Tarik Zawaideh

About Tarik Zawaideh

Experienced hands-on Manufacturing Engineer/Manager, specialized in lean manufacturing implementation, New Product Introduction (NPI), and capital equipment budgeting, sourcing, programming, and maintaining. Recent accomplishments include: commissioning new end-finishing line, for oil and gas couplings, resulting in cost savings of $2.1M per year; improved production yields from 68% to >90%; additionally, developed fabrication processes for new technology adding $5M to annual sales.

Experience

1. Maintenance, Facilities & Machine Shop Manager

   Dover Fueling Solutions

   Dec 2024 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Lead team of 13 Maintenance, Facilities, and Machine Shop Technicians to support Production at Dover’s headquarters buildings totaling more than sf.• Create equipment failures data report and review performance data including Downtime, MTBF, and MTTR with a cross-functional team• Design manufacturing layout and develop specifications for new Maintenance and Facilities projects, request for quotation, negotiate contracts, and manage completion of work.• Provide technical hands-on support to Maintenance and Facilities Technicians to mitigate equipment downtime.• Spearhead teams for the validation and commissioning of new automated and manual manufacturing equipment, including creation of FAT and SAT specifications.• Create and maintain Work Instructions for Preventive Maintenance and Autonomous Preventive Maintenance procedures.• Implemented Predictive Maintenance System to monitor conditions of critical manufacturing equipment.• Monitor and collect wastewater data and provide periodic discharge reports to governmental agencies.• Manage daily machine shop activities for the fabrication of prototypes, fixtures, jigs, and rework.

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  B.S. Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• Cnc Programming
• Continuous Improvement
• X-Ray Imaging
• Machine Programming
• Laser Etching
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Iso 9000
• Electronics
• Cycle Time Reduction
• Lean Manufacturing
• 5s
• Performance Appraisal
• Laser Cutting
• Six Sigma
• Screen Printing
• Spc
• Aoi
• Introducing New Products
• Conveying Systems
• Pick & Place
• Osha Certified
• Reflow Profiling
• Project Management
• Failure Analysis
• Return on Investment
• Tool Design
• 8d Problem Solving
• Training
• Product Development
• Preventive Maintenance
• Cnc Manufacturing
• Engineering
• Fixture Design
• Iso 14001
• Ict
• Kaizen
• 5 Why
• Smed
• Pro-Engineer
• Department Budgeting