Jake Wiles

Jake Wiles is an experienced plant manager with a robust background in manufacturing and engineering. Currently serving as the Plant Manager at Mazzella Companies since June 2024, Wiles previously held the same title at Piedmont Hoist & Crane from March 2022 to July 2024, and served as both Production Manager and Plant Manager at Kewaunee Scientific Corp. from April 2019 to March 2022. Early career roles include positions as Assembly Manager and Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Kewaunee, as well as Thin Film Process Engineer at Guardian Industries, where responsibilities involved producing and troubleshooting optical coatings. Wiles also worked at Atotech as a Research Chemist and Chemist, focusing on surface finishing technologies and customer support in the metal finishing industry. An early position as Lab Technician at ATI Allvac involved quality control for superalloys. Wiles earned a BS in Chemistry/Business from Wingate University between 1996 and 2001.