Takeuchi-US Hires New Director of Operations for South Carolina Facility
MOORE, S.C. (Aug.13, 2024) — Chris Burdette of Greenville, South Carolina, has been named director of operations at the Takeuchi-US compact track loader production facility in Moore, South Carolina.
A native of Covington, Virginia, Burdette will oversee all functions at that facility, including safety, production, maintenance, procurement, financial control, budgeting and human resources. He will lead and mentor his staff, as well as work with the Takeuchi headquarters office to develop annual plans and policies for the Moore location, along with other duties as required.
Burdette comes to Takeuchi-US with more than two decades of experience spanning logistics, continuous improvement initiatives, manufacturing operations and quality integrations. His most recent role was as director of operations for a global instrumentation company, where he improved on-time delivery by 25 percent and the accuracy of customer communications by 50%. Burdette attended Marshall University where he graduated with his bachelor’s and his master’s degrees, both in business administration. He earned his Six Sigma Green Belt from Villanova University in 2017.
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