Soft-Lite Windows Announces New Vice President of Operations
Streetsboro, OH (PRWEB) April 24, 2017 -- Soft-Lite Windows recently announced the appointment of Don Fisher as its new Vice President of Operations, making Soft-Lite’s management team even stronger and more dynamic in the marketplace. Don’s primary function is to help transform Soft-Lite’s manufacturing facility into a more engaged, lean workforce. He will build on the foundational lean tools Soft-Lite has already implemented by installing additional tools and implementing process changes to allow the company to expand for future growth and to train the managers and employees in servant leadership.
Don has spent the majority of his career as a turnaround Plant Manager and Director of Lean and Continuous Improvement with billion-dollar corporations including Guardian, Knauf and MAAX. He holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Management from Indiana Tech University. He is also a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and certified lean expert.
“Don is a people person who thrives on getting team members to drive results by empowering them to make the improvements themselves and take ownership for their own processes and decisions,” said Roy Anderson, President of Soft-Lite. “We welcome him to Soft-Lite to help us complete our journey to world class and show the window industry what a best-in-class manufacturing plant looks like.”
Soft-Lite is a vinyl replacement window and door manufacturer headquartered in Streetsboro, Ohio. The company was named a 2017 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award winner – making it the fourth consecutive year the company has achieved Partner of the Year recognition from ENERGY STAR. The company is also a multiple Crystal Achievement Award winner and is a recipient of the Friedman Corporation Customer Appreciation Award, the Window & Door Top 100 Manufacturers recognition, and the Door and Window “Companies to Watch” recognition. For more information, visit http://www.soft-lite.com.
Melanie Thomas, Soft-Lite Windows, http://www.soft-lite.com, +1 330-528-4007, [email protected]
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