The Recoiler - November 2016

November I Vol 52 I 2016

A Very Mill Steel Halloween!

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Associate Highlight: Noah Armstrong

Norms Values

October Business Brief Recap Hello My Name Is Mill Steel Recognition Program Let’s Celebrate!

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Puppy Calendar Sale!

Announcements

NORMS & VALUES

*To view all the photos from today’s festivities, check out the News section on the Millnet homepage.

There was no shortage of Halloween spirit around Mill Steel! As one of the favored holidays and arguably the one with the most contest participation, everyone brought the creativity in costumes and food this year! Great efforts by all that dressed up! A big thank you to those that brought a delicious desert or savory appetizer for all to enjoy.

Here is a rundown of the competition winners: COSTUMES • 1st: Alex Krestakos as Ken Bone • 2nd: Amanda Allspach as a Wolf • 3rd: Logistics as The Sandlot

DESSERTS • 1st: Kaley Shaheen - Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheescake • 2nd: Chelsea Workman Caramel Apple Cheescake • 3rd: Sara Zimmer - Peanut Butter Pie

APPETIZERS • 1st: Sherry Poll - Spicy Buffalo Dip • 2nd & 3rd: TIE between Larry Tiffany’s Buffalo Dip and Megan Gillespie’s Jalapeño Poppers Article by: Amanda Allspach

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 Noah Armstrong, Material Applications

Noah and his wife Sarah with their cats, Sanders and Sweet Pea.

What is your role here at Mill Steel?

I work on our Material Applications team charting orders for the production process. I am currently working on all charts for our Anderson facility as well as my portion of our regular Mill Steel orders.

What do you like best and least about your job?

The best part of my job is the people. I work with some great individuals and I have nothing but good things to say about my co-workers and managers. Mill Steel provides a great office environment and truly is a wonderful employer. My least favorite part is when the day is over.

Not necessarily because I do not want to leave, but because I have a 45 minute commute home.

What did you want to be when you grew up?

Growing up, I always wanted to be a professional football player. Barry Sanders collectibles and posters filled my room, and I would always play football in the backyard with my siblings. Realistically, I wanted to be a math teacher because I really enjoyed school as a kid…that faded as I got older.

What quality do you most admire?

Patience. I think patience goes a long way in all aspects of life and is often overlooked.

I strive to be a driven, yet a patient person and I admire those who show patience with me.

If you could spend a day with anyone, living or dead, who would it be?

My love for sports is a major part of my life thanks to my grandfather, George Kelly. I would love to spend the day in Detroit with him, watching a ball game and grabbing a few beers. He passed away while I was in high school and I sure do miss his witty sense of humor.

Noah and Sarah enjoying Art Prize.

Where are you from and who makes up your family?

I was born and raised in Muskegon and still live there with my wife of two years, Sarah. I am the middle child of Darryl and Karen, with an older brother Ian, and younger sister Lindsay.

Tell us a little known fact about you.

I have trouble talking about myself, so these questions were really dif ficult for me.

I think I would rather take a physical chemistr y or dif fer ential equations exam from college.

Noah and Sarah at the top of Long’s Peak in the Rocky Mountain National Park.

Article By: Amanda Massar

Oc tob er M onthly B u siness B rief: Material Application

Material applications is an integral part of Mill Steel’s supply chain. The charting teams’ job begins when a release is entered by the Inside Sales team. They start by choosing a coil within our inventor y – using other releases and side cuts to successf ully fill out the entire coil. When charting a coil, the material applications team aims for two things – to get <1.5% scrap and the least amount of aged finished goods as possible. In the last steps of the process, the team creates any necessar y rewo rk charts and adds the coil to its assigned machine so our produ ction team can plan their schedule accordingly.

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 November’s business brief on the No Headache Start-Up Process with Shannon Monday!

Article By: Taylor Keefer

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

Name: Chris Stargel Location & Department: Jeffersonville / 78” Slitter Chris began working the 78” slitter for Mill Steel in August. He is married to his lovely wife and has two kids. In his free time, Chris enjoys hanging out with his friends and family. Chris loves his wife, kids, job and pizza!

Name: Jose Betancourt Location & Department: Jeffersonville / 22” Slitter Jose began working the 22” slitter in August. Jose loves his family very much and enjoys taking walks with them. An interesting fact about Jose is that he volunteers his spare time to help those less fortunate.

Jose’s favorite food is barbecue!

Name: Blake Summers Location & Department: Jeffersonville / SSP, Accessory Stack line Blake recently began working 1st shift on the Accessory Stack Line for Steel Structural Products. He is very close with his family and enjoys spending time with them. Blake also loves the outdoors and staying active. He plans on becoming a personal trainer someday.

