Joe Friend

Joe Friend is an experienced Facilities and Maintenance Manager at CTB, Inc., leading maintenance technicians across multiple plants in Milford, Indiana, while also collaborating with facilities globally to establish best practices. Previous experience includes serving as Maintenance Manager at Bay Valley Foods, where Joe improved overall equipment effectiveness and reduced reactive maintenance, and as Facilities Maintenance Engineer at Trane, ensuring reliable HVAC operations. Joe has also held roles such as Reliability Engineer at Ardagh Group, Maintenance Manager at Red Gold and Guide Corporation, and additional positions in various companies early in a career that began with service in the United States Marine Corps as an Aviation Electrician. Joe holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from the University of South Carolina Aiken.