At Whirlpool Corporation, we love manufacturing because we get manufacturing. It’s where everything comes together, and we couldn’t be more proud of our people who make it happen every day.
Many people think of jobs in manufacturing primarily held by men. While that’s been true in the past, in recent years, that trend has slowed. At Whirlpool Corporation, we value diversity, including diversity of thought — which women bring to our manufacturing operations every day.
Throughout Manufacturing Month in October, we are highlighting women at our factories in areas such as assembly, quality, management, finance, human resources and other functions.
Today we shine the spotlight on Chondra Richwine, manager of Supplier Quality in Clyde, Ohio.
Many people think of jobs in manufacturing primarily held by men. While that’s been true in the past, in recent years, that trend has slowed. At Whirlpool Corporation, we value diversity, including diversity of thought — which women bring to our manufacturing operations every day.
Throughout Manufacturing Month in October, we are highlighting women at our factories in areas such as assembly, quality, management, finance, human resources and other functions.
Today we shine the spotlight on Kelly Szatkowski, FDC senior manager at our plant in Greenville, Ohio.
Today, as part of Whirlpool Corporation’s ongoing commitment to producing products in the U.S. in a cost effective and environmentally efficient manner, the company broke ground on a wind turbine project at its manufacturing plant in Ottawa, Ohio. The project objectives are to save money while offsetting the facility’s electrical consumption by more than 30 percent, or enough energy to power 300-400 American homes annually.
The $3.3M “Wind for Industry” project will be built and funded by One Energy. The project was first announced in May of 2016 and is expected to be completed early in 2017.
“Wind power is a key component of our commitment to environmentally responsible operations and manufacturing,” said Ron Voglewede, Global Sustainability Director, Whirlpool Corporation. “We’re also excited for the opportunity to put our global commitment to sustainability into practice at a local level here in Ohio — where we have made a significant commitment to manufacturing, including by employing approximately 10,000 manufacturing employees.”
The Ottawa plant is one of three Whirlpool Corporation manufacturing plants in Ohio that are investing in wind energy. Earlier this year, the company announced a three-turbine wind farm project at its Marion plant as well as a two turbine farm at its Findlay plant that has been running since January. The completion of Whirlpool Corporation’s newest wind projects in Ottawa and Marion has the potential to make Whirlpool Corporation one of the largest Fortune 500 consumers of on-site wind energy in the United States. Collectively, the company expects to generate enough clean energy to power more than 2,400 average American homes per year.
“Not only will this allow us to incorporate sustainable practices into our manufacturing process, but the wind turbine will also give us the opportunity to further pursue operations efficiencies and cost reduction,” said Jenni Hanna, Ottawa Facilities Plant Lead at Whirlpool Corporation.
In honor of the new turbine, Whirlpool Corporation will also create a $5,000 Megawatt Scholarship to be awarded annually for the next 20 years to a graduating high school senior from the local school district. The scholarship is designed to encourage education in the technologies and industries of the future. Eligible local students will be those seeking a two or four year technical degree in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at an accredited college.
Many people think of jobs in manufacturing primarily held by men. While that’s been true in the past, in recent years, that trend has slowed. At Whirlpool Corporation, we value diversity, including diversity of thought — which women bring to our manufacturing operations every day.
Throughout Manufacturing Month in October, we are highlighting women at our factories in areas such as assembly, quality, management, finance, human resources and other functions.
Today we shine the spotlight on Darlene Ownbey, Assembly Process Lead in Cleveland, Tenn.
This summer Clyde Operations partnered with Terra State College to host a skilled trades camp T.A.L.E.N.T. (Trades Awareness Leading and Excelling in New Talent) Camp, where high school students were exposed to electricity, welding, machining and robotics.
On Friday Oct 21, 2016 those same students were invited to spend the day on our manufacturing floor to understand and see how those trades interact with each other and align with producing a product for consumers.
Many people think of jobs in manufacturing primarily held by men. While that’s been true in the past, in recent years, that trend has slowed. At Whirlpool Corporation, we value diversity, including diversity of thought — which women bring to our manufacturing operations every day.
Throughout Manufacturing Month in October, we are highlighting women at our factories in areas such as assembly, quality, management, finance, human resources and other functions.
Today we shine the spotlight on Kate Jones, who works in Finance at our plant in Marion, Ohio.
We’re proud to be ranked as one of the most trustworthy companies in Michigan, which were the results from a three-year survey from Grand Valley State University’s Koeze Business Ethics Initiative showing Whirlpool is the second-most trusted Michigan company.
Jeff Noel, vice president of global communications and public affairs at Whirlpool, said they are honored to see the survey results.
“…Whirlpool has been committed to upholding our values of mutual respect, integrity, diversity with inclusion, teamwork and the spirit of winning,” Noel said in an email. “Through these values we fulfill our obligation to earn and maintain the trust of stakeholders, employees and the communities in which we operate by adhering to and setting the highest values and standards possible.”
Read the full article by Tony Wittkowski of the Herald-Palladium >>>
October 7 was National Manufacturing Day but at Whirlpool Corporation we celebrate manufacturing everyday
To showcase the importance of manufacturing our Jim Keppler participated in several media interviews including with a publication called IndustryWeek to highlight industry trends, the importance of a highly skilled workforce, and much more.
Listen to that conversation here >>>
Many people think of jobs in manufacturing primarily held by men. While that’s been true in the past, in recent years, that trend has slowed. At Whirlpool Corporation, we value diversity, including diversity of thought — which women bring to our manufacturing operations every day.
Throughout Manufacturing Month in October, we are highlighting women at our factories in areas such as assembly, quality, management, finance, human resources and other functions.
Today we shine the spotlight on Joyce Albright, production supervisor in Marion, Ohio.
Congratulations Claudia Hawkins from our Customer eXperience Center in Benton Harbor, who presented and won a Gold medal at the America’s Regional Championships in the category of Best Sales Campaign. Claudia is now setting her sights on winning a Gold medal at the upcoming World Championships happening in Las Vegas from November 7th to the 11th.
We’re all rooting for you Claudia!
Thank you also goes out to Contact Center World for the nice article.
Many people think of jobs in manufacturing primarily held by men. While that’s been true in the past, in recent years, that trend has slowed. At Whirlpool Corporation, we value diversity, including diversity of thought — which women bring to our Manufacturing operations every day.
Throughout Manufacturing Month in October, we are highlighting women at our factories in areas such as assembly, quality, management, finance, human resources and other functions.
Today we shine the spotlight on:
– Ashley Gamble, Lean manager in Greenville, Ohio
– Leah Buchhop, Lean analyst in Ottawa, Ohio
Throughout October, Whirlpool Corporation is celebrating Manufacturing Month. We are shining the spotlight on all 14 of our North American plants where our 15,000 employees proudly produce quality appliances that find a home with our consumers — and make their lives better and easier.
Today we feature our premium cooking plant in Cleveland, TN . Take a journey with us as we show how a product comes to life and moves from our home to yours.
