Two appointments at Atlas Pressed Metals

Chris Sconzo has been hired as plant manager.
Chris Sconzo has been hired as plant manager.
Diane Laubacker has been appointed quality administrator in Atlas Pressed Metals’ quality department.
Diane Laubacker has been appointed quality administrator in Atlas Pressed Metals’ quality department.

Chris Sconzo has been hired as plant manager and brings more than 25 years of manufacturing, engineering and leadership experience, including plant management, product marketing and senior level management. He most recently served as plant manager at lighting manufacturer OSRAM Sylvania.

“We recognized Chris’ skillset in driving continuous improvement culture, with his hands-on experience in value stream mapping, Kaizen, Six Sigma, Hoshin Kanri and total productive maintenance,” said Jude Pfingstler, president of Atlas Pressed Metals. “Hiring Chris is strategic to Atlas’ goals to empower results-driven teams to ensure top quality and superior customer service.”

In his role at Atlas, Sconzo will be responsible for managing the operations side of the business including production, engineering, quality and purchasing. His focus will be on maintaining Atlas’ superior quality and customer service while supporting the Atlas teams, which will help to ensure cost competitiveness for future growth.

Quality control

Diane Laubacker has been appointed quality administrator in Atlas Pressed Metals’ quality department.

She will be responsible for document control and will serve as one of the powdered metal manufacturer’s internal quality auditors.