Manufacturer appoints new operations manager

The new hire has held several roles related to production and operations.

Oct 12th, 2015

Photo courtesy of Kemutec Group Inc.

Photo courtesy of Kemutec Group Inc.

Steve Mines has joined Kemutec Group Inc. as the company’s new operations manager, according to a press release.

Mines will oversee supply chain and site operational requirements, noted the release. He will manage local, U.S. and overseas vendors and supplies, the quality assurance and ERP systems, warehouse and distribution activities. Mines will also liaise with group engineering design support.

Before joining Kemutec, Mines served as AutoCAD design engineer, QA system manager and operation manager for a heat exchanger manufacturer, stated the release.

Kemutec supplies powder processing equipment and components to the food, pharmaceutical and chemicals industries, reported the release.

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