Rob Abfall

About Rob Abfall

Leadership: Led multi-site manufacturing organizations of up to people, Keen eye for talent recruiting “A” players and mentoring/developing “B” players into higher performance, Create highly energized high performing cultures, Managed both union and non-union operationsEarnings Performance and Working Capital Management: Seven years P&L responsibility, Turned around earnings in two organizations from underperforming to record profits and cash flowCustomer & Growth Focus: In every operations role focused on the relationship with the customer and their satisfaction, Worked closely with the sales team to expand the business with profitable new products and substantially improve plant capacity utilization, Negotiated with a major customer during critical new product launch in which they had design imperfectionsSpecialties: Six Sigma, P&L, Strategic Planning, Kanban, Kaizen, Continuous Improvement, Value Stream Mapping, Inventory Management, Welding & Fabrication, Automation, Union / Non-Union

Experience

1. President

   Jagemann Plating Company

   Sep 2024 — Present · Manitowoc, WI, US

Education

• The Ohio State University

  BS Welding Engineering, Welding Engineering

  1983 — 1988

• Kettering University

  M.S. Mfg. Engr., Manufacturing Management

  1995 — 1998

Skills

• Six Sigma
• Management
• Product Development
• Continuous Improvement
• Kaizen
• Value Stream Mapping
• Leadership
• Kanban
• Lean Manufacturing
• Strategic Planning
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Inventory Management
• Engineering
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• 5s
• P&L Management
• Manufacturing
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain
• Process Engineering
• Operations Management
• Process Improvement
• Iso
• Operational Excellence
• Spc
• Dmaic
• Quality Management
• Fmea
• Business Process Improvement
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Iso Standards