Robert Sauerwein
Columbiana,OH
Summary
Dedicated Maintenance Supervisor offering 12 years of successful team management in maintenance, production, and tool & die departments. Adept at scheduling facilities maintenance to minimizing downtime and safety hazards. Focus on quality and efficiency. Reputation for effective communication amongst all organizational levels and a willingness to work long hours to complete jobs. Additionally skilled as a Journeyman Tool & Die Maker and CNC Programmer.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Maintenance Manager
Aptiv Automotive
01.2023 - Current
- Created and implemented maintenance program to optimize operational efficiency and reduce downtime.
- Supervised employee performance, preventive maintenance, and safety.
- Procured pricing information from various vendors to support cost-effective purchasing.
- Conducted training, licensing, and vehicle inspections for new employees.
- Monitored priorities and liaised between maintenance team and management, delegating tasks to complete on time.
- Planned scheduled maintenance outages as part of preventive maintenance program.
- Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
- Forecasted and reviewed maintenance budgets to establish cost-effective measures.
- Documented inventory of spare parts to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
- Collaborated with other departments to verify completion of maintenance tasks.
- Scheduled regular inspections of equipment and facilities to manage wear and tear.
Process Engineer /Supervisor
Aptiv Automotive
04.2018 - 12.2022
- Production includes 150 mold machines.
- Engel, Van Dorn and Fanuc experience.
- Schedule maintenance activities.
- Coordinate and Schedule mold changes.
- Supervision of over 50 production personal
- Achieved World Class Quality Performance.
- Production of over 1 billion pieces yearly.
- Coached newly hired employees and interns while observing progress and delegating tasks.
- Reviewed processes, identifying areas requiring improvement.
- Provided technical assistance to production team when issues arose.
- Collaborated with technologists to address operating issues and support rapid recovery.
- Monitored and optimized production processes to increase output and improve quality.
Tool Room Manager
Delphi Automotive
07.2012 - 04.2018
- Maintained instruments and tools to help team complete maintenance tasks quickly and with accurate outcomes.
- Charged raw materials to specific jobs and documented lost or broken tools.
- Used micrometer and visual inspections to evaluate tools for defects and wear.
- Monitored incoming and outgoing tools to track locations.
- Supervised 25 tool makers.
- Kept inventory of hand tools and gauges calibrated for use.
- Unpacked, inspected and stored new tools according to crib plans.
- Trained new staff on job duties, company policies, and safety procedures for rapid onboarding.
- Collaborated with manufacturing and supply chain management.
- Led improvement initiatives to advance operational efficiencies and increase revenue.
CNC Programmer
Butech Bliss
01.2006 - 07.2012
- Reviewed CNC designs for pre-production errors, eliminating design flaws to reduce raw material waste.
- Translated work orders and blueprints into machining parameters and plans.
- Analyzed job orders and performed necessary calculations while modifying existing programs for increased efficiency.
- Inspected finished products to verify compliance with production tolerances.
- Programmed work paths for both mills and lathes.
- Created instructions for machinists and reviewed 3D CAD design blueprints.
- Tailored CNC designs for use across numerous raw material types.
- Designed work paths for custom projects, selecting appropriate parameters for speed, feed rates and tool selection.
- Applied accepted geometric dimension and tolerance (GD&T) standards to projects to maintain sound structural integrity.
- Designed projects within various CNC drafting software titles.
- Calculated dimensions, tool selection and machine speeds from new orders.
- Identified required reference points, paths and hole locations for pieces.
- Programmed various computer numerically controlled tools to accurately produce parts according to specifications.
- Collaborated with engineering team to optimize CNC machining processes.
- GibbsCAM 3D modeling.
Journeyman Tool Maker
Delphi Automotive
05.1996 - 01.2006
- Developed new project tooling to meet exact tolerances.
- Conceptualized and designed new products using computer software and 3D imaging to assess validity.
- Computed dimensions, shapes and specific sizes for dies based on design outlines.
- Selected specific metals and other materials for tools depending on heat tolerance and durability, according to tool functions.
- Polished and refined tool surfaces, both flat and contoured using abrasive stones, power grinders and emery cloths.
- Built new tooling from blueprints.
- Unigraphics
Education
High School Diploma - Tool & Die Maker Apprenticeship
Mahoning County Career And Technical Center
Canfield, OH1984
High School Diploma -
South Range High School
Canfield, OH1984
Skills
- Purchasing and procurement
- Maintenance Scheduling
- Contractor Management
- Budget Planning
- Lockout and tagout procedures
- Employee performance assessment
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Installation Management
- Safety Monitoring
- Team Leadership
- Deadline Management
Timeline
Sr. Maintenance Manager
Aptiv Automotive
01.2023 - Current
Process Engineer /Supervisor
Aptiv Automotive
04.2018 - 12.2022
Tool Room Manager
Delphi Automotive
07.2012 - 04.2018
CNC Programmer
Butech Bliss
01.2006 - 07.2012
Journeyman Tool Maker
Delphi Automotive
05.1996 - 01.2006
High School Diploma - Tool & Die Maker Apprenticeship
Mahoning County Career And Technical Center
High School Diploma -
South Range High School
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