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Robert Gross

Summary

Experienced in project lead/management in mechanical engineering with a background in Body Shop processing for robotic material handling and robotic welding systems.

Overview

43
43
years of professional experience

Work History

Processing Manager

Paslin Co
02.2016 - Current
  • Manage work assignments.
  • Ensure team is addressing high risk load and weld studies.
  • Managing workload for all T&M final processing activities including cycle time and other high-risk areas to prepare the start of design
  • Tracking and resolving systemic performance issues.
  • Monitoring and addressing personnel performance.
  • Assessing and managing resources to complete weekly priorities across programs.
  • Participate in pre-design reviews for new systems.
  • Support the development of the plant layout to improve process flow and minimize material handling.
  • Participate in candidate interviewing and hiring and evaluate employee performance and appraisals.
  • Promote team atmosphere within department and maintain a positive attitude.
  • Maintain all deliverables: Master Tool lists, Cycle Time Status reports, STDS, SDP's etc.
  • Responsible to verify that all deliverables are uploaded to Team Center.
  • Develop new production methods using engineering fundamentals.
  • Documenting and implementing standardized work for all direct reports.
  • Ensure all customer deliverables are met to project schedule.
  • Identified design, process and equipment options to satisfy client needs and help minimize costs and limit potential operational problems.
  • Maintain good communication between internal and external customers.
  • Escalates internal engineering issues to Customer.
  • Responsible to report engineering project status to the customer.
  • Participate in customer meetings and respond to customer inquiries

Processing Manager

Geometric Americas (Formally Modern Engineering)
03.1984 - 02.2016
  • Managing workload and capacity planning for all facets including personnel skill assessments
  • Managing workload for all T&M/Fixed priced final processing activities including cycle time and other high risk areas to prepare the start of design
  • Insuring quality of reports for all PPO Projects
  • Plan and execute all EBOP updates and communicating releases
  • Plan and execute MDM updates and provide timely feedback to integration house for datum and weld changes
  • Ensure team is addressing high risk load and weld studies
  • Adherence to GEP1 standards including station and equipment naming conventions
  • Tracking and resolving systemic performance issues
  • Monitoring and addressing personnel performance
  • Assessing and managing resources to complete weekly priorities across programs
  • Staff meeting to roll out Customer standard updates
  • Roadblock buster and issue resolution and escalation
  • Ensuring quality of all GM deliverables and supplier internal deliverables
  • Maintain and report project processing status and commissioning status to Business Unit General Manager through department documentation
  • Participate in kick off reviews for new systems
  • Oversight of all process department projects and budgets
  • Identified design, process and equipment options to satisfy client needs and help minimize costs and limit potential operational problems.
  • Maintain good communication between internal and external customers
  • Escalates internal engineering issues to Customer.
  • Responsible to report engineering project status to the customer.
  • Assess project issues and identify solutions to meet productivity, quality and customer goals.
  • Participate in customer meetings and respond to customer inquiries.
  • Managed domestic and off-shore contract engineering.

Jr Processor

Efficient Engineering
01.1980 - 03.1984
  • Ran Blueprints.
  • Delivered completed drawings to customer.
  • Created weld studies.
  • Cut sections and selected weldguns.
  • Created API's (Process Sheets)
  • Created OD's (Operation Descriptions) for multiple programs.

Education

High School Diploma -

Berkley High
Berkley Mi
06.1980

Skills

Project Management

Cross-functional team management

Supervision and training

Robotic MH and welding systems

Strategic prioritization

Written and verbal communication skills

Microsoft office (excel,word,powerpoint)

Time management skills

Understanding of Process Designer

Autocad

Timeline

Processing Manager

Paslin Co
02.2016 - Current

Processing Manager

Geometric Americas (Formally Modern Engineering)
03.1984 - 02.2016

Jr Processor

Efficient Engineering
01.1980 - 03.1984

High School Diploma -

Berkley High

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