3 Things To Consider This Friday

GD Copper USA adding 40 jobs at Alabama manufacturing facility

Words By Jerry Underwood
March 01, 2017

 GD Copper’s facility in the Pine Hill community opened in 2014 and now employs 300 people. The 500,000-square-foot plant is located on Alabama Highway 5 in Wilcox County, around 100 miles from the Port of Mobile.

“Alabama is excited that GD Copper has reached the 300 job mark at their facility and proud that they have decided to expand by adding an additional 40 jobs,” Governor Robert Bentley said today.

For the rest of story, visit Made In Alabama.

Think Lean to Make Safety Simpler

By Peter Susca, Principal/Owner OpX Safety
Mar 7, 2017

 Having spent most of my career in safety and operations leadership positions, it’s clear to me that many organizations make safety more of a burden than necessary.

 No leader wants employees to get injured at work, but sadly and quite often, the cost of safety (e.g., additional time and capital spent for material and equipment) gets in the way of making good decisions. When the cost of safety becomes a burden to the organization, the safety approach begins to suffer.

For the rest of story, visit IndustryWeek.

Honda, GM Announce Fuel Cell Partnership Leaders

By IW Staff
Mar 7, 2017

 In late January, General Motors and Honda announced they were partnering on fuel cell manufacturing. Drawing from their manufacturing executive ranks, the companies followed up on Monday with an announcement of who will lead the partnership.

 Suheb Haq, most recently GM’s director of GM’s operational excellence division, will serve as the partnership’s first president. Tomomi Kosaka, president and CEO of Honda of America Mfg., will be the new company’s vice president.

For the rest of story, visit IndustryWeek.