Schupan & Sons promotes operations manager

Rick Hart has been promoted to process improvement manager with Schupan & Sons.

Schupan & Sons, Inc., based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, has announced that Rick Hart has been promoted to process improvement manager.

Beginning his career as a driver for Schupan Industrial Recycling Services in 1984, Rick Hart moved to the newly formed Schupan Recycling in 1988 where he was a machine technician, maintenance supervisor and, most recently, operations manager. The company reports that Rick was a key player in establishing Schupan Recycling as the national leader in beverage container recycling.

Schupan Recycling is among the largest independently owned processors and marketers of used beverage containers in the nation. Its facilities process aluminum, PET plastic and glass for Michigan’s wholesalers and grocers.

“Rick has been instrumental and invaluable in operational improvements for Schupan Recycling. As Process Improvement Manager for Schupan & Sons, Inc., Rick’s expertise and leadership will ensure the realization of company objectives,” says Tom Emmerich, COO of Schupan & Sons, Inc., of Hart’s promotion. “We’re always looking for ways to improve and Rick’s vision will help get us there.”

Schupan Recycling is a division of Schupan & Sons, Inc. with operations in Wixom and Wyoming, Michigan and Chicago, Illinois.