10 Snap-on plant leaders
Plant Manager and Plant Manager-Milwaukee are current titles held by these Snap-on plant leaders at Snap-on sites in the United States, China and Hungary. A reader can learn how plant leaders run their sites at Snap-on from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Chad Devine
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Snap-on
Chad Devine has been Plant Manager at Snap-on since November 2015, a role the profile places in Algona, Iowa, under Operations at Manager level. At Snap-on, Chad Devine was also Operations Manager from 2013 to 2015 and Paint Line and Final Assembly Supervisor from 2004 to 2013.
Christopher Swanson
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Snap-on
Christopher Swanson has been Plant Manager at Snap-on since March 2026, based in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. Christopher Swanson was Plant Manager at Altium Packaging from 2024 to 2026, Plant Manager at BrassCraft Manufacturing Company from 2022 to 2024 and Laminate Plant Manager at Decore-ative Specialties from 2014 to 2021.
Dave Bellessa
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Snap-on
Dave Bellessa has been Plant Manager at Snap-on since February 2024, based in Elizabethton, Tennessee, and the profile headline reads Plant Manager at Snap On Tools Elizabethton, TN. Dave Bellessa was Operations Manager at Snap-on from 1987 to 2024 and describes skills in DMAIC and operations management.
Jay Graham
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Snap-on Incorporated
Jay Graham has been Plant Manager at Snap-on Incorporated since January 2013, based in Murphy, North Carolina, and the profile headline reads Director of manufacturing at Snapon Incorporated. The profile also lists Plant Manager roles at Snap-on from 2006 to 2009 and Value Stream Manager at Snapon Incorporated from 2005 to 2006, and says Jay Graham implemented a Lean strategy at the plant.
Jerry Liu
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Snap-on
Jerry Liu has been Plant Manager at Snap-on since December 2013, based in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, and the profile headline reads Plant Manager - Snap-on Tools. Jerry Liu was Factory Planning Manager at STL technology company from 2010 to 2013 and Production controller superisor at ASUS from 2003 to 2010.
Jim Fleuchaus
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager-Milwaukee · Snap-on
Jim Fleuchaus has been Plant Manager-Milwaukee at Snap-on since January 2020, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was Plant Manager-Elkmont at Snap-on from 2019 to 2020. Jim Fleuchaus was Operations Manager-Milwaukee at Snap-on from 2014 to 2019 and General Manager-Nohl Facility at The Gund Company from 2010 to 2014.
Joshua Helstrom
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Snap-on
Joshua Helstrom has been Plant Manager at Snap-on since June 2021, based in Jurupa Valley, California, with the role listed under Operations at Manager level. At Snap-on, Joshua Helstrom was also Assistant Plant Manager in 2021, Manufacturing Operations Manager from 2019 to 2021 and Design Engineer from 2013 to 2019.
Kameo Dunn
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Snap-on
Kameo Dunn has been Plant Manager at Snap-on since October 2023, based in the Louisville Metropolitan Area, and the profile names Challenger Lifts as the Snap-on division the role sits in. At Snap-on, Kameo Dunn was also Manager - Rapid Continuous Improvement & Safety from 2021 to 2023 and EHS & Powder Coating Engineer from 2019 to 2021.
Kris Winburn
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations, Torque Tools NA · Snap-on
Kris Winburn is a former Plant Manager at Snap-on, a role held from December 2021 to July 2025, based in Sycamore, Illinois. Kris Winburn has been Director of Operations, Torque Tools NA at Snap-on since July 2025 and was Chief Operating Officer at Big Bolt LLC from 2020 to 2021.
Roland Nagy
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Snap-on
Roland Nagy has been Plant Manager at Snap-on since July 2025, based in Hungary. Roland Nagy was Warehousing Manager Europe at Autoliv from 2022 to 2025, Logistics Manager there from 2019 to 2024 and Production Manager there from 2015 to 2019, and was Purchasing Manager at VPT Group from 2013 to 2015.
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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 balance day-to-day production with longer-term improvement work at your site?
- 03What has running a plant taught you about leading frontline teams?
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