Mauser Packaging Solutions’ commitment to sustainability includes working with suppliers who share a common interest in creating sustainable packaging. Many Mauser plastic suppliers demonstrate their commitment to sustainability through participation in Operation Clean Sweep (OCS). Operation Clean Sweep is a Plastics Industry Association campaign put into action to “help every plastic resin handling operation implement good housekeeping and containment practices …
Veterans in Manufacturing
Many manufacturing companies, including Mauser Packaging Solutions, actively recruit military veterans to help fill the skills gap that currently exists within the industry. Each month, thousands of service personnel return to civilian life with a specific set of skills attained from rigorous technical training making him/her uniquely qualified for a role in manufacturing. Supporting veterans in their efforts to reconnect …
Generations in Manufacturing
The generational divide is more prevalent than ever in today’s workplace as the baby boomer and millennial generations attempt to share the workplace. While this generational divide creates a challenge, the manufacturing industry continues to evolve older proven processes and strategies to advance its use of technologically. There is a lot each generation has to offer the other and the …
Women in Manufacturing
When people think of the manufacturing industry, it is often one in which men are the dominant players. Today, women are increasingly finding roles in manufacturing sectors where they can make a living, grow successfully in their careers, and have a positive impact on the global economy. Manufacturing is being rapidly transformed from a labor-intensive field to a high-tech, detailed-oriented …
Apprentices in Manufacturing: Mauser launches North American Apprenticeship Program
At Mauser Packaging Solutions, we are putting sustainability into action by maintaining and growing our skilled workforce. As the digital revolution reaches manufacturing, shop floor skills are undergoing rapid change, and companies, including Mauser Packaging Solutions, often struggle to find skilled workers for advanced manufacturing facilities. With approximately 7,000 manufacturing employees globally, we are committed to reinvigorating the manufacturing workforce …
The Truth About Manufacturing
For more than 100 years, our company has been providing packaging solutions and services to help our customers grow their businesses. Without our employees, none of this would be possible. You touch everything we design, operate, create, recycle, and service. Unfortunately, many people do not understand what today’s manufacturing really looks like. However, we are out to change that. Throughout …
Giving our supervisors the best tools to be effective leaders
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 …
‘The Total Package’ – our Global Newsletter – Third Edition Available
The third edition of our global newsletter – ‘The Total Package’ – is now available. ‘The Total Package’ is a quarterly newsletter aimed at keeping employees informed of business information, direction, progress, and goals. It also provides information about company programs, initiatives, and recognition. The newsletter is available electronically in 11 languages:DutchEnglishFrenchGermanItalianMandarinPolishPortugueseRussianSpanishTurkish
Apprenticeship Program in Germany Generates a Sustainable Workforce
Employers, government officials, and higher education leaders alike are looking for ways for workers to acquire the expertise needed for the manufacturing jobs of tomorrow. And — one of these ways is through Apprenticeships. Apprenticeships are gaining steam in the U.S. Currently, more than 500,000 Americans are participating in apprenticeship programs offering an alternative pathway to traditional higher education. What …
Building a Sustainable Workforce through Apprenticeships
The long-term sustainability of the global manufacturing industry depends on the training and development of current and future employees. To invest and develop the skill sets of our next generation of employees, Mauser Packaging Solutions is launching a North American Apprenticeship Program in the fall of 2019.Modeled after the successful European apprenticeship program currently used by our International Packaging business …