Ziv Jacob

Freehold NJ ad1el1@r.postjobfree.com

732-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/ziv-jacob-685a8014/

PLANT MANUFACTURING MANAGER MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

Expertise in root cause analysis and critical thinking with extensive experience in mechanical engineering, project, and process management in support of the manufacturing sector. Adept at leveraging Lean manufacturing processes and methodologies as well as quality control (QC) tools to develop new process and procedures, promote efficiencies, optimize production, reduce scrap and waste, and drive down costs. Teamed with industry leaders and stakeholders across functional hierarchies and global geographies and cultures, including executives, scientists, and business partners to lead engineering activities.

Six Sigma Lean Manufacturing and 6S Kaizen and A3 Thinking Waste Reduction Cost Control

Project Management Process Improvement DFMEA PFMEA GAP Validations IQ, OQ, PQ, BOM Routers Quality Control

Team Building and Leadership Coaching and Training Mentoring and Development Reverse Engineering Plastic Injection Molding Design Assembly Automation Pro-e Cad Design Fixturing and Tooling

Die Casting CNC Machining – 4th and 5th Axis CNC Programing FDA ISO OSHA Regulatory Compliance

EXPERIENCE

10/2021- present

Caes Inc

Manufacturing Engineer

Kaizen events, Cell design, correct product flow, establishing take time, Improving on old product cycle time, design new fixtures and procedures, purchased new machines to replace the old ones.

08/2021

Consulting Indian company for Orthopedic Implants and surgical tools machining.

Recommending new machines and processes for the new products.

05/2020

Consulting for Thermo fisher Scientific for process improvements with Lean Six sigma and safety (6S).

11/2019

Consulting for a metal finishing company.

Designed and build a new centrifugal machine for washing and drying multiple parts.

SS White Dental 02/2017 – 11/2019

Plant Manufacturing Engineer Manager

Develop new products, design new processes and procedures, purchased new machines for the new products and optical measuring machine to insure quality and collect data for SPC

Worked closely with material supplier to insure that the chemical composition and dimensions are to ISO standards.

Interact with custom machine builders and CNC machine builders to find the right fit for the product.

Propelled manufacturing process improvement with Six Sigma, root cause, and Lean tools to eliminate scrap, and 6S. Maximized on critical thinking to drive supervisory management.

Capital planning and ROI calculations for new machines purchasing.

Design new floor layout for better flow

Designed on Pro-e Fixtures and trays for all operations and use CNC milling/Lathe to manufacture them.

Improved old product delivery from 5 weeks to one week and reduced inventory of $8million to $500,000

Reduced scrap from $2,000,000 to $36,000

Serta Simmons Bedding 10/2015 - 02/2017

Plant Manufacturing Engineer Manager

Converted Serta Simmons legacy plants to automation plants. Oversaw building maintenance and interfaced with vendors. Managed 15 maintenance techs and five contract Engineers.

Guided process improvement and scrap reduction plans.

Coached and trained operators, supervisors, and maintenance tech’s on 6S, Lean, and Six Sigma tools and Kaizen events.

Delivered training and coaching on TPM’s operators and maintenance techs.

Consulting Zimmer

Senior Manufacturing Engineer Contracted to Zimmer, Warsaw, IN 04/2014 - 10/2014

Sustained Manufacturing, Process improvement and Metrology in Trauma cell.

Solved a 10-year process problem with Trauma implant plates using Six Sigma, Root cause and Lean.

Worked closely with supplier to do some process changes on the product to improve the product quality

Worked closely with Polishing staff to provide education on how to sustain the new process and educate the team how to finding root causes in the future.

Follow-up on the changes that are made to insure that the team is following the new procedures

Design fixtures and made CNC programs for Titanium Trauma implant plates

Realized an increase in productivity by 50%, less scrap, a better quality and a sustainable process due to improvement.

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Consulting Senior Manufacturing Engineer Ingersoll Rand, Trenton NJ 12/2013 - 03/2014

Consulted on inventory, scheduling, assembly, Lean manufacturing, root cause, and A-3 project improvements.

Modified an old assembly line that was not producing enough products and made a new assembly line layout that increased the output by 45%.

Consulting Stryker Orthopedics

Senior Project Engineer, Mahwah, NJ 03/2010 - 09/2013

Supported leading global medical technology manufacturer with more than $7B in annual sales. Tapped for high-profile engineering and project management position, streamlining operations and reducing overall manufacturing costs.

Controlled wide range of concurrent projects spanning validations I.Q, O.Q, P.Q, ECR’s, ECN’s, NCR’s metrology, FAI's, gage R&R, fixtures, tooling, CNC programing, Machining, automation implementation, root cause, Kaizen Lean, and Toyota A-3 and CAPA investigations.

Trained staff members with Fish bone diagram and with DMAIC to sustain the improved processes.

Saved $2.4M in manufacturing costs with Lean, including $660K reduction in scrap and rework in 2012.

Partnered as key member of four-person team; researched new automations and selected optimal machinery from the market.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Director of Manufacturing Technologies and Design

MEC Technology – Toms River, NJ 1998 to 2008

Engineering and manufacturing company specializing in spare parts for semiconductor processing equipment.

Designed production plans and led engineering activities for 6-person team focused on replacement parts. Scope of accountability included R&D, reverse engineering, product enhancements, solid modeling, assemblies, drawings, BOM, manufacturing methods, Mold Design for Plastic Injection Molding, fixturing, tooling, CNC programming, quality control, and lean manufacturing.

Teamed with industry leaders and stakeholders at all levels, including executives, scientists, and business partners across US, Russia, and Israel. Designed and purchased equipment and machine tooling. Acquired new semiconductor technologies from global sources. Negotiated with investors and overseas companies to form foreign joint ventures. Deepened knowledge of machining materials including silicon, quartz, alumina, graphite, aluminum, copper, stainless steel, Titanium and gold.

Optimized production by 40% by introducing lean manufacturing processes and QC tools. Drove down costs through reduced scrap and waste.

Slashed labor expenses by rolling out automated grinding process that enabled company to hire unskilled, lower-cost workers for more simplified task.

Delivered $2.5M annual cost savings to Intel by developing new manufacturing processes and procedures.

Resolved critical capacity and productivity issues during third shift while machines ran with no staff or working lights.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

CNC Department Manager at North American Phillips: Led staff of 15 and held full responsibility for 12 CNC machines and 3 CAD/CAM systems. Boosted manufacturing processes by 25%.

Tool Room Manager at Keptel: Oversaw 3 CNC, 10 regular, and 3 EDM machines and 5 surface grinders. Led staff of 10 to improve manufacturing processes by 30%.

Head of Machine Department at ELSCINT. Drove entire operation comprised of 22 CNC machines and 72 employees that produced $200M+ in annual sales. Increased manufacturing processes by 20%.

EDUCATION

BS in Mechanical Engineering – Yad Natan School of Engineering – Israel and University of Bucharest, Romania.

TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS

Pro-e CAD/CAM – Parametric Technologies/Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

iCAM Cam-Post, Pro/ENGINEER Design, Pro/Manufacturing, ICAM CAM-Post, Pro/Engineer Surface –Parametric Technology Corporation

Quality Management and Continuous Improvement – Ocean County College

Quality Education System

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering

Yad Natan School of Engineering, Israel and University of Bucharest, Romania

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION

Multilingual: Fluent in English, Hungarian, Russian, Hebrew, and Romanian

Microsoft (MS) Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, Project

Pro-e 3D Design; Design Software, SolidWorks

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