Joachim Zeidler

Technology & Production Support

Lichtensteig, Switzerland

Experience

Dec 2022 - Dec 2025
2 years 1 month
Switzerland

Technology & Production Support

Bruker Daltonics/Bruker Switzerland AG

  • NPDI and lifecycle support for HPLC & MS instruments for protein analysis.
  • Coordination of production transfers and change management.
Mar 2022 - Oct 2022
8 months
Switzerland

Process Engineer

Wyon AG and Huber + Suhner AG

  • Manufacturing Engineer.
Oct 2018 - Feb 2022
3 years 5 months
Uster, Switzerland

Industrial Engineer

Mettler Toledo GmbH

  • NPDI, lifecycle support, and change management for balances.
  • Retrofit and procurement of assembly and test equipment.
Aug 2016 - Sep 2018
2 years 2 months
Herisau, Switzerland

Project Manager Design Transfer

Metrohm AG

  • Operations representative in the core titration team.
  • Successful series launch of a new Karl Fischer module after one year of development.
  • Transfer of a basic titrator developed in India to Herisau.
May 2015 - Jul 2016
1 year 3 months
Aarau, Switzerland

Project Manager Upstream Manufacturing Engineering

Smith & Nephew Manufacturing AG

  • NPI and coordination of international manufacturing transfers.
May 2008 - Mar 2015
6 years 11 months
Sursee, Switzerland

Process Engineer and Project Leader

KNF Flodos AG

  • Process engineer for new pump projects and led a project to reorganize manufacturing: introduced work cells, kanban material flow, and continuous flow processing.
  • Significantly shortened order to delivery time.
  • P-FMEA facilitator with APIS – fault analysis and documentation of know-how.
Feb 2007 - Jan 2008
1 year
Kopřivnice, Czech Republic

Managing Director and Project Leader

Erich Jaeger S.R.O.

  • Significantly increased production output for E-kits.
Sep 2001 - Jan 2007
5 years 5 months
Wembach, Germany

Project Manager PEP and Account Manager

Hella Innenleuchten Systeme GmbH

  • Established project management and a decentralized sales department.
Mar 2001 - Sep 2001
7 months
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico

Manager Production

Sensor Cables de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

  • Organized the start-up of a new ABS sensor cable manufacturing site in Mexico.
Apr 1997 - Feb 2001
3 years 11 months
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico

Project Leader Production Technique

Kostal Mexicana S.A. de C.V.

  • Designed, built, and launched mechatronic production systems in Germany.
  • Relocated and restarted production in Mexico.
Dec 1994 - Mar 1997
2 years 4 months
Ann Arbor, United States

Project Manager, Machine Tools & Forming Technology

Fraunhofer USA

  • Established the Fraunhofer Resource Center for machine tools and forming technology.
Apr 1991 - Nov 1994
3 years 8 months
Lippstadt, Germany

Equipment Engineer and Production Tooling Designer

Hella North America Inc. and Hella KG

  • Procured and commissioned assembly and test systems for automotive lighting.
  • Developed and designed (CAD) production and assembly equipment for high-volume manufacturing of electrical and lighting systems for vehicles.
Sep 1990 - Mar 1991
7 months
Erfurt, Germany

Press Automation Designer

Umformtechnik Erfurt GmbH

  • Gained first practical experience in machine design.

Industrial Engineer

  • Project manager with 35 years of experience managing projects for serial production of mechatronic assemblies.
  • Successful in coordinating international teams to implement strategic initiatives.
  • Continuous waste elimination and increased production throughput through implementing Lean Manufacturing concepts.
  • Multilingual, with practical experience in Europe, North America, and Latin America.
  • Point of contact for the product development team on Design to Manufacturing
  • Process development according to APQP
  • Documentation of manufacturing processes from Process Flow Chart to Work Instructions
  • Facilitation of P-FMEA
  • Definition, procurement, and commissioning of production equipment
  • In my final career phase, I want to pass on my mechatronics know-how and J.I.T. to a young, motivated team.

Summary

Project manager with 35 years of experience managing projects for serial production of mechatronic assemblies. Successful in coordinating international teams to implement strategic initiatives. Continuous waste elimination and increased production throughput through implementing Lean Manufacturing concepts.

  • Point of contact for the product development team on Design to Manufacturing
  • Process development according to APQP
  • Documentation of manufacturing processes from Process Flow Chart to Work Instructions
  • Facilitation of P-FMEA, definition, procurement, and commissioning of production equipment

In my final career phase, I want to pass on my mechatronics know-how and J.I.T. to a young, motivated team.

Languages

German
Native
Spanish
Intermediate
English
Elementary

Education

Jan 1986 - Jan 1990

Technische Hochschule Zwickau

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) · Mechanical Engineering · Zwickau, Germany

Jan 1981 - Jan 1986

Vocational School Erfurt

Skilled Machinist with High School Diploma · Forming Technology · Erfurt, Germany