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WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION ▪ CONFIDENTIAL ■ 1

WHIRLPOOL AMANA OPERATIONS

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LDP Intern Presentation

December 2015

Line 50LB Assembly

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION ▪ CONFIDENTIAL

INTRODUCTION

Name: Haley DudleySchool Attending: Iowa State UniversityMajor, Year: Mechanical Engineering, JuniorExpected Graduation Date: December 2017Department Assignment: 50# IceMentor Name: Jarrad Lehman Manager Name: Sean Conway


● Skin Schedule● Paint Schedule● Door Foam Schedule● Joel’s Schedule

○ 18” grills○ 18” rails○ New and old water lines○ Pumps

JOBS & ASSIGNMENTS

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DAILY LINE SCHEDULING OTHERS

RESPONSIBILITY/ TIME MANAGEMENTGOOGLE SHEETSSK

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QUALITY ENGINEERINGSAFETY ENGINEERING

MEET 50# METRICS MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENTSSAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

● Hipot Testing for E-Checks● Maintaining Water Softener● Work Orders● Wish Audits


SUPERVISOR EXPERIENCE

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LABOR LINE SUPPORT

CAL FAILURES

MAINTENANCE MATERIALS

● check vacation board

● check with team leaders

● assign plant utilities

● answer and-ons

● assist team leaders with problems

● look over defect with quality tech

● walk the line

● call when machine needs worked on

● call if parts are running low

● calculate how long until we run out of parts when parts have not been shipped or arrived

COMMUNICATIONQUALITY

MEET 50# METRICS

SKIL

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MAJOR PROJECTS

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PROBLEM SOLVING

SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

1 DRAIN HOSE

LEANAUTOCAD

COMMUNICATION TEAMWORKQUALITY ENGINEERING

ORGANIZATION TIME REDUCTION

QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS

FTY IMPROVEMENT

2 WORK CELL 3 CART SLEEVES

4 2ND SHIFT

● Design new drain hoses for RTS

● Materials● Improvements

● Design new cart sleeves for cabinet sides, doors, tops, and skins

● Vendor

SKIL

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● Team● Initial Job● Collaboration

● Redesign work cell for optimal use

● Improvements


PROBLEM

1 DRAIN HOSE

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SAFETY

3 people cut hand due to tight fit

SOLUTION

MATERIALS

magnet attached to Flexform hose allows loose fit

RESULTS

No injuries and reduced 12.9s/row


2 WORK CELL

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ORGANIZATION AND TIME

1. 3 different colors of grills and only holds 3 totes so totes are being stacked and set on floor

2. eps boxes were on the floor and cardboard was on separate smaller rack

3. cleaning supplies on rack

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1 2 3


3 CART SLEEVES

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PROBLEM

QUALITY

materials touching causing scratches and dents

SOLUTION

VENDOR

plastic sleeve with 3 carpeted slots


3 CART SLEEVES

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PROBLEM

QUALITY

materials touching causing scratches and dents

SOLUTION

VENDOR

plastic sleeve with a divider that sits back


4 SECOND SHIFT

TEAM INITIAL JOB:REPAIR RUNNER COLLABORATION

● Leo Rangel● Xue Bai● Connor

Ramstead● Stephen Moore

● Check for repeating defects

● Notify team leader● Fix problem if team

leader is unable to● Maintain the hour by

hour board

● Check for repeating defects before repair bay

● Fix problem immediately

● Tollgate area/process audit

● Maintain the hour by hour board


4 SECOND SHIFTSeptember 2015 October 2015

November 2015 FTY

higher and more consistent

problems fixed:● Foamed in air vents● Wrong hinges● Scratches on cabinet● Foamed in amp block


BENEFITS OF CO-OP EXPERIENCE

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SKILLS ACHIEVEMENTS

● Communication was used when being in the supervisor role, working with vendors, and helping operators

● Time management was important when scheduling for the line and working on multiple projects at a time

● Problem Solving was used daily but especially when working on big projects

● Quality Engineering skills grew tremendously when working on line 7

● Safety Engineering skills developed when doing wish audits

● Lean knowledge increased when re-designing work cells

● AutoCad and Google sheets were used daily with projects and scheduling

● Meeting 50# metrics● Maintenance improvements were

achieved by maintaining the water softener and doing hipot testing

● Safety improvements were achieved by the new drain hoses and from wish audits

● Organization improved once the new racks were installed

● Time was saved after drain hoses and new racks were installed

● Quality improvements were made on line 7 by fixing foamed in air vents, scratches, and hinges

● FTY improvements on line 7 for 2nd shift

● Cost savings of $11,300 for removal of edge guards


CO-OP EXPERIENCE AT AMANA OPERATIONS

STRENGTHS

● Volunteer/training opportunities● Leadership opportunities● High responsibility

OPPORTUNITIES

● Ready to use computers● Easier hiring process

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