{"id":1101,"date":"2021-12-19T13:21:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T13:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/?page_id=1101"},"modified":"2022-03-08T11:58:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T11:58:20","slug":"meet-the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/meet-the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"MEET THE TEAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>MEET THE TEAM<\/h1>\n<p>\t\tFarmer\u2019s\u00ae is part of UPU Industries, a hugely successful and expanding  company which has been supplying the agri-sector for over 40  years.\t\t<\/p>\n<h4> SALES TEAM<\/h4>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/johnny.jpg\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Jonathan Megarry<\/h3>\n<h4>Commercial Sales Executive<\/h4>\n<p>Jonathan is the Sales Development Manager, from a farming background, he likes all types of machinery. He is passionate about his customers. Give Jonathan a call today!<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jonathan.megarry@upuindustries.com\">jonathan.megarry@upuindustries.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCONTACT JONATHAN<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gary.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Millar\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Gary Millar<\/h3>\n<h4>International Sales Development Manager<\/h4>\n<p>Gary is UPU Sales and Marketing Manager. He understands your requirements and finds it rewarding when a customer is a happy customer. Give Gary a call today!<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:gary.millar@upuindustries.com\">gary.millar@upuindustries.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCONTACT GARY<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/harry.jpg\" alt=\"HARRY ORR\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Harry Orr<\/h3>\n<h4>Commercial Manager<\/h4>\n<p>Harry is the Commercial Manager at UPU. It is his aim to ensure that your order to delivery works like clockwork. Give Harry a call today!<br \/>\n<BR><BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:harry.orr@upuindustries.com\">harry.orr@upuindustries.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCONTACT HARRY<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<h4> KANSAS TEAM<\/h4>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Untitled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3>KEVIN ROGERS<\/h3>\n<h4>Plant Manager<\/h4>\n<p>Kevin is a Kansas native with a rural upbringing influenced by farming and ranching; with almost 20 years manufacturing experience, he works to fit your needs into our operation.<\/p>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Untitled-8.jpg\" alt=\"Susan Dean\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Susan Dean<\/h3>\n<h4>Operations Lead \/ Training Officer<\/h4>\n<p>Susan is a Junction City native who started with our operation as an operator and worked her way to her current role.  She is passionate about our process, our products performance for you, and instils this in our daily operations.<\/p>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Untitled-6.jpg\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Lynette Heath<\/h3>\n<h4>Quality Control<\/h4>\n<p>Lynette comes from an air force family where hard work and stringent organization were expectations. She monitors the production quality of our operation daily and coordinates logistics with our customers for timely dispatch of your goods<\/p>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Untitled-3.jpg\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Chris Harrell<\/h3>\n<h4>Warehouse Operative<\/h4>\n<p>Chris, being a military brat, spent his early years in Germany where he was born.  After setting roots in Junction City he took on our Warehouse position.  He\u2019ll ensure your produce is loaded and packed securely when shipped.<\/p>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Untitled-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Kaitlin McGuire<\/h3>\n<h4>Human Resources<\/h4>\n<p>Kaitlin is passionate about the outdoors and as a Michigan native, doesn\u2019t mind the Kansas cold.  She cares for our operation through our most valuable assets, our people, as our certified HR Administrator.<\/p>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Untitled-4.jpg\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Jamie Willis<\/h3>\n<h4>Operations Clerk<\/h4>\n<p>Jamie, like many others in our area, fortuned upon Kansas as a military spouse.  Jamie enjoys cooking as well trying new candies like gummy worms, mad with real worms.  She maintains our operations data for tracking, tracing, and operational performance means.\n <\/p>\n<h2> ALL FARMER\u2019S NETWRAP IS MANUFACTURED RIGHT HERE IN OUR KANSAS FACTORY<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tlearn more<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>WANT TO WORK WITH US?<\/h2>\n<h2>From the factory floor to our office staff, we have the best team at Farmer\u2019s.<\/h2>\n<p>Want to join us? Click the button below for our current vacancies.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCURRENT VACANCIES<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/STAFF-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"staff\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/STAFF-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/STAFF-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/STAFF-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/STAFF-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/STAFF-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/STAFF.jpg 1545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cI used Colorbale for the first time this August, with my John Deere 569. It was highly efficient, achieving 126 bales per roll using just three wraps per bale.  As the wrap setting for Colorbale replicates that of John Deere, it was easy to use, particularly with its innovative color-coded loading indicator.  I\u2019ve been highly impressed with the \u2018right over the edge\u2019 coverage, and am confident that all bales are tight and secure for winter use.\u201d<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" alt=\"Rancher Dwight Tam Kipp\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite>Rancher Dwight Tam KippKS, Saline County<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cIt worked great, normally, these John Deere Balers are pretty finicky on the kinda netwrap you put in it, literally we took our usual netwrap out, stuck this roll in and it never messed up once!\u201d<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" alt=\"Custom Baler Tim Howard\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite>Custom Baler Tim HowardNebraska<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cIt\u2019s the only American made red, white and blue netwrap out there and I\u2019m proud to show I\u2019m American. It looks fantastic on the bale!\u201d<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" alt=\"Ryan Mausey, buyer\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite>Ryan Mausey, buyerFarmer\u2019s Cooperative<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cThe toughest net for the toughest job, I wouldn\u2019t use any other net for my corn stalks. I have been using it the past three seasons and it always impresses me how it performs time and time again\u201d<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.upuindustries.com\/us\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" alt=\"David Leifer, Rancher\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite>David Leifer, RancherTexas<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrevious<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext<\/p>\n<h3>CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEET THE TEAM Farmer\u2019s\u00ae is part of UPU Industries, a hugely successful and expanding company which has been supplying the agri-sector for over 40 years. 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