Langley Earns Occupational Safety Standard of Excellence Certification

Michelle MachenOur Stories, Small Packaging

The Langley Small Packaging (plastics) facility celebrated receiving its Occupational Safety Standard of Excellence (OSSE) certification in a ceremony on October 2. “We are excited and honored to receive the Occupational Safety Standard of Excellence certification,” said Plant Manager Matthew Ralph. “It’s an outstanding achievement made possible through dedicated commitment, passion and a never-ending pursuit to ensure a safe work …

Maintenance Teams in Dayton and Leominster Use Machine Rebuild as Training Opportunity

Michelle MachenOur Stories, Small Packaging

Mauser Maintenance teams play a crucial role in keeping our equipment up and running. Our highly qualified teams are often asked to do more than routine maintenance and quickly jump into action assisting in rebuilds of non-operational machines. These rebuilds save the company money by extending the life of existing equipment and provide an opportunity for employee training. The Dayton, …

Giving our supervisors the best tools to be effective leaders

Michelle MachenMauser News, Industrial Solutions, Large Packaging, Reconditioning, Small Packaging

On September 25 and 26, Front Line Leadership, the new Mauser supervisory development program for current and future managers and supervisors, launched with a pilot session held in Oak Brook, Illinois. The pilot session was attended by 18 employees from the Small, Large, and Reconditioning business units. Pilot participants were introduced to the program’s learning modules, training activities and resources …

Cedar City Breaks Ground on Facility Expansion

Michelle MachenOur Stories, Small Packaging

On September 4, the Cedar City, Utah Small Packaging (Plastics) facility broke ground on a warehouse addition that will almost double the plant’s footprint. Completion of the expansion is expected in early 2020 and will provide opportunity to develop new business in the West Coast region. The continued growth of injection and blow molding within the business has decreased the …

Collaboration Between Business Units Creates Savings and Sustainability

Michelle MachenOur Stories, Industrial Solutions, Large Packaging, Small Packaging

The combined strength of Mauser Packaging Solutions enables our business units to collaborate and realize global solutions benefiting the business as a whole. When IBC corner production in our Mount Vernon, Ohio Large Packaging facility exceeded capacity, a solution with in the Small Packaging Business Unit was found. Due to the close proximity to several IBC facilities in South Texas, …

Donation Drives Support Local Communities

Michelle MachenOur Stories, Small Packaging

Two Supply Drives in Trenton, New Jersey In June, the Trenton, New Jersey Small Packaging (metals) facility hosted a supply drive to support Trenton’s local animal shelter. Around 125 items were donated by employees to help the shelter care for animals in need of a home. In August, the facility hosted a school supply drive to provide needed supplies to …

Chicago Metals Improves Facility Curb Appeal

Michelle MachenOur Stories, Small Packaging

On August 14, employees at the Chicago Metals Small Packaging facility participated in a teambuilding activity to improve the exterior of the plant. The team, led by Plant Manager Brian McAnally, Business Unit Manager Greg Wassink, and Maintenance Manager Chris Tran, was able to make significant improvements to the curb appeal of the facility. Jeff Hovey, Small Packaging Vice President …

Springhill Facility Recognizes Employees with Over 30 Years of Service

Michelle MachenOur Stories, Small Packaging

In early July, the Springhill, Nova Scotia Small Packaging facility recognized 12 employees each celebrating more than 30 years of service with the facility. Four of the recognized employees have more than 40 years of service each and together have 161 combined years of service. Magi Carter, Springhill Human Resources Manager commented, “We are fortunate to have such dedicated and …

Cincinnati Employees Provide School Supplies for Students

Michelle MachenOur Stories, Small Packaging

Employees at our Small Packaging facility in Cincinnati, Ohio recently collected 10 boxes of school supplies over a 10-day school supply drive benefiting Crayons to Computers. At the end of the drive, the facility matched the donations from shift/crew that donated the most items. Donations made by the third shift and B crew teams were matched and employees received a …

Increasing Logistics Efficiency with Spot Bid Tools

Michelle MachenMauser News, Industrial Solutions, Large Packaging, Reconditioning, Small Packaging

Mauser Packaging Solutions utilizes spot bid transportation technology to better control our freight costs and to improve customer service from our carriers. Spot bid transportation is a one-time carrier bid issued to a shipper. Spot bids are often used for new/infrequent lanes and when additional capacity is needed at peak times. These bids tend to be the most volatile to …