Mark A. Horner
Manufacturing & Organizational Systems Advisor. I advise manufacturing and industrial organizations on strengthening leadership capability, improving execution, and building systems that scale performance.
- Role
- Technical Trainer Instructor at Smurfit Westrock
- Location
- Independence, MO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mark A. Horner
With extensive experience across Fortune 100, large-scale manufacturing, and privately held industrial organizations, I partner with CEOs, CHROs, and operations leaders to align leadership behaviors with business outcomes. My background spans organizational development, leadership systems, workforce capability, and enterprise change. I\'m always grounded in practical application, not theory.I see what most leaders miss:• Leadership inconsistency across sites, shifts, or regions• Strong operators promoted without sufficient leadership readiness• Growth or transformation outpacing leadership capability• Talent retention challenges in competitive labor marketsMy approach is based on a simple belief: leadership is a system, not a personality trait. Sustainable performance comes from clear /aligned expectations, capable leaders, and behaviors that are reinforced daily. Not from heroic individuals.I’ve led enterprise solutions and organizational effectiveness initiatives at organizations supporting frontline supervisors through executive teams across multi-site operations.I am particularly effective in manufacturing and industrial environments because leadership solutions must work on the production floor, across shifts, and under pressure. If they don’t, they won’t last.As an advisor, I bring structure and an outside perspective, helping leaders focus on what will actually move performance.
Experience
Technical Trainer Instructor
Feb 2026 — Present · Liberty, MO, US
Whether you’re launching a new career in manufacturing, improving those technical capabilities, or exploring the next leadership role, I’m here to help you succeed.
Education
Central Technology Center
Industrial Technology Advisory Board Member, Organizational Leadership
Villanova University
Masters Certificate, Organizational Leadership, Project Management
Midland College
Diesel Technology Advisory Board - Program Chairperson
2013
Skills
- Training Delivery
- Sales
- Management
- Team Building
- Business Process Improvement
- Sharepoint
- Training
- Fmcsr
- Technical Training
- Staff Development
- Instructional Design
- Leadership
- Human Resources
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Sales Operations
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Project Planning
- Leadership Development
- Performance Management
- Organizational Alignment
- Internship Program Development
- Change Management
- Business Strategy
- Courseware Development
- Organizational Effectiveness
- Strategy
- Succession Planning
- Strategy Alignment
- Organizational Development
- Needs Analysis
- Human Resource Development
- Organizational Culture Assessment - 7s
- Dot Regulations
- Sdlc
- Budgets
- Hbdi
- Process Improvement
- Talent Management
- Strategic Human Resources Leadership
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