower costs, improve quality, and increase customer service.• Aim to enhance first pass yield and reduce waste, lower costs, and increase output. Minimize waste by implementing scrap reduction projects and achieve yields of less than 3% (Hoshin Goals)• Create value stream maps and flow charts to optimize floor layout and ensure 5S culture. Conduct time studies to measure cycle times for each operation. Improve productivity and efficiency of the process and meet the customer demands in a timely manner.• Production planning, find the optimal batch size to balance workloads that reduce tear down and set up times. Improve efficiency and lower costs while monitoring inventory and ensure no delay in delivery. • Work closely with engineers to implement new product designs. Verify all processes are regulated before product launch to production. Show less

  • Production Manager

    May 2022 - Jun 2024

  • Production Supervisor

    Aug 2021 - May 2022