Mechanical Engineer Supply Chain

Experience

**/**** - *******

Technical Machining Services

Production Machining Supervisor

. Managing the Production Machining Department of multi-million dollar

company.

. Supervising staff of approximately 20 machinists and support

personnel.

. Interviewing and hiring machinists, as well as members of cross-

functional teams.

. Conducting performance reviews.

. Collaborating with engineers and programmers of various departments to

execute smooth flow of production.

. Programming and editing machining software, such as Fanuc and Siemens,

. Overseeing quality of all end-products, rejecting and altering

production as needed.

. Arranging and monitoring transportation of product, scheduling

deliveries and pickup, and overseeing supply chain.

. Maintaining ongoing relationships with customers, guaranteeing

satisfaction.

. Consulting with current and new vendors and customers to develop and

improve production, focusing on cost-effectiveness and time-

sensitivity.

. Enforcing all safety guidelines and taking appropriate action when

necessary to ensure a safe working environment.

. Meeting with company officers to provide updates on production,

inventory, budgets, time lines and various other department dealings.

. Acting Department Manager in his absence.

Lead CNC Machinist

. Operated various CNC machines, mills, lathes, multi-axis turning

centers and horizontal machining centers.

. Ensured accuracy to 0.0001" on all dimensions.

. Autodidact operations in parameter programming.

. Interpreted and translated foreign metric blue prints to ISO standard

language.

12/1988 - 09/1998

ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Germany

Mechanical Engineer

. Oversaw all engineering aspects from developing, drawing and machining

of prototypes for the European Automotive industry ( BMW, VW Audi,

Ford (powersteering and transmission))

. Presented prototypes and SPC sheets to department heads for

evaluation.

. Managed process of taking prototype to final production.

. Lead team of 8-10 Colleagues

. Implement Continous improvement processes

Technical Skills

. DIN and ISO knowledge

. PLC Programming

. Basic CAD, G-Code Programming

. Forklift license

. Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint,

Publisher)

Education

2/1978

Berufsfachsschule, Schwabisch-gmund, Germany

. Bachelor of Engineering

. Fluent in English and German

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