TURNER INDUSTRIES Company Magazine
Turner Industries Attends LCTCS Conference
CMEF CLASS OF 2016 GRADUATION Houston, Texas – The Construction Maintenance Education Foundation (CMEF) Graduation was held on Thursday, May 26th at Brady's Landing. This year, CMEF welcomed fiftytwo graduates and their families to celebrate the accomplishments of the 2016 graduation class of Construction Professionals. James Kidd, Turner site manager at BASF in Freeport, Texas, was the Keynote Speaker focusing on the importance of a great attitude and the benefits of duel certifications.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Turn-
Turner was the contractor with the largest number of graduates with nine of the fifty-two.
er was represented by Rodney
Jill Hill, human resources manager, Carla Thompson, workforce development coordinator and
Landry at the Louisiana Career
Tommy White, recruiter attended the ceremony in support of our graduates.
and Technical College System (LCTCS) conference in April. The
Congratulations to our Turner Graduates:
conference is held each year for
LaMarcus Bottley | Shell Deer Park | Combo Welding
Reggie Robinson | Enterprise | Millwright
LCTCS educators to learn about
Wilbert Echegoyen | Huntsman | Millwright
Dalton Shackleford | Baker Hughes |
new trends in career education.
Francisco Gonzalez | Huntsman | Combo Welding
Combo Welding
Rodney assisted a panel which
Justin Hammers | Arkema | Electrical
Sean Strader | Kaneka | Combo Welding
answered questions about the
Javier Mayorga | Huntsman | Combo Welding
John Thompson | Kaneka | Pipefitting
National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) curriculum and certifications.
ABC Pelican Chapter Welding Contest and Jambalaya Cook-Off
One Solution to the Houston Region Pipe Welder Shortage
F
ive Turner Industries employees were part of a
proficiency level were accepted into
group of ten welders to complete a pilot program
the pilot program, which lasts sixteen
designed to help welding students upgrade their
weeks and is 95% hands-on training.
skills. There is an increasing demand for good combina-
Benchmarks are set which employees
tion pipe welders in the Houston region, but passing a
must meet to stay in the program. The
weld test in a shop is not enough. To work as a welder
number of students participating in
for Turner, one must be able to get to the job site, pass
the pilot was smaller than a normal
production tests on site, and become acclimated to Turner
welding class, allowing the instructor
Industries policies, procedures, and safety requirements.
to provide a lot of one-on-one support.
This all takes time.
Ten students were selected for the pi-
Our recruiters and workforce development profes-
lot and all ten completed the program.
sionals meet many good people who fall short of the
They attended the 2016 CMEF Gradu-
necessary requirements. They have completed technical
ation at Brady’s Landing in May and
Lake Charles, Louisiana – Turner
training programs and are able to do structural welding,
received certificates of completion.
Industries participated in the an-
but don’t meet all of the site requirements for combina-
The Turner participants were se-
nual ABC Pelican Chapter Jamba-
tion welding and they lack the industrial experience
lected from Turner maintenance sites
laya cook-off in conjunction with
necessary. The Industrial Craft Training Committee (ITC)
in the Houston region. Sean Strader
their welding and small engine
at the Construction Maintenance Education Foundation
and Javier Mayorga were sent to Turn-
contest in March. In addition to
(CMEF) has developed a specific curriculum which is the
er’s designated testing lab and both
cooking jambalaya for over 60
CMEF Welding Upgrade Program taught at San Jacinto
passed the Turner welding require-
students, clients and ABC sup-
College Central. The program is the end result of sugges-
ments. An additional positive benefit
port staff, Turner placed 1st in
tions from a cross-functional team of contractors and
of this program is that it allows for
the specialty dish category with
CMEF Training Manager, Blair Williamson.
these Turner employees to be moved
their White Bean Chili dish. Food
CMEF contributing companies, like Turner, handpicked
into welding positions, opening up
judging was done by the McNeese
employees to participate in the pilot program who were
entry level jobs for others who want
Football coaching staff.
required to complete an “entrance exam” similar to the
to enter our industry.
end-of-course final weld test. Employees scoring an 80% 08
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