Joachim Zeidler
Technology & Production Support
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
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