POWER OF ATTORNEY

For Executing Forms 3, 4 and 5


Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of James M. Bedore and Benjamin G. Lombard, each
with full power to act without the other and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
to:

1. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director of STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION
(the 'Company'), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

2.  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

3.  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power
of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of
the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full
power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that such attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at
the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company
assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 26th day of May, 2006.


/s/ David R. Zimmer