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Sean Scott

Danbury,CT

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Production Supervisor

Materion
Brewster, NY
09.2023 - Current
  • Developed and implemented production schedules to ensure timely completion of projects.
  • Monitored inventory levels and ordered materials as needed to maintain production operations.
  • Ensured safety regulations were followed by all personnel in the production area.
  • Trained new staff on production processes and procedures.
  • Maintained accurate records of daily production activities.
  • Conducted regular performance reviews for each employee to identify areas for improvement.
  • Resolved any conflicts between employees in a professional manner.
  • Created detailed reports outlining progress on various projects.
  • Performed regular quality checks throughout the production process to ensure customer specifications were met.
  • Analyzed data from monthly productivity reports to identify trends and potential issues with current processes.
  • Assisted with troubleshooting equipment malfunctions or operational problems as needed.
  • Provided feedback and guidance to personnel regarding their job performance and development plans.
  • Communicated effectively with other departments to ensure smooth workflow from start to finish.
  • Monitored manufacturing variances to achieve quality improvement while resolving product process and equipment problems.
  • Ergonomic Safety Team Leader

Process Improvement Specialist

Materion
Brewster, NY
03.2022 - 09.2023
  • Coordinated with Plant Manager and design engineers to implement quality measures, reducing costs across manufacturing process.
  • Increased efficiency by through process evaluations and new process creation.
  • Managed continuous improvement strategies to improve manufacturing margins and reduce costs.
  • Coordinated with leadership teams using CI/Lean practices on Continuous Improvement projects and activities.
  • Managed continuous improvement strategies to eliminate end-product variances, improve manufacturing margins and reduce costs.
  • Improved methods and procedures for processes, measurement, documenting and workflow techniques.
  • Trained and mentored plant employees in 5S implementation and Daily Management.
  • Safety team leader.

Process Engineer

Materion
Brewster, NY
11.2020 - 03.2022

As a Process Engineer my area of ownership was the Hot Press Dept.

Responsibilities included safety, process and equipment.

  • Teamed with engineering and manufacturing teams to conduct testing and validation, develop product prototypes and support manufacturing cost control initiatives.
  • Led team in identifying and implementing lean and continuous improvement actions to enhance production volume and efficiency while exceeding quality standards and product specifications.
  • Increased efficiency by through process evaluations and new process creation.
  • Managed continuous improvement strategies to improve manufacturing margins and reduce costs.
  • Improved methods and procedures for processes, measurement, documenting and workflow techniques.
  • Led team in a continuous improvement cost savings project saving $1.6M.

Process Engineering Tech.

Materion
Brewster, NY
11.2016 - 11.2020

In my role as PE Tech my responsibilities included:

Process improvement

Internal/external analysis

Part creation/Engineering Change Requests and Orders on BOM/Routers

Run process engineering experiments and administrative duties for PE's

Repaired and performed preventative maintenance on equipment.

Helped fill gaps in production in Quality, Parts Finishing, Vacuum Melt, Hot Press and Powder Lab.

I also built and created work instructions and processes for powder crushing equipment on site.

Safety Team Leader/New Employee Safety Mentor

Hot Press Lead Operator

Materion
Brewster, NY
10.2009 - 11.2016

I managed and ran the Hot Press departments daily activities and preventive maintenance. At one point running a department of ~20 hot presses and the Powder Lab as the only operator for approx. a year. Also winning a corporate sponsored Continuous Improvement award (2nd Place) for a creative safety solution.

Safety Team Member

R&D Technician

Williams Advanced Materials (Materion)
Brewster, NY
02.2009 - 10.2009

As an R&D Tech I was trained to run all the equipment in the Vacuum Melt department as well as performing Hot Press projects including:

40lb./100lb.Vacuum Induction Melters (VIM)

Water Jet

Hot/cold rolling and flattening

Powder Prep

Hot Pressing and flattening

In this role I was the only tech for 4 Engineers where I handled all SAP, admin, Analysis as well as executing the projects of creating new product.

Safety Team Member

Powder Lab/Hot Press Operator

Williams Advanced Materials (Materion)
Brewster, NY
11.2007 - 02.2009

In this entry level position my tasks included:

Powder prep/blending

Powder analysis

PSD sampling

Tap Density

Hot pressing when called upon

Target Finishing/Shipping when called upon

Education

High School Diploma -

Danbury High School
Danbury, CT
06.1993

Skills

  • Performance improvement tracking
  • Project management
  • Team collaboration
  • Training and development
  • Lean environment experience
  • Analysis of process flows
  • Production understanding
  • Quality assurance controls
  • FEA and failure analysis
  • Microsoft Office
  • Mini Tab
  • SAP
  • Power Point
  • SolidWorks

Timeline

Production Supervisor

Materion
09.2023 - Current

Process Improvement Specialist

Materion
03.2022 - 09.2023

Process Engineer

Materion
11.2020 - 03.2022

Process Engineering Tech.

Materion
11.2016 - 11.2020

Hot Press Lead Operator

Materion
10.2009 - 11.2016

R&D Technician

Williams Advanced Materials (Materion)
02.2009 - 10.2009

Powder Lab/Hot Press Operator

Williams Advanced Materials (Materion)
11.2007 - 02.2009

High School Diploma -

Danbury High School
Sean Scott