Loading dock safety and industrial door manufacturer with global operations
Rite-Hite manufactures loading dock equipment, vehicle restraints, industrial doors, and in-plant safety systems across 1,001–5,000 employees. The tech stack—Siemens PLCs, Allen-Bradley controllers, SolidWorks, and testing frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Postman)—reflects a manufacturing-heavy org focused on embedded systems and quality assurance rather than software. Active hiring across manufacturing, sales, and engineering, combined with projects in digital transformation (MES/IoT), global QMS implementation, and automation roadmaps, signals an operational modernization effort to integrate discrete manufacturing with data-driven processes.
Notable leadership hires: Director of Quality, Director of Strategy
Rite-Hite develops and manufactures loading dock safety systems, industrial doors, vehicle restraints, dock levelers, dock seals, shelters, and high-speed/cooler doors for distribution centers and manufacturing facilities worldwide. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the company serves mid-market and enterprise customers in North America, the UK, and Canada. The product portfolio spans hydraulic, mechanical, and air-powered equipment, plus aftermarket parts and field service. Current operational priorities include global quality management system rollout, fabrication center scaling, footprint optimization across multiple sites, and expansion of the service business line.
Manufacturing and controls: Siemens PLCs, Allen-Bradley, SolidWorks. Testing and QA: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Postman, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP. DevOps and build: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD. Data/analytics: Power BI, SQL, Minitab. Development: TypeScript, Python, Git.
Key initiatives include global QMS implementation, digital transformation (MES and IoT deployments), fabrication center of excellence, automation roadmaps, footprint optimization across manufacturing sites, and expansion of the service business line.
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