Stephen Kindel

Stephen Kindel is an experienced technical specialist and manager with a comprehensive background in manufacturing and machining. Currently serving as a New Product and Process Technical Specialist at Jergens, Inc. since April 2023, Stephen previously held roles such as Shop Manager at Empire Die Casting and Production Supervisor at Element Materials Technology. Additional experience includes Operations Manager at Criterion Tool, Manufacturing Supervisor at Interstate-McBee, LLC, and Process Engineer at Curtiss-Wright Flow Controls - Nova Machine. Stephen's career also features positions as Tooling Coordinator, CNC Machinist, and Prototype Model Maker across various organizations. Stephen holds a Journeyman's classification in Precision Machining from Polaris Career Center and also attended Lorain County Community College.