Heavy Manufacturing / Process Engineering
MARCUS
HOLT
Senior Manufacturing Engineer

16 years optimizing heavy industrial processes across steel, aerospace, and automotive sectors. I turn bottlenecks into benchmarks and downtime into uptime.

Specialization
LEAN SIX SIGMA
Black Belt Certified
Industry Focus
HEAVY MFG
Steel · Aero · Auto
Location
DETROIT, MI
Open to relocation
Status
AVAILABLE
Immediate start
$42M
Cost Savings Delivered
16
Years Experience
38%
Avg. OEE Improvement
9
Plants Transformed
01
Project Record
PRJ — 001
BLAST FURNACE RETROFIT

Complete process re-engineering of a 1970s blast furnace line. Integrated modern PLC controls, redesigned tapping schedules, and introduced real-time thermal monitoring.

Steel PLC Process Control
22% reduction in energy per ton
PRJ — 002
BODY-IN-WHITE LINE KAIZEN

Led a cross-functional kaizen team targeting a 120 JPH stamping assembly line. Redesigned fixture tooling, rebalanced operator work elements, and eliminated 7 non-value-add steps.

Automotive Kaizen Stamping
18 JPH throughput increase
PRJ — 003
AEROSPACE COMPOSITE CELL

Designed and launched a new CFRP layup and autoclave cell for structural aircraft components. Established process controls meeting AS9100D quality requirements from day one.

Aerospace CFRP AS9100D
Zero customer escapes in 3 years
PRJ — 004
PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE ROLLOUT

Deployed vibration-based and thermal PdM across 14 critical assets on a foundry floor. Built custom dashboards integrating sensor data with CMMS work orders.

Foundry IoT CMMS
67% drop in unplanned downtime
PRJ — 005
WELD QUALITY 6-SIGMA PROJECT

DMAIC project targeting weld defect rate on a high-volume exhaust manifold line. Root cause traced to fixture wear pattern; redesigned tooling improved Cpk from 0.9 to 1.8.

Six Sigma Welding DMAIC
Scrap reduced by $1.4M/yr
PRJ — 006
GREENFIELD PLANT LAUNCH

Core team member for a 450,000 sq ft greenfield heavy equipment manufacturing facility. Led process flow design, equipment layout, and initial production validation through PPAP.

Greenfield PPAP Layout
On-time launch under budget
02
Core Capabilities
Lean Manufacturing
96%
Six Sigma (DMAIC)
94%
PLC / SCADA
82%
AutoCAD / SolidWorks
88%
FMEA / Control Plans
92%
TPM / Predictive Maint.
89%
Value Stream Mapping
97%
PPAP / APQP
85%
03
Work History
2019 — PRESENT
PRINCIPAL MANUFACTURING ENGINEER
ArcelMit Heavy Industries, Detroit MI

Lead process engineering for three integrated steel mills. Accountable for $12M annual improvement targets across safety, quality, delivery, and cost metrics. Mentor a team of 8 engineers.

2014 — 2019
SENIOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEER
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn MI

Supported body shop and general assembly operations for F-Series truck platform. Core team for the 2018 aluminum body launch, responsible for stamping and joining process stability.

2010 — 2014
PROCESS ENGINEER
Triumph Aerospace, Dallas TX

Developed and maintained manufacturing processes for structural aircraft assemblies. Authored first-article inspection plans and process capability studies for FAA certification packages.

READY TO
BUILD
SOMETHING?

Available for full-time roles and consulting engagements