Eric Gulley

Manage the elevator team, facilitate inbound and outbound grain loads, load out railcars, and send them to the destination. Every day, tasks that need to be completed to ensure the employees are safe, the product is good, and the customer experience is the best possible. Organize investment projects from start to completion, maintain hourly payroll detail, and maintain the facility to the highest of standards.

Help to manage the elevator team, facilitate inbound and outbound grain loads, load out railcars, and send them to the destination. Every day, tasks that need to be completed to ensure the employees are safe, the product is good, and the customer experience is the best possible.

I started out at Subaru as a Production Associate, working in the Trim & Final Assembly department on an individual team, where we started the initial build of the painted body of the car. I worked in this team environment for 10.5 years as an Associate Relief Operator (ARO) before accepting a Team Leader position in October 2002. I moved around in our Trim & Final Assembly department as a Team Leader to learn the different teams and areas, which include the installation of every part that goes on the painted body of the vehicle until it is driven off the end of the assembly line. (harnesses, seat belts, airbags, glass, tires, seats, front/rear suspension, inspection, etc.) I accepted a temporary assignment in January 2008 for a quality position in our Trim & Final department during their new model development. This assignment was to focus on countermeasure activity for the quality issues in the department, report to upper management, and coordinate all containment activity for the quality issues identified outside of the department. This assignment ended in April 2009, as help was needed back on the assembly line as a Production Team Leader. In August 2010, I was asked to be a Fundamental Skills Trainer for the Trim & Final Assembly Department. This position I accepted would bring in and fully train all new full-time and temporary workers, giving them all of the necessary skills needed to ensure success on the assembly line. In addition to training, the focus is on associate follow-up and quality, as I had previously done before.

I was able to work with several of our Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers over several years through the Manufacturing Quality and Fundamental Skills Training role.

I was able to visit multiple facilities as a 'fresh set of eyes,' and work with them in areas where help was most needed.

Several areas were audited, and countermeasures were suggested for improvement.

Areas of concern:

Safety

Quality

Productivity

Ergonomics

Training

Material handling

Logistics

Suppliers helped:

Heartland Automotive - Lafayette, IN

Heartland Automotive - Greencastle, IN

Chiyoda USA Corp - Greencastle, IN

Carlex Glass - Lafayette, IN

Diversatech Plastics Group - Winchester, TN