Kevin Smith
Director of Recruiting
Recruiting Specialties
- Advanced Manufacturing & Automation
- Plastics & Polymer Manufacturing
- Packaging, Containers & Corrugated Materials
- Flexible Packaging & Film Processing
- Metals, Steel & Fabrication
- Automotive Manufacturing & Suppliers
- Aerospace & Precision Manufacturing
- Medical Devices & Regulated Manufacturing
- Chemicals & Specialty Materials
- Injection Molding, Extrusion & Tooling
- Contract & Custom Manufacturing Operations
- Industrial Machinery & Equipment Manufacturing
- Wood & Milling
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Fun Fact
He is a huge Baltimore Ravens and Orioles fan.
Favorite Social Activity
Golf.
About Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith is a senior recruiting leader at Blue Signal Search, specializing in industrial and manufacturing recruiting for companies that depend on reliable plant operations, strong engineering teams, and effective leadership. He partners with hiring managers and executive teams to support workforce stability, operational performance, and long-term growth.
Kevin works with manufacturers nationwide to recruit plant leadership, engineering, automation, maintenance, quality, and technical professionals. He has built a particularly strong track record supporting plastics and packaging manufacturing operations, where hiring precision is critical to maintaining uptime, quality, and production efficiency. He understands that hiring decisions in manufacturing directly affect day-to-day operations, safety, and productivity.
Widely recognized for his ability to build strong, high-performing plant teams, Kevin helps manufacturers scale and modernize without disrupting daily operations. He builds teams that work well together on the plant floor, aligning leadership, engineering, and skilled trades to support safe, efficient, and consistent performance.
Search Focus
- Executive & Plant Leadership
(CEO, COO, Chief Manufacturing Officer, Plant Manager, General Manager, Site Leader) - Manufacturing, Engineering & Technical Roles
(Manufacturing, Process, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Chemical Engineering) - Advanced Manufacturing & Automation
(Automation, Controls, Robotics, AI-enabled manufacturing systems) - Tooling, Machinery & Industrial Processing
(Injection Molding, Extrusion, Metals, Packaging, Chemicals) - Maintenance, Reliability & Skilled Trades
(Maintenance Leadership, Reliability Engineers, Industrial Maintenance, Controls, Robotics) - Quality, EHS & Continuous Improvement
(Quality Leadership, Supplier Quality, EHS, Lean, Six Sigma, CI) - Sales, Commercial & Technical Sales
(Sales Leadership, Account Management, Business Development, Sales Engineering) - Supply Chain, Operations & Production Support
(Materials Leadership, Planning, Scheduling, Logistics) - Manufacturing IT, Industry 4.0 & Smart Systems
(MES/ERP, Industrial IT/OT, Manufacturing Data & Analytics)