10 plant managers in industrial manufacturing
Plant Manager and Senior Manager, Plant Manager are among the current titles held by these plant managers in industrial manufacturing, at companies including Parker Lord, Johnson Controls, Valmont Industries and GE Vernova. A reader can learn how plant managers approach their work from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Ajay Pal
LinkedInExperience: Plant Director · Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Ajay Pal was Plant Director at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. from 2023 to 2026 and has been Sr. Director GSC Americas - SEF Business there since March 2026, based in the Greenville-Spartanburg area. Ajay Pal was Plant Manager, Spartanburg SC - Plant Closed at Kohler Co. from 2021 to 2022 and Director, Plants Manufacturing and Global Manufacturing Standards at Amcor from 2018 to 2021.
David Muth
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Armstrong World Industries
David Muth has been Plant Manager at Armstrong World Industries since June 2023, based in the Columbus, Ohio area. At Armstrong World Industries, David Muth was Plant Manager - Tectum Wall and Ceiling Solutions from 2021 to 2023 and Plant Manager - Steel Ceilings Inc. from 2018 to 2020, and lists maintenance and reliability strategies as a specialty.
Harold Sumpter II
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Johnson Controls
Harold Sumpter II has been Plant Manager at Johnson Controls since June 2015, based in Fremont, California, and describes being a lean manufacturing advocate, with Lean Mfg. Implementation Expert in the profile headline. Harold Sumpter II was Operations Manager at Electrolux Group from 2012 to 2015, Senior Manufacturing Director at Luxottica from 2008 to 2012 and Plant Manager at GKN plc from 2004 to 2008.
Jacob Koech
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Parker Lord
Jacob Koech has been Plant Manager at Parker Lord, described in the profile as a part of Parker Hannifin, since January 2025, based in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania. Jacob Koech was Senior Production Manager at Parker Lord from 2022 to 2025 and Operations Manager at Welch's from 2020 to 2022.
Jason King
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager Manufacturing Engineering Leader · GE Vernova
Jason King has held the title Plant Manager Manufacturing Engineering Leader at GE Vernova since January 2021, based in the Raleigh-Durham area. Jason King also lists Plant Manager at TE Connectivity from 2019 to 2021, Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Ricoh USA, Inc. from 2016 to 2019 and Sr. Supply Chain Engineer III at Caterpillar Inc. from 2013 to 2016.
Jeremy Diebel
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Valmont Industries, Inc.
Jeremy Diebel has been Plant Manager at Valmont Industries, Inc. since July 2023, based in Evans, Georgia. Jeremy Diebel was Plant Manager Southern Sites at Sanoh America, Inc from January to July 2023 and Director Production Machining at Volvo Group from 2018 to 2023, and the profile describes knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control and costs.
Patrick Butler, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager, Plant Manager · Regal Rexnord
Patrick Butler has been Senior Manager, Plant Manager at Regal Rexnord since June 2026, based in the Chicago area. Patrick Butler was Plant Manager at The Timken Company from 2024 to 2026, Supply Chain Manager there from 2022 to 2024 and Operations Manager there from 2019 to 2022, and lists lean transformation and P&L ownership in the profile.
Rob Williams
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Eaton Electrical - Commercial Products and Assemblies
Rob Williams was Plant Manager at Eaton Electrical - Commercial Products and Assemblies from 2015 to 2023 and also lists Plant Manager roles at Eaton from 2011 to 2013 and from 2014 to 2015. Rob Williams was Factory Manager at SKF Group from 2024 to 2025, and the profile lists electrical, industrial and automotive manufacturing, machining, assembly and metal fabrication.
Rodney Keyes
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Aluma-Form
Rodney Keyes has been Plant Manager at Aluma-Form since March 2024, based in Seabrook, South Carolina, and the profile lists plastics, fabrication and assembly operations. Rodney Keyes was Plant Manager at GEISMAR NORTH AMERICA, INCORPORATED from 2021 to 2024, Plant Manager at Big Tex Trailers from 2020 to 2021 and Value Stream Manager at Parker Hannifin from 2016 to 2018.
Ryan Alleman
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · CNH
Ryan Alleman has been Plant Manager at CNH since July 2022, with the role listed in New Holland, Pennsylvania. At CNH, Ryan Alleman was Product Validation Manager from 2021 to 2022, Operations Manager from 2015 to 2021, Quality Manager in 2015 and Project Engineer from 2012 to 2015.
Choose the right perspective
Pick the plant manager whose products, plant type and scale sit closest to the decision you face. Check each role's dates to see whether the plant experience is current or from an earlier period.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you look at first when you took over your current plant, and what did you change?
- 02How do you balance safety, quality, delivery and cost when they pull in different directions at your plant?
- 03Which improvement program at a plant you ran worked best, and what made it stick?
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