January 2017 Recoiler

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2017 Community Outreach

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Norms

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

Values2 – Winston Churchill As Mill Steel associates, we are fortunate enough to work for a company that allows us to do both. Not only that, but we were given a voice on which organizations we would like Mill Steel to support. Our community outreach strategy allows us to execute fundraising events better and plan service projects in advance, which truly leads to Mill Steel having a greater impact on the community. The votes are in and the four charities you selected are listed below.

Q1: Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Mission: Philanthropy helps make it possible for us to launch, expand and sustain important programs and services. Donations to the foundation help save lives and advance the health and well-being of our young patients and their families.

Q2: Alzheimer's Association - Greater Michigan Chapter Mission: The Alzheimer's Association advances research to end Alzheimer's and dementia while enhancing care for those living with the disease.

Q3: D.A. Blodgett - St. John's Mission: Helping children and empowering families by providing safety, advocacy and support.

Q4: Operation Injured Soldiers Mission: At Operation Injured Soldiers, we treat veterans as individuals, working to provide unique opportunities and experiences that are tailored to veterans' needs and their families.

We will continue with the monthly Fun For Fundraising activities at each luncheon. Here is the lineup for this year's activities – get ready for some entertaining competitions!

• Heads Up Competition • Putt Putt Contest • Free throw Competition • Lightning Competition • Corn hole Tournament • Office Olympics

• Putt Putt Contest with a Twist • Can Jam • Craft Fair/Bake Sale • Minute to Win It Competition • Hockey Shoot Out • Balloon Volleyball Article by: Amanda Allspach

Associate Highlight: Jason Gibson December Business Brief Recap

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Let’s Celebrate!

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Ugly Swater Contest

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Big Buck Winners!

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People We believe in ourselves and trust one another.

Customer Satisfaction We will do everything necessary to meet the needs of our customers.

Accountability We are accountable to our customers and to eachother.

Quality Work Environment We will provide a challenging work environment.

Community We support our community needs.

Profit We will earn a reasonable profit to assure stability and security for ourselves.

Employee Empowerment We are empowered to do our jobs.

Quality and Continuous Improvement We believe in continuous improvement through the use of corrective action process.

Facilities We will have a clean, safe place to work.

Integrity/Ethics We will be honest and fair.

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Associate Highlight Jason Gibson, Maintenance Department

Jason with his sons, Peyton (left) and Bailey (right).

What is your role here at Mill Steel?

My role here at Mill Steel is maintenance at our Birmingham location.

What do you like best about your job?

What I like the best about my job, is that every day is unique. My day can range from machine issues, scale or crane inspections, lighting issues, building things, ordering parts, or meeting with vendors...while somedays include all of the above. So although it’s the same place, each day has the opportunity to be drastically different.

What is your least favorite part?

My least favorite part of my job is probably the summer heat.

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

Maybe a veterinarian.

What is your most noticeable characteristic?

I would say my most noticeable characteristic is reliability.

What is your greatest accomplishment?

I would say marrying my best friend and raising two great kids. At the end of the day, your children being successful in life is the greatest accomplishment.

Where are you from and who makes up your family?

I am from Gardendale, AL, a small city just north of Birmingham. My family includes: my wonderful wife of 18 years, Brandy; our Auburn-attending son, Bailey; our baseball-playing, Xbox-loving son, Peyton; my furry best friends, Charlie and Molly. As well as our crazy cat named Kitty.

Top photo: Jason with his family. Bottom Photo: Jason in the car with Charlie and family.

Tell us a little known fact about you.

A little known fact about me is that I have won serval league, district, and state championships coaching baseball.

Jason with his wife, Brandy.

Article by: Amanda Massar

D ecem b er M onthly B u siness B rief: Project one million

As Mill Steel grows, we continue to seek out ways to improve our operations. In December’s Monthly Business Brief, our VP of Operations, Rob Vella, introduced the team to Project One Million – a cost savings initiative for 2017. During the presentation, he explai ned how small changes in executing our typical business processes can amount to great savings. He also cov ered various action plans to help us achieve this goal. The project will require collaboration from all members of the Mill Steel f ulfillment team. Rob encouraged ever yone to think outside the box and challenge themselves to create ef ficiencies. These changes will not only help the company, but will also benefit the teams' incentive payout.

You can find the PowerPoint presentation of this month’s business brief, and all of the previ ous business briefs on the L://drive under General/Power Point Presentations/Monthly Business Briefs.

Stay tuned for Januar y’s MBB – a Building Products Update with Brian Vella.

Article by: Taylor Keefer

3 Name: Corbin Snook Location & Department: Grand Rapids / Supply Chain Intern

our Mill These individuals are recent additions to them to ng omi welc in Steel family. Please join us the team!

Articles by: Kaley Shaheen Name: Josh Logan Location & Department: Jeffersonville / Packaging Josh recently began working 2nd shift for Mill Steel’s packaging department.

He has two sisters, and two dogs named Buffy and Sammy. In his free time, he enjoys target shooting, driving, and working on computers.

An interesting fact about Josh is that he has a vast amount of knowledge on computers and his favorite food is burritos!

