Gilbert Lyons

• Lead and develop Production Associates, Warehouse Clerks and Defect Investigation Technicians
• Oversee all receiving, shipping and material support for manufacturing floor
• Supervise and led manufacturing lines
• Support production build plans with Production Planners, Sales & Operational Planning and Operational Materials Management
• Responsible for all business metrics with detail to Cost of Non Quality for plant warehouse and contributing to the success of other plant warehouses and offsite 3rd party warehouses up to tier 3 management level
• Oversee all inventory audits and counts
• Oversee chemical room processes
• Oversee filing/archiving and printing processes
• Support all Nonconforming material inventory and processes
• Responsible for maintaining Daily Management activities including all audits and use of lean tools
• Responsible for all established safety programs for teams

Input into Capital Expense Forecasting

• Involved in process audits and conducted root cause analysis on finding and or observations to identify solutions and changes that prevent future recurrence of similar problems

• Led and mentored Warehouse associates and Receiving Inspection associates
• Led and participated in daily L1 meetings for warehouse and receiving inspection to monitor performance and solution methods to challenges per QCDSP metrics
• Attend and provide necessary warehouse and receiving inspection data for daily L2 with manufacturing Supervisors and Managers
• Created Daily management for Warehouse and Inspection
• Created daily management charts (MS Excel) per data analytics for daily L1, L2 and bi-weekly GEMBA management reviews for Warehouse and Inspection
• Revised certain metrics and developed news ones for QCDSP for Warehouse and Inspection
• Ability to fire-fight daily roadblocks help ensure output target goals are achieved
• Dangerous Goods Officer
• Ensure team is participating in 6Sigma and Kamishibai business practices

Attend and participate in bi-weekly L3 (GEMBA) meetings

Supported all internal and external audits

• Processed all return authorizations, returns to stock, and rework
• Led and mentored Quality Notification Coordinators and delegated tasks strategically and monitored progress for timely completion.
• Created Daily Management for quality notifications and receiving inspection departments
• Advised on Daily Management set up for other departments such as Quality, Defect Investigation and Purchasing
• Led and participated daily L1 meetings for Quality Notification and Receiving Inspection to monitor performance and solution methods to challenges per QCDSP metrics
• Attended and provided necessary Quality Notification and Receiving Inspection data for daily L2 with Manufacturing Supervisors and next level Managers
• Assembled a rotation schedule and mentored Quality Notification Coordinators in individual and team skillset growth
• Ensured team is participating in 6Sigma and Kamishibai business practices
• Created daily management charts (MS Excel) per data analytics for daily L1, L2 and bi-weekly GEMBA management reviews for Quality Notification and Receiving Inspection departments
• Attended and participated in bi-weekly L3 (GEMBA) meetings
• Designed and implemented department layout
• Led Dock to Stock Kaizen and advised in receiving and inspection Kaizen
• Distributed weekly performance results to Manufacturing Director, Operations Manager, and Quality Manager

• Processed all return authorizations, returns to stock, and rework
• Evaluate physical condition of returned product and process material to its assigned facilities
• Develop procedures to uphold product specifications and FDA quality regulations
• Responsible to fulfill investigational device orders for Clinical R&D sleep lab studies
• Handling and disposal of clinical devices together with the Clinical and Service teams
• Manage Marketing and S&OP requests to convert unsalable inventory
• Worked with business segments outside of sleep, vent and diagnostics such as PI and RDD to coordinate and execute rework processes and activities
• Execute time-sensitive Customer Back-Orders form rejected inventory per Marketing and S&OP requests
• Manage all inventories and storage locations involved with rejected material in SAP
• Completed TLGL training and obtain lean certification by completing the training and 30, 60 90
• Maintained all Good Documentation Practices

• Manufactured sleep apnea, life support medical assemblies and repair kits
• Completed career path training program
• Selected by management as assembler lead
• Qualified trainer
• Part of team which implemented JIT and DFT to production and logistics processes
• Assisted Defect Investigation technician to perform device reworks
• Team member to travel and support transfer of acquisitions products