Grote Industries announced that Ken Hoskins has stepped into the role of plant manager for Madison, Wisc. operations.
Hoskins will report to Tom Blades, vice president of operations for Grote Industries, and will be responsible for all manufacturing and warehousing functions in Madison. Gary Liter, David Hocking, Debbie Courtney and Jim Plum will report to Hoskins.
Before coming to Grote, Hoskins was previously a production manager at UGN and the plant supervisor at the Kentucky Steel Center. He also worked in supervisory positions at Newell Rubbermaid and Ichikoh Manufacturing, and spent 12 years at Toyota.