Name: Erik Kurczewski Location & Department: Grand rapids / supply chain intern Erik is currently a Junior at Grand Valley State University, studying Supply Chain Management. In his free time, Erik likes to attend sporting events. He is originally from Marengo, Illinois, but if he could live anywhere in the world, he would pick Southern California.

An interesting fact about Erik is that he is a good cook and has a two-year-old hedgehog named Sonic!

Corbin is currently a senior at Grand Valley State University, majoring in Supply Chain Management. He enjoys golfing during the summer, watching baseball, vacationing, and spending time with his family. Corbin adopted two dogs, a mutt named Sully and a Lab mix named Mowgli. An interesting fact about Corbin is that he worked in manufacturing facilities for six years before deciding to go back to school and pursue his degree.

Name: Andria Trebing Location & Department: Grand rapids / Inside sales Andria recently joined inside sales, working with our building products team.

She is married to her husband, Matthew, and together they have three beautiful children; Landen (8), Leah (6), and Lily (5). Along with their three kids, Andria and Matthew have three dogs, two cats, and two turtles! Andria enjoys bike riding and exploring new parks and trails with her children.

During the wintertime she likes to ice skate and sled with her kids. An interesting fact about Andria is that she is very artistic and enjoys painting!

Congratulations!

Mill Steel Recognition Program Congratulations to our Q1 2017 standout performers! They are: Marcus Boles, Sam Darrow, Kenneth Eaglin, Todd Jones, Anthony Looney, Theresa Runion, Nathan Simpson and Josh Wheeler.

We are also pleased to highlight the winners from Q4 2016 and hear from their managers on why they deser ve this acknowledgement.

“Mark Vandekieft will be going on his fifth year as a member of the Mill Steel family and is one of the most likable associates I have ever had the privilege of knowing. He is dependable, knowledgeable, and trusted among his peers. His work ethic is exceptional and he is one of many employees who we can count on to get the job done. Not to mention, he is always willing to go above and beyond expectations, safely and in a timely manner. Congratulations from all of us, we look for ward to many more years.”

- George Knarr, Grand Rapids Plant Manager “Brad Sills first began training as a slitter operator in June and for the last three months he has run three different slitters - safely, productively, and with great quality. Brad earned this recognition for his consistent hard work and we appreciate all that he does!”

- Martin Tobey, Anderson Plant Manager

Mark Vandekieft

Brad Sills

"Tony Bonaquisti is the definition of a role model and is ever ything you could ever hope or ask for in an associate. Day-in-day-out, his strength of leadership is demonstrated through his positive attitude, unparalleled effort, and excellent work ethic. It has been a pleasure to witness his growth over the last six-and-a-half years from his start in our packaging department, to a fundamental leader of our maintenance department. Tony is an inspiration to us all and makes us better each day!"

- Kevin Bodner, Plant Manager & Larr y Czajkowski, Maintenance Manager

Article by: Amanda Allspach

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Annual Ugly Sweater Contest

Our annual Ugly Sweater Contest took place on Monday, December 12th. It was a difficult decision with some very festive sweaters. In the end, Megan Donovan’s sweater was deemed the ugliest! Congratulations to Megan and our Ugly Sweater runner-ups: Kaley Shaheen (2nd), Marie Peterson (3rd), and Paul Dooge (3rd)!

Article by: Tammy Root

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Terry W. Smith Jeff Piasecki Steven Schwartz Zaim Zaku Martin Tobey Tom Gless

71 SlITTER PROJECT UPDATE!

Construction of a 30-foot pit on the 71” slitter is moving right along! The team is excited for the additional capabilities and the production efficiencies this update will provide. They are also looking forward to January 9th, when the project is expected to be complete. Jeffersonville Production Manager, Mike Tomasaitis, comments, “I feel lucky to be part of a company that does so much to provide the proper tools and means to make the team better altogether.”

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Ryan Wernert Danny Hart Timothy Cordell Blake Miller Tammy Root Aaron Lincoln Joshua Logan Theresa Rigoni Jacob Foley Isaac Fetz Wayne Jones Ernie Jr. Jackson David Romine Ryan Deur Andrew Bendall Alvin Poe Hilario Delgado George Knarr Mitchel Ganzon Javier Soriano Lima Antonio Raymundo Matthew Jones Kristy Thrasher Samantha Darrow Pamela Cecil Smith Abdulbadia Omar Kaley Shaheen Calum Curtiss Vincent Duke Scott Stuckert Joshua Wheeler Lane Judd Erin Davison

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The Building Products team visited PPG’s headquarters in Pittsburgh earlier this month for some training and team building.

They were treated to a Penguins game and lucky Pat Flynn got a signed puck from the Penguins' owner and hockey legend, Mario Lemieux!

signed puck

Article by: Amanda Allspach

Big Buck Contest Winners

Congratulations to everyone who brought home a buck this year, and especially to the Big Buck Contest winners!

1st Place Kevin Bodner 27 Points

2nd Place Mike Martin 23 Points

3rd Place Colby Gregg 19 Points