10 Emerson plant leaders
Plant Manager and Plant Manager - Rochester, NY Detroit, MI are among the current titles held by these Emerson plant leaders, who run Emerson plants in places such as Elyria, Mansfield, Rochester and Detroit. A reader can learn how plant leaders run their sites at Emerson from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Andy Kucksdorf
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Emerson
Andy Kucksdorf has been Plant Manager at Emerson since January 2021, based in Greater Boston, with the role listed in Mansfield, Massachusetts. At Emerson, Andy Kucksdorf also lists a Director, North America Sales & Operations Planning row from 2020 to 2021 and was Manager, Machining and Welding from 2018 to 2020 and Manager, Welding from 2017 to 2018.
Cooper Barth
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager, Pressure Relief Valves Final Control · Emerson
Cooper Barth has been Plant Manager, Pressure Relief Valves Final Control at Emerson since May 2024, based in Greater Houston. At Emerson, Cooper Barth was also Director, Operational Planning Final Control from 2022 to 2024, Strategic Planner Final Control from 2021 to 2022 and Internal Consultant - Strategy & Operations Enterprise HQ from 2019 to 2021.
Craig Birrittella
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager - Rochester, NY Detroit, MI · Emerson
Craig Birrittella has been Plant Manager - Rochester, NY Detroit, MI at Emerson since July 2017, based in Honeoye Falls, New York, and also lists a current Automotive Business Development Manager, Americas - Branson Ultrasonics Corp. row there from 2014. The profile headline reads Plant Manager - Rochester, NY / Detroit, MI / Emerson Automation Solutions - Branson.
Gregory Harte
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Emerson
Gregory Harte has been Plant Manager at Emerson since August 2025, based in St James, New York. Gregory Harte was Senior Director of Operations at Zebra Technologies from 2015 to 2024, Vice President/General Manager at Dayton T. Brown from 2013 to 2014 and Operations and Site Manager at Exelis (Now part of L3Harris Corporation) from 2007 to 2013.
Jiri Ondracek
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Emerson
Jiri Ondracek has been Plant Manager at Emerson since November 2011, based in Cudahy, Wisconsin, and the profile headline reads Plant Manager at Emerson Industrial Automation. Jiri Ondracek was General Manager at Anvil International (INACTIVE) from 2002 to 2011 and VP Operations and VP Marketing and Product Development at Motor Castings Company from 1998 to 2001.
Kyle Blakeslee
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Emerson
Kyle Blakeslee has been Plant Manager at Emerson since November 2024, and the profile headline reads Plant Manager: RIDGID Tools - Elyria, Ohio. Kyle Blakeslee was General Manager at Grede Holdings LLC from 2023 to 2024, Foundry Director - Urick Ductile Solutions at Emerson from 2015 to 2023 and Customer Relationship Executive at Composiflex from 2013 to 2015.
Quentin Morse
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Emerson
Quentin Morse has been Plant Manager at Emerson since June 2026, based in Cypress, Texas, and lists a Director of Manufacturing & Facilities row at Titan Metal Industries from 2024 to 2026. The profile describes transforming businesses by driving strategic growth, optimizing processes, and leading high-performing teams across multiple sites.
Rogelio Guzman
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Emerson
Rogelio Guzman has been Plant Manager at Emerson since October 2020, based in Laredo, Texas, and was Sr. Operations Manager there from 2014 to 2020. Rogelio Guzman was Operations Manager at Consolidated Metco from 2011 to 2014, Business Unit Manager at Hayes Lemmerz International from 2007 to 2011 and Engineering Manager there from 2005 to 2007.
Steve Dow
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Emerson
Steve Dow has been Plant Manager at Emerson since October 2009, based in Orange, Virginia, and the profile headline reads Plant Manager at Ridgid Products. Steve Dow was Operations Manager at Ridgid Products from 2004 to 2009, Unit Manager - Wrench Production at Ridge Tool Company from 2000 to 2004 and Assembly Supervisor -- First Shift there from 1993 to 2000.
Steven Miles
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Emerson
Steven Miles has been Plant Manager at Emerson since June 2011, based in Mission, Texas, and lists a second Plant Manager row at Emerson from 2001 to 2003. Steven Miles was also Plant Manager at Emerson Climate Tech Shelby N.C from 2005 to 2007, and the profile headline reads Plant Manager at Emerson.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took over your plant?
- 02How do you split your own time between the floor and the people you report to?
- 03What from the roles you held inside a plant before leading one still shapes how you run it?
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