Steve Baumgartner
Thirty-two years in manufacturing, on both sides of the seam. Plant floor to General Manager.
I've stood where you stand.
Thirty-two years in manufacturing, on both sides of the seam. I've run the line and turned the wrenches. I've led maintenance from one crew to a region, carried reliability responsibility for 42 plants at a Fortune 250 manufacturer, then run the whole plant. I know what it's like when both sides are right and the line is still down.
- Plant floor operatorProduction side
- Maintenance TechnicianMaintenance side
- Maintenance Supervisor
- Maintenance Manager
- Plant Engineer
- Regional Maintenance ManagerMultiple plants
- Director of Asset ReliabilityReliability responsibility for 42 plants, Fortune 250
- Plant ManagerOwned both sides
- General ManagerOwned the P&L
“He doesn't show up with a slide deck and a theory. He's stood where your plant manager stands.”
Two sides. One direction.
Two halves facing opposite ways, joined at the center and lifted by one flame. That's the work: maintenance and production, bound together and moving the same way.
Forged steel doesn't happen in a meeting. It takes heat, pressure and time. So does a plant that holds its gains after I leave.
Want to talk? Give me 30 minutes.
Tell me what's happening on your floor. I'll tell you whether it's worth a closer look, and where I'd start.