◊ New HR policy on page 6.
◊ All security doors must remain shut (not propped open) and company ID must be presented to move throughout all buildings.
MSSU - Wednesday March 15th
Crowder College - March 28th
Girard High School - March 29th
How long has J&A Industries been serving the railroad signal industry?
CDL and Sign Brothers participated in Community Chamber Coffee and Business Expo Friday, February 10th and Saturday, February 11th. Local businesses in Pittsburg, KS were awarded plaques for Best Use of Product, Best Theme and Overall Best in Show. This year, three awards were designed and produced by CDL’s sign division. These recognitions were handed out Friday morning to the winners. The Businesses Expo is an opened to the public that Saturday where the community and other businesses can come up to both booths for any questions they may have or just to chat!
CDL takes this opportunity every year to create new relationships, strengthen current ones and acquire possible sales. This was the first year the Business Expo offered companies the ability to promote their services through demonstrations. Jake Jungmann presented how the process of solar panels are set up for commercial and residential design. Josh Young and Renato Pinto explained the process of how a floor wrap is designed and applied to people on facebook live.
f No person is to be taken to HR unannounced.
f Should a CDL employee enter the building and request to meet with Human Resources, they must be asked to present their CDL identification or be asked to present ID if they are off site employees (or new) without ID cards. Reception can then call and ask an HR personnel if they are available to come downstairs and meet the employee.
f Any general inquiries or potential applicants should be given a card of HR personnel and instructed to call and then an appointment can be made if required.
f HR business cards will be available at the reception desk.
-Wanda BeaudoinAccording to information available from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, slips, trips, and falls cause 15 percent of all accidental fatalities and are a major cause of lost-time accidents.
By taking several simple precautions and being aware of their work area(s), employees can control and/or reduce exposure to hazardous conditions that may cause workplace injuries. California Code of Regulations Title 8, Section 3203 requires employees be informed and trained about workplace hazards in order to reduce the potential for slip, trip, and fall injuries.
• Slippery walking surfaces due to the presence of water, oil, animal waste, loose carpet, broken tile, loose gravel, or other slick materials and liquids.
• Uneven walking surfaces in outdoor areas such as fields or broken sidewalk pavement.
• Obstructed offices, work areas, hallways, aisles, or outdoor pathways due to obstacles such as extension cords, tools, chairs, open file drawers, brush, and tree limbs/roots.
• Improper ladder use, standing on furniture, and unsafe traverses of steps and stairs.
• Jumping off equipment, from one level to another, or across ditches.
• Always promptly clean up spills and place warning signs for wet or slippery walking surfaces.
• Walk at speeds that the surface conditions permit.
• When possible, detour around wet or slippery walking surfaces.
• Practice good housekeeping by keeping offices, work areas, hallways, aisles, and outdoor pathways free of obstacles and clutter. Always close file drawers after use.
• Never stand on furniture to reach for elevated objects. Always use a ladder or step stool.
• Repair loose or damaged carpeting, floor tile, and sidewalk pavement.
• Cover extension cords when they temporarily cross walkways.
• When dismounting equipment, use manufacturer-installed handrails and ladder rungs.
• Never jump across ditches or from one level to another (i.e., from a loading dock to the ground).
• Wear appropriate slip-resistant footwear for the type of task to be performed.
• Be alert of your surrounding when climbing or descending steps or stairs. Use handrails where present.
• Always provide adequate lighting in work areas, including all walkways.
• Reduce your walking speed when turning or moving around obstacles.
Hey CDL! I was born and raised in New Jersey and now live in Missouri with my loyal dog. I’ve lived in California, Texas, Massachusetts and Kentucky . I have three successful daughters and one grandson who I love to see in my free time.
I was led to CDL by an appealing ad on indeed. I started with Joplin Plumbing, HVAC, & Electric Service then recently moved into a great opportunity with Railroad Division. I have been with CDL for 2 years so far; however it feels like I have been here forever, in a good way.
Our Railroad Division has great leadership and a team-work atmosphere, as well as pride in our division. I truly enjoy that every day offers a new challenge, opportunity to learn, and ability to contribute to the success of our division and company. I look forward to coming to work. The hardest part for me would be getting out of work-mode, I have a piece of my brain in work-mode outside of the office and on the weekends, but this can be attributed to being part of a team. I want our crews to always feel supported; its hard to fully reach weekend-mode when some of my team is out on the weekends working and I’m at the winery relaxing. I have gained a great amount of knowledge working for CDL. I was amazed to learn how widespread our Railroad customer base is and continues to grow. The process from capturing a customer’s interest, submitting a proposal, receiving a customer PO, and all the in-between logistics to the completion of a project was eye-opening to me. As well as learning that several CDL companies have a hand in it all. I have witnessed how devoted CDL RR construction & maintenance crews are
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A: Ronald Reagan. I would want to ride horseback alongside California talking about life, his acting career, and politics. wisdom as well as a relaxing and intriguing guy.
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to their jobs, they spend a good portion of their time away from home to work for CDL.
I think our company projects a team driven atmosphere. Each division seems to have pride in their work, as they should. CDL is diverse, from its employees to its group of companies.
Outside of work, I spend time with my family, friends, and long walks and hikes with my dog. I am beginning to get out more and discover what the Four States area has to offer.
“ENJOYTHE
RIDE WHILE SEIZING THE MOMENTS & TREASURE THE MEMORIES.”
