Zachary Janosky of Global Manufacturing, Inc. — Controlling Costs to Stop Price Increases

The bluEPrint by Executive Platforms

At the 2023 edition of the long-running and successful North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit in Fort Worth, Texas, we sat down with Zachary Janosky, the Director of Operations for Global Manufacturing, Inc. He had hosted a themed lunch discussion at the event where manufacturing executives from organizations of all shapes and sizes brainstormed ways to cut costs in an increasingly expensive world. There is no silver bullet, but a lot of interesting ideas were explored. In this interview, Zachary shares some of the key takeways for a larger audience. Give this one a listen!
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Zachary Janosky was born in Fort Worth, TX in August 1985. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in May 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering and received a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. After graduating from The Basic School in March 2008, he proceeded through the Naval Aviation pipeline for flight training. First Lieutenant Janosky was designated as a Naval Aviator on September 11, 2009.

After initial training in the UH-1N Huey, he was then assigned to his fleet squadron, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 (HMLA-167), in MCAS New River, North Carolina, in February 2010. He deployed twice:

• April 2011 – February 2012 with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM-263) on the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22d MEU) participating in Operation Unified Protector; and
• May – October 2013 with HMLA-167 in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF).

During his fleet tour, Captain Janosky served many collateral duties to include: Operations Scheduling Officer, Ground Safety Officer (GSO), Assistant Logistics Officer (S-4A), Quality Assurance Officer (QAO), and Weapons and Tactics Officer (WTO). He also completed a conversion to the new UH-1Y Huey/Venom and many Deployments for Training (DFTs).

In July 2015, Captain Janosky reported to Marine Aviation Training Support Group 21 (MATSG-21) where he served as a helicopter instructor pilot with Helicopter Training Squadron 18 (HT-18) training the fleet’s newest helicopter pilots. During this tour, he held positions as a Student Control officer, Ground Safety Officer, and Formation and Tactics Standardization Officer. He achieved status as a Standardization Instructor in 3 of 4 areas of flight training. In July 2018, Captain Janosky transitioned to the Reserves, continuing to instruct during his reserve drill times, and was soon promoted to Major.

In August 2018, Zachary Janosky moved to Little Rock, AR, to become Production Manager at Global Manufacturing, Inc. He was soon promoted to General Manager and is currently holding the position of Director of Operations. He oversees all facets of the administrative and manufacturing departments of the business.

Major Janosky’s military awards include the Air Medal with Strike/Flight numeral 4, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal with bronze star, and NATO Medal for operations in Libya and Afghanistan. Zachary’s business achievements include carrying a small business through the COVID recession, making manufacturing changes to certain parts to cut our bottlenecks by 30%, reducing costs and increasing throughput while increasing employee benefits.

Zachary is currently married with 3 children and lives in Pensacola, FL.