Spartech, a manufacturer of engineered thermoplastics and custom packaging solutions sold into a variety of industries, including RV and marine, has announced the following organizational changes to the company’s McMinnville, Ore., location.
Jeff Freeman is promoted to plant manager and will oversee the facility’s safety and safety culture, business process improvement, quality, and revenue growth. After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and serving in the U.S. Army for seven years, Jeff joined the Spartech Goodyear, Ariz., facility in 2015 and relocated to the McMinnville facility in 2018.
Jason Bell is promoted to quality supervisor. After joining Spartech in 1995 as a third-shift packer, he steadily worked his way up as an operator trainee, assistant supervisor, third-shift supervisor and first-shift supervisor.
Alberto Martinez is promoted to shift supervisor. Beginning his Spartech career in 2002 as a packer, he has also performed other roles, including operator trainee and operator “A” on all three shifts. He was also a first-shift leadman before his promotion to shift supervisor.
Martinez is a 2021 “Circle of Champions” award winner for distinguished Spartech service and is the first McMinnville employee to receive this honor.
Mike Kirby announces his retirement after a 42-year Spartech career. He worked in multiple company facilities over the decades, and the company said Kirby was well-liked by all and made a lasting contribution to the organization.
“We are proud of our talented team members and each of these individuals is a great example of the attentive and helpful brand we have created for our valued customers,” said McMinnville Manufacturing Manager Jay Bonk. “People are our company’s greatest asset, and we congratulate these employees in their new roles.”
