• Grote appoints plant manager

    Ken Hoskins will be responsible for all manufacturing and warehousing functions following his appointment as plant manager for Grote Industries’ Madison, IN, facility
    July 27, 2011

    Ken Hoskins will be responsible for all manufacturing and warehousing functions following his appointment as plant manager for Grote Industries’ Madison, IN, facility.

    Hoskins was previously the production manager at UGN and the plant supervisor at the Kentucky Steel Center, both comparable positions to his new assignment.

    In addition he has worked in supervisory positions at Newell Rubbermaid and Ichikoh Manufacturing, and he spent 12 years at Toyota, advancing to group leader during that time.

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