karina Hernandez Monterrey

Experience

December 2019  -Current                                 Acuity Brands

ABS

Main Responsibilities:

• ABS (Acuity Business System) implementation to meet Focus Factory area KPI goals based on main metrics +QDIPA (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity & Absenteeism)
• Implementation test equipment, traceability systems, pack-up stations, to improve Customer Satisfaction by reducing 40% in Customer Claims and Quality Costs year over year, with an internal scrap below 0.05%.
• Schedule production of 3 SMT lines, 2 TH, 23 cells final assembly.
• Lead several improvement projects to the manufacturing processes through Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing methodologies, highlighting cycle times optimization and downtime reduction achieving a productivity increase of 30% (year over year), headcount optimization from 234 to 180 people, over time reduction of 15% and Total Conversion Cost improvement of 25% for a total annual saving of $ 2 MM USD. annually.
• Led a Final Assembly business unit employing 234 direct labor workers and overseeing 3 shifts with a team of 9 engineers (cell leaders), 1 trainer, 8 technicians, 10 auditors.
• - Work and actions towards meet main KPI (TVC/Hr), weekly meeting reports and group participation to solve issues and or improvements.
• - Focus Factory area EH&S responsible for driving activities to have a safe area from operational and process, perform of operation and process risk analysis, perform of incidents investigation reports along with cell leaders, safety improvements to have better processes and operations.
• - New Product Introduction implementation from a Process Engineering: Design, Mfg pilot run, assembly cell design, establish takt time based on customer demand, headcount needed, Std Work, Operators Loading Charts, Process Capacity, Cell tooling requirements, budget calc.
• - Conduct Focus Factory daily production Gembas.
• - Focus Factory Scrap control, actions and weekly report meetings.
• - Weekly FF production plan development and follow up.
• - HC control vs production plan to meet TVC/Hr goals.
• - Past Due ($ and late orders) KPI along with PBs and Cell leaders.
• - Focus Factory area weekly production plan coordination.
• -  Purchase indirect material.
• Process Audits (Checklist 5, PPE, Full Schedule Board, One Piece Flow, Start of Shift Checklist, Standard Work, Full HRXHR Board)
• Implementation of 85 part numbers for production and design of 30 fixtures
• Development of power bi to measure production HRXHR
• Development of products with yields above 95%.
• Increased production rates 25% with earnings of 30k Dlls per shift per Day.

January 2017 – December 2019                                    Nidec –KDM

Process engineer

Main Responsibilities:

• Introduction of new products, quality controls and manufacturing improvements.
• Responsible for the area of ​​digital printing (HP indigo 5900), color match and screen printing.
• Responsible for two digital printing technicians and a process assistant.
• Implementation of production rate and A3 projects in the Screen printing area.
• Management of weekly Manufacturing indicators.
• Process validation of screen printing, digital printing & laser cutting (Control Plan, AMEF, R&R, Process Flow Diagram.)
• Purchase of tools and equipment.
• LayOut distribution for new machines implementation.
• Analyze the current process and propose improvements to reduce cycle times and costs.

Achievements

• Development of the digital printing process (Purchase of machinery, installation, training, start-up operation, development of work instructions, implementation of preventive maintenance, list of consumables and spare parts, implementation of production rates)
• Screen printing process automation (formulation and color matching).
• IHR reduction from 13 to 2 monthly.
• TZ Medical project reduction of $ 40,000 USD per month
• Elimination of unnecessary operations, standardization of material curing (scrap reduction 65%) 
• Development of 5 parts numbers per week.

2015 – 2017                                                                      Hussmann American

Process engineer 

Main Responsibilities:

• Manufacturing Engineer in the assembly area for the Insight line of Industrial Refrigerators.
• Time and Motion studies.
• Modify Lay Outs
• In charge of reviewing existing and proposed product designs for ease of manufacture and make recommendations that will enhance the quality and producibility of the product. design reviews and engineering change approval.
• Coordinate training with HR for new Associates and Certify them on Critical Operations before any task is performed. •Standardize process along the 2 assembly lines that include: Machinery, Tooling, Method.
• Support manufacturing in new products launch.

Ensure all Documents needed for Production are available and updated in each work station. (Control Plan, Work Instructions, Visual aids, PFMEA)

• Rack design for materials
• Set parameters, time, manufacturing routes

Achievements

• Copper pipe reuse Project $ 30,000 USD per month
• Development of A3 projects
• Development of Rear Door Insight refrigerator

2012-2015                                                                          DBG

Process engineer Jr

Main Responsibilities:

• Design and quotation of parts, calculation of material costs and process costing
• Elaboration of Nesteo and material utilization.
• Evaluation of manufacturing times.
• Bending development calculations and Welding calculations.
• Breakdown of Cost and Sales Prices.
• Interpretation of drawings and design of engineering drawings
• Time and Motion studies.
• Capacity Studies of the assembly lines and Machines (Bending, Stamping, Cutting).
• Development of the Six Sigma project (increased production per hour from 2 to 6 polished fuel tanks)
• Change layout of the plant.
• Purchase of Tools and development of std work, fixture and implementation of pokayoke in assembly lines.

Courses and technical skills

Courses and technical skills