TYLER GROVES

Brockway,MI

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Floor Inspector

Wilko Plastics

Romeo, MI

04.2025 - Current

Inspected high-volume plastic components, ensuring compliance with quality standards via visual inspections, measurements, and testing, maintaining a 75% pass rate across 50+ parts per part number per shift.
Identified and reported defects, supporting corrective actions that improved production quality and reduced defects from 1 in 8 parts to nearly 0% on a specific machine.
Implemented new procedures following a series of faults, slashing tool repair costs by 90% and eliminating excess material defects that previously led to part rejections.
By maintaining detailed inspection records and reports for quality tracking and audits, an accurate assessment could be made regarding the quality of the parts, and the time efficiency of the floor inspector.
Properly communicating with machine operators, supervisors, quality inspectors, other shift floor inspectors, and GP12, the production team has been able to observe, report, and resolve production problems before the problem spreads to even 3 boxes.

Courtesy Clerk

Kroger

Richmond, MI

01.2019 - Current

Upheld store safety standards by conducting frequent cleanliness checks of all areas, resulting in an 15% reduction in reported incidents.
Maintained equipment functionality by performing routine upkeep on six types of equipment, ensuring 100% uptime and operational readiness.
Resolved customer issues by addressing complaints and inquiries with helpful service, resulting in 17 positive feedback comments.
Replenished store supplies by stocking shelves and displays, organizing inventory, and ensuring product availability across 26 shelves per shift.

Engineering Intern

Formsprag Clutch

Warren, MI

06.2022 - 03.2025

Inspected aerospace components using Jenoptik Opticline 305C, improving quality control and contributing to $473,000 in company cost savings.
Designed a custom lid for a metal scrap bin, addressing safety and efficiency issues, and reducing improper disposal incidents by 20%.
Remodeled 50+ detailed, yet outdated, CAD drawings and models using Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD, supporting product development and manufacturing processes and bringing the drawings up to date.
Facilitated the implementation of quality control procedures, ensuring compliance with industry standards and achieving a 15% reduction in defects.

Education

Associate of Science - Computer Aided Design

St. Clair County Community College

Port Huron, MI

05-2025

Skills

CAD/CAM Software: AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Inventor, Revit, Fusion 360, CATIA, Solid Edge
Quality Control & Inspection: GD&T, Defect Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Corrective Action, Statistical Process Control, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Process Optimization

Metrology Tools: Calipers, Micrometers, Gage Blocks, Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM), Optical Comparators, Surface Roughness Testers, Jenoptik Opticline 305C
Manufacturing Processes: Injection Molding, Materials Testing, Process Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Aerospace Component Inspection

LEADERSHIP & AWARDS

Eagle Scout, Achieved the highest rank in scouting through leadership, project management, and community service, Led and guided projects including construction, maintenance, and community improvement initiatives

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