10 plant managers
Plant Manager is the current title held by all ten plant managers listed here, at manufacturers including Kimberly-Clark, General Mills, Lear Corporation and Berry Global. A reader can learn how plant managers approach their work from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Bethany Lintin
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · General Mills
Bethany Lintin has been Plant Manager at General Mills since January 2025, with the role listed in Buffalo, New York. At General Mills, Bethany Lintin was Chief of Staff, Manufacturing and Engineering from 2024 to 2025 and Assistant Plant Manager from 2022 to 2024, and was Associate Commercialization Manager at Ocean Spray Cranberries from 2015 to 2016.
Dave Wood
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Lear Corporation
Dave Wood has been Plant Manager at Lear Corporation since April 2024, based in the Greenville-Spartanburg area. Dave Wood was Assistant General Manager - Decostar Industries at Magna International from 2019 to 2023 and General Manager - Magna Exteriors there from 2014 to 2018, and the profile describes international experience in the automotive industry.
Eric Wittmer
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Holland Manufacturing Corp.
Eric Wittmer has been Plant Manager at Holland Manufacturing Corp. since February 2012, based in the Chicago area. Eric Wittmer was Plant Manager at Haeger Industries, Inc. from 2004 to 2005, Senior Engineer Production Manager there from 2005 to 2012 and Senior Ceramic Engineer there from 2000 to 2004.
Jaime Montoya
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Reynolds Consumer Products
Jaime Montoya has been Plant Manager at Reynolds Consumer Products since November 2024, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Jaime Montoya was Plant Manager at The Clorox Company from 2022 to 2024, Plant Manager at Ecolab from 2019 to 2022 and Supply Chain Director at Ecolab from 2018 to 2019.
Jeff Hutter
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Kimberly-Clark
Jeff Hutter has been Plant Manager at Kimberly-Clark since June 2022, based in Beech Island, South Carolina, and also held a Plant Manager role at Kimberly-Clark from 2018 to 2022. Jeff Hutter was Product System Manager at Kimberly-Clark from 2014 to 2018, and the profile describes work with Lean principles and the Operational Excellence process in union and non-union settings.
Jeff Peña
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Berry Global, Inc.
Jeff Peña has been Plant Manager at Berry Global, Inc. since October 2014, based in Libertyville, Illinois, and lists Director of Manufacturing at RPC Group Limited in October 2014. Jeff Peña was Plant Manager at Closure Systems International (CSI) from 2003 to 2011 and Production Manager there from 2011 to 2014.
Jim Moser
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Novipax
Jim Moser has been Plant Manager at Novipax since June 2022, with the role listed in Paxinos, Pennsylvania. Jim Moser was Production Manager at St Engineering (Kidron Division) from 2017 to 2022, Production Supervisor at Silgan Closures from 2015 to 2017 and Production Supervisor at ADM from 2009 to 2014.
Matthew Kennedy
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Alltrista Plastics LLC
Matthew Kennedy has been Plant Manager at Alltrista Plastics LLC since March 2026, based in the Greenville-Spartanburg area. Matthew Kennedy was Plant Manager at Rheinmetall from 2023 to 2026 and at Mitsubishi Chemical America from 2021 to 2023, was Production Manager at Rheinmetall from 2019 to 2021, and describes leading operational turnarounds and process improvements.
Ramon Tejada
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Mauser Packaging Solutions
Ramon Tejada has been Plant Manager at Mauser Packaging Solutions since September 2025, based in the New York City area. Ramon Tejada was Plant Manager at Altium Packaging from 2017 to 2025, Manufacturing Production Manager there from 2015 to 2016 and Quality Manager from 2012 to 2015, and describes managing Lean Six Sigma continuous improvement efforts.
Stephen Hyer
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Inteplast Engineered Films (IEF)
Stephen Hyer has been Plant Manager at Inteplast Engineered Films (IEF) since December 2019, based in Millbrook, Alabama, and also lists Quality Manager at Inteplast Group since 2015. Stephen Hyer was Shift Manager at AEP Industries from 2011 to 2015 and Shift Supervisor at Petoskey Plastics from 2010 to 2013.
Choose the right perspective
Choose the plant manager whose products and type of plant sit closest to the decision you face. Check the start dates and earlier roles in each row to see how long each person has run a plant and what they did on the way.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on in your first months running your current plant, and why?
- 02How do you set priorities between safety, quality, output and cost on a normal week at your plant?
- 03Which improvement effort at a plant you ran made the biggest difference, and what would you do differently now?
Reaching plant managers
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