Jannine goes above and beyond to ensure everyone and everything is taken care of. There are very few people I can give a complicated task to and depend on them to take care of it, without worrying or checking back in on it. She gets a ton of work piled on her every day, but she is always smiling and asking for more. I couldn’t ask for a more perfect contributor to our team, she’s the glue that holds the office together. I can’t say thank you enough for the job she does, day in and day out.
-Cody Clarkf A long-term CDL employee of 14 years.
f A strong and reliable signaling resource.
f Will be there to support and facilitate our expanding a solid Railroad Division
family and the vineyards. would it be and why? alongside him on his ranch in Southern politics. He would have been full of stories and
Kentucky taking care of well-bred Thoroughbred and foaling high dollar KY Bluegrass eaters.
ability to predict the future.
She is the heartbeat of the RR Construction division, literally. She brings many great qualities to our team I don’t know where to start. She thinks outside the box, and always goes the extra 10 miles, and does it all with a smile. She makes everyone around her better. Whether that’s a better colleague, manager, or just a better person in general. I can’t say enough, and could go on for pages. -
Josh Shamhartf Position change to Director of the Railroad Signal Training system wide.
f Has been promoted to Senior Director of Signal Maintenance for the South Region.
f Stacy has a proven background in leading people, signal maintenance, and construction
f He has been with CDL for 4 years.
f Expanding his skill set, Weston has recently gained his Journeyman card for Commercial Electrical!
CDL Group of Companies hires skilled and dedicated workers to represent our growing company. HVAC is one of many departments where skilled craftsmanship is required. Our HVAC team handles anywhere from 10-15 large jobs a year. One that has stayed continuous is changing out Lennox heating and cooling units in Girard high school, this being the largest and longest job done for a school district.
Starting the summer of 2018, in order to earn this project, CDL had to out-bid other companies every year before being allowed to start. CDL’s HVAC department has won bids and replaced units for the past 4 summers for a total of about 12 months. Along with the demolition of old units, and installation of new heating and cooling units, they replaced everything along with it including the duct work, piping, nuts, bolts, etc. Everything is precisely measured to size before the final install. Since CDL is an all-in-one company, all ductwork is fabricated in house, making it a quicker and cheaper install for Girard High.
This specific job takes about the entire summer to ensure precise and accurate installation of each of the 20 units and additional pieces. It is a tedious process before even getting to the final install, starting with the call of opportunity from Girard. Next an estimation is given. If estimation gets approved, they measure and (if needed) would build new
duct works for each Lennox heating and cooling units. A final price is given and thats when the fun stuff starts. The old stuff goes out and brand new units are installed. They did exactly that process for Girard High for 4 summers in a row.
Being a Lennox dealer, we put our utmost trust in the company to provide the best product possible, the same way we do with our clients.
These heating and cooling units were installed by skilled team of about 6 skilled technicians ranging from apprentice technicians to master HVAC technicians. It takes many years to be able to understand everything there is about the HVAC processes and units. However, there will always be something new to learn with CDL as we strive to help our technicians grow to the best of everyone’s ability.
Jason Drenik Manufacturing, Chase Pipkin Manufacturing, Wanda Beaudoin Human Resources, Michael Danzy RR Signal
Maintenance, Chandler Bradshaw High Voltage, Brandon Davis
HVAC, Gregory McElhany High Voltage, Scott Miosi RR Signal
Maintenance, Ethan Starchman, Megan Everitt Shipping/ Receiving, Michael Brewer RR Signal Maintenance, Frank English RR Signal Maintenance, Mason Larson-Schmidt RR Signal Maintenance, Terry Smith RR Signal Maintenance, Seth Swaggerty HVAC, Caleb Vanatta HVAC.
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Equipment/Suply Driver CDL Required
Pittsburg, KS Traffic Signal Installer
Pittsburg, KS
Master HVAC Technician
Pittsburg, KS Journeyman Plumber
Pittsburg, KS Technician Solutions
Pittsburg, KS Journeyman Electrician
Pittsburg, KS
HVAC Service Technician
Pittsburg, KS Boring Locator
Pittsburg, KS Emergency Service Technician
Pittsburg, KS
Pittsburg, KS
Fire Protection Pipe Fitter
Directional Boring Tracker/Operator
Pittsburg, KS Journeyman Lineman
Pittsburg, KS
Traveling HVAC Technician
Pittsburg, KS Master/ Journeyman Plumber
Pittsburg, KS
Plumbing Service Technician
Pittsburg, KS Railroad Signal Installer
Pittsburg, KS Traffic Signal Technician
Pittsburg, KS EHS Specialist
Humbolt, KS HVAC Lead Installer
Humbolt, KS Journeyman Plumber
Humbolt, KS HVAC Installer
Humbolt, KS Plumbing Service Technician
Joplin, MO Journeyman Electrician
Joplin, MO
Joplin, MO
Plumbing Install Technician
Plumbing Service Technician
Houston, TX Boring Operator
Clewiston, FL Master Electrician
Parsons, KS Plumbing Tech/ Helper
Parsons, KS Master/ Journeyman Plumber
Kansas City, MO Journeyman Plumber
There are also railroad supervisor positions available, as well as open maintainer positions all over the country. There is a referral program in place if you refer someone to any position. Please contact hr@cdl-electric.com if you have any questions about job positions or the referral program.
