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 …
Introducing…CONNECT
Our new “One Company” intranet landing page, CONNECT, launches today! CONNECT aims to strengthen our identity as one company by providing Office 365 migrated employees a central access point for company provided tools and resources.What is now available on CONNECT: Access to MauserNOW, our global communication hub Access to legacy intranet platforms (credentials required – legacy intranet platforms will be …
Reconditioning Reduces Safety Incidents Over the Last 12 Months
An increased focus on safety is making a difference in our Reconditioning business unit. As of the end of June, Reconditioning has reported a 29.8% reduction in recordable incidents and a 32.5% reduction in lost time/restricted incidents over the previous 12 months. The Eastern region of the business unit led in incident reduction with a 47.4% reduction in recordable incidents …
Announcing the New and Improved IT Service Desk
On Monday, August 19, Mauser Packaging Solutions Information Technology (IT) is launching a new global support platform to provide a single point of contact for all IT requests and services. Once the system launches, Mauser Packaging employees will experience a new and improved level of support when they need to report an incident of something not working or to submit a request for something …
Springhill Facility Recognizes Employees with Over 30 Years of Service
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 …
Network Investments to Improve User Experience
Mauser Packaging Solutions is committed to improving how the company connects and operates to ensure our customers and colleagues experience world class service. In line with this commitment, we are making significant investments in our manufacturing plants by upgrading networks to improve efficiency, reliability, security and support. This year, 12 plants have already been upgraded, with 10 more scheduled by …
Cincinnati Employees Provide School Supplies for Students
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 …
A message from the CIO: Building a Unified Company, An Email Migration Summary
With the nearing completion of the enterprise-wide email migration program, Mauser Packaging Solutions is beginning to realize several benefits of being a unified company. Our email, contacts, and calendar items have been migrated to a single environment and are synchronized in the cloud*. Employees can now access their email from any device and any location, as long as they have …
New Protocol in Edmonton Facility Improves Safety
The reconditioning facility in Edmonton, Canada has implemented a new protocol to improve the safety of employees and visitors. Prior to the implementation of the new protocol, drivers making deliveries to the facility would enter the facility and walk around un-supervised in areas with heavy forklift traffic. Following an employee reporting the potential hazard, a safety protocol requiring drivers to …
Finding a Balance in the Plastics Market
The global resin market has faced many structural changes over the past 10 years caused by a variety of factors including customer demands, government regulations, suppliers, and the changing habits and behaviors of the general population.As sustainability has become a key focus in the consumer market, some governments have introduced regulations and policy restricting or even banning plastic made products …