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 …
67 minutes for Mandela – Mauser Packaging Solutions marks Mandela Day with acts of kindness
Mauser Packaging Solutions Reconditioning employees in South Africa marked July 18, Mandela Day, by engaging in 67 minutes of work for the betterment of society. While some Reconditioning employees kept the facilities running, others where released to create a production line of a different sort — grilling, assembling and delivering 1,500 hot dogs to the Kwacutshwayo Primary School’s morning break. …
Increasing Logistics Efficiency with Spot Bid Tools
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 …
School 2 Work Program Helps Students Find Jobs
On June 10, Marcus Nunn and Devin Morris recent high school graduates signed on to work for the Mauser Packaging Solutions Small Packaging facility in LaGrange, Georgia as part of the School 2 Work program. The School 2 Work program is part of a recent push to help students find jobs in local industries.Mauser Packaging Solutions Plant Manager Adam Worsley …
Steel Markets Continue to Pose Challenges
Steel prices for US manufactures have been volatile over the last couple of years. Mauser Packaging Solutions purchases a significant amount of steel for both our small and large packaging business units making steel expenditures one of our largest spend categories. Government involvement in the world steel markets has impacted our company. In 2018, steel prices increased more than 16% …