Starrett appoints director of operations and continuous improvement

The L.S. Starrett Company has named Matthew Wells as director of operations and continuous improvement.

In this new position based at Starrett Headquarters in Athol, Mass., Wells is responsible for production, planning, production control and purchasing, inventory management, warehouse and shipping, quality, manufacturing engineering, facility, EHS, maintenance and continuous improvement.

Wells reports directly to Emerson Leme, vice-president of Starrett Industrial Products, North America.

“We are very pleased to have Matt join the Starrett team,” said Leme. “He brings to Starrett a broad range of manufacturing and production expertise that will be vital for the company’s operations.”

Wells has over 25 years of manufacturing experience in the United States and Canada, including extensive experience with Toyota Production Systems, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma during his tenure at a Toyota motor manufacturing company and The Schaeffler Bearing Group.