Jeremy Kaszycki

Operations Engineer @Woodward, Inc.

Niles, IL, US

Served as Interim Operations Training Manager leading team of 5 (2 interns) to facilitate development of 6,717 sq. ft. training center which included creation of sustainable 5-day onboarding process that outputted 450+ members over 2.5 years, long-term training plan framework for 9 value streams, & site-wide 5S benchmark Delivered standard instructor rotation system involving 60+ trainers which increased operations involvement from 29% to 61% during training weeks & saved $850K in annual labor costs when compared to sister plant Involved in production ramp-up of defense product from 125 to 250 units/mo analyzing takt time, cycle time, production flow, line rebalancing, & improvements in layout, processes, training, & SQDC metrics Automated non-value scheduling & coordination tasks during 5-day onboarding process saving 150 hours/yr which decreased amount of training coordinators needed for that process from 3 to 1 Instituted automated kanban system tracking 100+ items eliminating downtime due to missing inventory

Bradley University

Bachelor’s Degree, Manufacturing Engineering • Cum Laude