10 UFP Industries plant leaders
Plant Manager and Factory Built Plant Manager are the titles these UFP Industries plant leaders hold today, each in a plant role at the company. A reader can learn how plant leaders run their sites at UFP Industries from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Anthony Kaser-Ruano
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · UFP Industries
Anthony Kaser-Ruano has been Plant Manager at UFP Industries since June 2023, based in Chino, California, and was Production Manager there from 2018 to 2023. Anthony Kaser-Ruano was Master Planner at RSI Professional Cabinet Solutions (RSI PCS) from 2017 to 2018.
Bill Cowden
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · UFP Industries
Bill Cowden has been Plant Manager at UFP Industries since June 2013, based in Marshall, Minnesota, and the profile headline reads Plant Manager at Universal Forest Products. Bill Cowden was Manufacturing Manager at CJ Schwan's from December 2006 to June 2013.
Cesar Liriano
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · UFP Industries
Cesar Liriano has been Plant Manager at UFP Industries since June 2024, based in Davenport, Florida, and also held a Plant Manager row there from 2021 to 2024. At UFP Industries, Cesar Liriano was also Regional Industrial Specialist from 2020 to 2021, Sr. Production Manager from 2017 to 2020 and Production Manager from 2013 to 2017.
Gary Hershberger
LinkedInExperience: Factory Built Plant Manager · UFP Industries
Gary Hershberger has been Factory Built Plant Manager at UFP Industries since September 2023, based in South Bend, Indiana, and was Maintenance Manager there from 2021 to 2023. Gary Hershberger was Construction Superintendent at McFarland Construction Inc. from 2015 to 2016.
Isaac Walters
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · UFP Industries
Isaac Walters has been Plant Manager at UFP Industries since October 2024, based in the Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area. At UFP Industries, Isaac Walters was also Production Manager from 2021 to 2024, Assistant Production Manager from 2020 to 2021 and Production Management Trainee from 2019 to 2020.
Jay Taylor
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · UFP Industries
Jay Taylor has been Plant Manager at UFP Industries since July 2024, based in Harrisonville, Missouri, and was Production Manager there from 2022 to 2024. Jay Taylor was Manufacturing Manager at Collins Bus from 2020 to 2022 and Production Control Manager there from 2015 to 2018.
John Bennett
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · UFP Industries
John Bennett has been Plant Manager at UFP Industries since September 2016, based in Auburn, New York, and the profile headline reads Plant Manager at UFP Site Built. John Bennett was Safety Director at UFP Industries in 2016 and Safety Manager at Waste Connections of Canada from 2005 to 2015.
Kevin Orr
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · UFP Industries
Kevin Orr has been Plant Manager at UFP Industries since March 2026, based in Schertz, Texas, and was Production Manager there from 2024 to 2026. Kevin Orr was Production Supervisor at William Scottsman from 2019 to 2023 and at Barnes Aerospace from 2017 to 2019.
Luke Laxton
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · UFP Industries
Luke Laxton has been Plant Manager at UFP Industries since April 2016, and the profile headline reads Plant Manager at UFP Salisbury, LLC. At UFP Industries, Luke Laxton was also Production Manager from 2015 to 2016 and Production management trainee from 2013 to 2014.
Steven Simpson
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · UFP Industries
Steven Simpson has held a Plant Manager row at UFP Industries since June 2006, based in Moultrie, Georgia, and has also been General Manager of Operations at UFP Moultrie LLC since June 2006. The profile headline reads General Manager of Operations at UFP Moultrie LLC.
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- 01What took most of your attention in your first year as plant manager?
- 02How do you split your week between production issues and longer-term plant priorities?
- 03Which earlier production or maintenance role best prepared you to run a plant?
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