Name: James Jose Location & Department: Grand Rapids / IT Intern James is our new IT intern. His hobbies include playing and watching just about every sport you can think of. James also enjoys collecting comics, building computers from scrap, and fishing when he has free time. James is originally from the Bronx, New York. If he could live anywhere in the world, he’d love to live in Japan. An interesting fact about James is that he made it to SkillsUSA regionals, a competition showcasing the best career and tech education students in the nation, where he competed in internetworking!

Mill Steel Recognition Program

Articles By: Kaley Shaheen

Congratulations!

Mill Steel is happy to recognize Joey Berger (Jeffersonville) and Coty Dever (SSP Jeffersonville) for their outstanding performance this past quarter. Their Plant Managers' comment on why they deser ve this honor below.

“Joey possesses all of the attributes of a team player. He is cross functional in multiple positions and demonstrates strong team leadership. Focusing the team on doing things safely and right the first time. Joey shows genuine commitment ever y day to our mission of “Growing To Be The Best”.

- Mike Pavuk, Jeffersonville Plant Manager

Joey Berger

"Coty Dever demonstrates a high level of leadership and dedication. Coty became the anchor of the accessor y line, not only developing his own skills, but building his team at the line to drive improved productivity. Coty embodies the positive attitude and commitment that is standard at Mill Steel/SSP and will take us to greater heights.

- Dave Dziuban, SSP Plant Manager Article By: Amanda Allspach

Coty Dever

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

L et’s C e lebrate

November Anniversaries

The Mill Steel Puppy Desk Calendar is back by popular demand, and just in time for the holidays! The calendars can be purchased for $20 each and all proceeds will benefit our Q4 Charity; Paws With a Cause (PWAC). PWAC enhances the independence and quality of life for people with disabilities nationally through custom trained assistance dogs.

Don’t miss out on your chance to get a gift that will make you smile each day – order yours by November 16th! Email rsvp@millsteel.com to order. Calendars will be distributed mid-December.

Payment is due by calendar distribution. Personal Check (made out to Mill Steel Co. or a payroll deduction can be set up.

Thank you for your support!

Article by: Troy Mossel

Polo For Pink Recap On October 9th the Grand Rapids Polo Club took the field at Meadowview Farm for the Polo For Pink event. All proceeds raised from the event benefited Susan G. Komen of Michigan. During half time, our very own Pam Heglund entertained the crowd by performing a pas de deux, which is French for “step of two”, on her horse Lizzy with friend, Laurie Moore, riding Debby Schaefer’s horse, Don Kontes. We were proud to be the team sponsor for such a wonderful event in the name of a great cause! A wonderful time was had by all Mill Steelers that attended in support of Breast Cancer Awareness.

Article by: Amanda Allpsach

When in France!

Photographed is Noel Jajou (Melvindale Maintenance Department) in front of the Eiffel Tower wearing his Mill Steel gear while on vacation with his wife. This was supposed to be a retirement trip for Noel, but he has since decided to continue working as he says “he loves Mill Steel and being a part of this team”! Thank you for your dedicatio, Noel!

Jason Fowler Jim Kozlowski Leton Bray David Seekell Eddie Boswell Jesse McCrary Danny Hart Spencer Perry Christian Sills Steven Livers Michael Glass Wesley Podkrajac Kevin Farley Mason Swagerty Trey Brooks Mike Puzsar

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Alex Krestakos Joe Poot

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Birthdays James Drabek Mark Lyke Brian Berndt Jason Meads Ed Ford Jim Kozlowski Darrell Blank Brian Hope James Dells Brandon Rogers Joseph Whitt Jeremy Grubbs Kyle Roman Thomas VanPatten Thomas Whitt Jerry Gray Cathy Walsh Erik Carrillo Shaun Hulett Chad Maxlow Daryl May Diego Sanmiguel Mike Puzsar Spencer Perry Andrew Hassler

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Pup Can Drive Our first fundraising opportunity for the Q4 charity, Paws With a Cause (PWAC), was a Pup Can Drive, which raised a total of $210.80 with Mill Steel’s match. Thank you to everyone that brought in returnables!

If you were unable to participate in the can drive, but would still like to donate, you can purchase a Mill Steel Puppy Calendar for $20. All sales proceeds will go to PWAC. Or to donate directly, visit our online campaign page at: http://bit.ly/2eVV3UK

Big Smiles come in small packages!

George Crone’s daughter, Emersyn, turned 5 months old and is representing Mill Steel well! We love to see happy babies in our Mill Steel gear!