2026 -now Director of Manufacturing and Site Lead @
2021 -2026 Director of Manufacturing @
2017 -2021 Manufacturing Manager @
2015 -2017 Plant Manager @
2012 -2015 Manufacturing Manager @
1995 -2012 Manufacturing and Packaging Manager @ Arrow International/Teleflex Medical
1985 -1993 Director of Manufacturing @ Sipad -Cincar
Rick Z Education
University of Sarajevo 1980-1985
Rick Z Skills
Lean Manufacturing
Lean Six Sigma
Problem Solving
Root Cause Analysis
Team Leadership
Union Relations
Intercultural Communication
Quality Auditing
Safety Management Systems
Operations Management
Performance Improvement
Lean Fundamentals
Kaizen
5S
Ishikawa diagram
Coaching
Personal Development
Performance Motivation
ISO 13485
Medical Devices
ISO 9001
DMAIC
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Continuous Improvement
P&L Management
Green Belt
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Value Stream Mapping
Design of Experiments
Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)
Statistical Process Control (SPC)
Minitab
Chemical Industry
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Verification and Validation (V&V)
Quality Management
Injection Molding
Laser Cutting
Laser Welding
Metal Fabrication
Laser Printers
ETO Sterilization
Change Management
Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
Operational Excellence
Manufacturing Operations Management
PVC manufacturing
Plastic Extrusion
ECG saw
Verification and Validation V&V
Statistical Process Control Spc
Material Requirements Planning Mrp
Corrective and Preventive Action Capa
Cross Functional Team Leadership
u.s. Food and Drug Administration Fda
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Fmea
Standard Operating Procedure Sop
Rick Z Summary
Rick Z, based in Philadelphia, PA, US, is currently a Director of Manufacturing and Site Lead at Spectrum Vascular. Rick Z brings experience from previous roles at NewAge Industries, Inc., MICRO and Rimtec Manufacturing Corporation. Rick Z holds a 1980 - 1985 University of Sarajevo. With a robust skill set that includes Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, Problem Solving, Root Cause Analysis, Team Leadership and more. Rick Z has 4 emails on RocketReach.
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