John Zimmerman Email & Phone Number

Waltham, MA, US

Rochester, NY, US

• As Director of Manufacturing Engineering:
• I lead in development of Lean processes and improvements companywide. I am a certified
• Six Sigma Green Belt & SME in Value Stream Maps.
• I also teach, coach, and mentor cross functional management teams regarding Lean within the company.
• I have led teams of engineers as an Engineering manager, entire plants as an Operations Manager, QA Departments as a Quality Manager, and most recently several business units companywide as a Director of Manufacturing.
• Lean Production Management

Rockford, Illinois, US

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US

• Rexnord (Falk Gear Division), 3001 W Canal St, Milwaukee, WI 9-17-17 to PresentSr. Engineer I provide technical leadership in manufacturing processes and engineering support throughout the shop including: heat treat.
• Developed and implemented a pre-hard shaft supermarket to reduce customer lead time by 77%.
• Produced safer shop practices through 2 to 3 safety improvement projects per month.
• Wrote Capital Expenditure Requests to obtain new shop equipment.
• Improved standard work book for Heat Treat department which resulted in 3 tier training method for employees.
• Provided engineering support for machining, heat treat, and assembly departments.

In the role as Operations Manager at Diamond Precision, I provided 24/7 support to a small manufacturing plant of 50 employees. I effectively led daily operations and guided supervisors on 3 shifts, while providing hands on support to engineers, setup personnel, and machine operators. I interacted with the sales team, customer service team, vice president.

Milwaukee, WI, US

• In this role, I provide 24/7 engineering support for a machining area, and implemented Statistical Process Control (SPC). I acted as a Countermeasure and Sustainability expert. I had the opportunity to create standard.
• Improved machine uptime 25% through creation and implementation of TPM (total preventative maintenance).o Contributed significantly to successful launch of New Milwaukee 8 Harley Davidson Motor.o Established new.
• Completed process capability studies through statistic process control methods, and startup of new automated processes for robotic cells, which resulted in successful IPPAP.
• Implemented >$8M in new equipment for new product launch, and established manufacturing processes, maintenance plans, and training resulting in successful launch and use.
• Saved $1M Machine reliability improvement by analyzing and identifying root cause, eliminating need to outsource part and reduced down time.

Brookfield, WI, US

• Here, I created routings using Epicor 9 and CAD files with Surfcam and I developed processes for manufacturing parts. I wrote CNC programs for mills, lathes, vtl’s, and machine centers using Surfcam and facilitated a.
• Improved efficiency 20% programming and process changes.
• Combine machining processes that eliminated waste by implementing Lean Manufacturing Methods.

Eagle, WI, US

• I served as First Article test engineer. I calibrated inspection equipment and was a CMM program and operation trainer, and a Micro-View vision system program and operation trainer. I created and implemented work.
• Designed, setup, and established new Quality Lab resulting in improved and documented methods of measurement and more efficient and accurate inspections ultimately leading the accomplishment of ISO 9001 status.
• Developed streamlined method of presentation to US government inspectors for US government and military contracts resulting in quicker approvals for government acceptance of military contracts.

Waterford, Wisconsin, US

• In this role, I was in project management and new product startup. I directed the engineering department in cost improvement projects, implemented new machine placement and startup, and created and managed engineer.
• Improved efficiency and production throughput of long running jobs through program improvements and tooling studies and implementation.
• Introduced tooling savings resulting in over $650K per year.

Hartland, Wisconsin, US

• Here, I provided scheduling and planning, served as CNC Programmer and Master Trainer, led set up tech, provided machine troubleshooting and repair, prototype and IPPAP submittal. I managed fixture creation and.
• Decreased production setup times by 75% by introducing ball lock system thus improving accuracy of first part run off.
• Developed an employee cross training plan which resulted in faster setup times and achieving multitasking on more machines with fewer employees.

Bachelor’S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

Asb, Business/Management