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KYLE KRAEMER

Ridgeville,SC

Summary

Experienced and driven manufacturing professional capable of leading and motivating teams while championing company values and objectives. Meets established targets by effectively organizing my department, delegating assignments, providing solutions, and promoting a positive team environment focused on collaboration and common goals.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Channel Manager

SKF USA Inc.
10.2021 - Current
  • Fostered three high performing teams by providing leadership and vision all while maintaining business excellence goals and satisfying customer demands.
  • Worked closely with the channel group manager to establish monthly goals and metrics.
  • Dictated product flow through the channel by leveraging the talent of channel partners.
  • Facilitated channel engagement to support sales goals.
  • Conducted regular performance reviews of channel partners to identify areas of improvement and growth potential.
  • Developed solid working knowledge of products to understand benefits to potential customers.
  • Ability to solve complex problems swiftly to minimize disruption in product flow.


Specialty Ball Bearing Unit Team Leader

SKF USA Inc.
06.2015 - 10.2021
  • Organize a department of thirty people, leveraging individual knowledge and strengths to maximize team and factory success (broken promises under 5% for three years)
  • Reduce costs 17% by challenging material removal rates and effective equipment monitoring strategies
  • Foster inter-departmental collaboration using clear communication and my in-depth manufacturing knowledge to achieve optimum utilization of manpower, equipment, and plant resources
  • Improve team performance by training employees in new techniques and ensure a safe work environment by identifying and remediating safety concerns while driving 5S standards
  • Program all hard turn machines using a combination of Inventor and Mastercam software.

Hard Turn Lead

SKF USA Inc.
01.2013 - 06.2015
  • Developed a vast knowledge of Minganti M5, MV5, and M43 machines and Siemens 840C/D controls
  • Lead daily management meetings to drive zero accidents, zero scrap, and increase productivity on a department level
  • Elevated team performance with expert training and mentoring of new employees
  • Assisted Manufacturing Manager with employee evaluations.

Production Floater

SKF USA Inc.
06.2010 - 01.2013
  • Learned all aspects of manufacturing a bearing from a black ring to a finished assembly
  • Gained ability to work in any part of the production process and rotated based on production demands
  • Minimized safety hazards by adhering to 5S standards.

Welder/Fabricator

Frazier's Ironworks
03.2007 - 06.2010
  • Read blueprints, fabricated custom wrought iron gates and repaired heavy equipment
  • Gained proficiency in the use of all hand tools as well as mills, lathes, oxy acetylene torch, track torch, plasma cutter, ironworker, and scroll benders.

Education

Welding/Metallurgy Skills Program -

Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC
06.2009

Summerville High School
Summerville, SC
06.2006

Skills

  • Safety monitoring
  • Microsoft Office
  • Mastercam Software
  • Employee supervision
  • Machine/Program Troubleshooting
  • Task prioritization

Timeline

Channel Manager

SKF USA Inc.
10.2021 - Current

Specialty Ball Bearing Unit Team Leader

SKF USA Inc.
06.2015 - 10.2021

Hard Turn Lead

SKF USA Inc.
01.2013 - 06.2015

Production Floater

SKF USA Inc.
06.2010 - 01.2013

Welder/Fabricator

Frazier's Ironworks
03.2007 - 06.2010

Welding/Metallurgy Skills Program -

Trident Technical College

Summerville High School

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