Matt Lefeld

About Matt Lefeld

Manufacturing Operations professional with diverse leadership experiences. Successfully led teams large and small across multiple states within the United States. Demonstrated ability to relocate and quickly immerse in local culture, then connect and build trust while driving centrally desired initiatives. Global experience with site benchmarking and continuous improvement. Proven to grow team capability through leveraging cross-functional relationships and experiences. Strong focus on safety performance balanced with increasing team urgency for results achievement. Quickly able to learn new processes and skills, then apply through teams to realize value in improved efficiency and waste elimination. Experienced in TPM and Lean methods.

Experience

1. Plant Manager

   James Hardie

   Feb 2025 — Present · Reno, NV, US

Education

• Bowling Green State University

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

• San José State University

  Certificate in Advanced Global Leadership, Business

  2017 — 2018

• The Ohio State University

  Owens Corning - Operations Excellence Leadership Program, Business Executive Education

• San José State University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2017 — 2019

Skills

• Manufacturing
• Supply Chain Management
• Materials Management
• Inventory Management
• Operations Management
• Kaizen
• Continuous Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• Sap
• Process Improvement
• 5s
• Manufacturing Operations
• Leadership
• Management
• Supply Chain
• Warehousing
• Value Stream Mapping
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Logistics
• Mrp
• Operational Excellence
• Strategic Sourcing