OKAY Industries Inc. a contract manufacturer that engineers components and subassemblies for original equipment manufacturers in the medical device and industrial markets, has promoted Steven Kmiec to director of Manufacturing. In his role, Kmiec will oversee the daily manufacturing operations at OKAY Industries’ domestic facilities in New Britain and Berlin, Conn., and will also support production activities for the company’s Costa Rica facility. 

“We could not be more thrilled for Steve to support us in this capacity,” said Jason Howey, president of OKAY Industries. “Since joining our team, Steve has demonstrated his expert knowledge every day. He addresses challenges with innovation, insight and efficiency, and consistently displays his ability to lead by example. His hands-on approach, passion and drive has earned him respect as both a leader and a team player.”

Kmiec brings more than 30 years of demonstrated, multi-disciplined work experience in product application and development engineering in a range of industries including: medical, aerospace, automotive, defense, and consumer goods. He is a skilled operations and engineering manager as well as an experienced teambuilder, who is well-versed in computer-aided design (CAD), SolidWorks, CNC programming, lean operations, value stream mapping, and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA). Most recently Kmiec was a senior manufacturing engineer with OKAY Industries.

A resident of Coventry, Conn., Kmiec will be instrumental in supporting the company’s strategic growth initiatives, integrating new technologies and processes to support the demands of OKAY Industries’ global customer base.