Corporate Media

Safe Travels

Commercial transportation can be a dangerous business, and it’s up to a Transport Safety Supervisor to prevent transportation related accidents and promote safety awareness and education to fellow employees. “I accomplish this by supporting transportation safety programs and initiatives planned or being taken by executives and managers within their respective teams,” said

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Bartow, Florida Branch Manager Duane Powers remembers growing up in a home that was always “company ready” in case someone would drop by unexpectedly. “I didn’t know what it was like to sit on a couch with no plastic cover until I moved out,” he said. Still, he always appreciated a spotless home, and

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Members of WestRock’s Sustainability Leadership Team present WestRock’s Supplier Recognition Award 2023 to South Atlantic District Regional Sales Manager Jason Abernathy (holding the award) and to his right, District Manager Carey Houck.

Paper conglomerate WestRock awarded MPW with its Supplier Recognition Award 2023, Site Service Provider for creating safer work environments for operators. The

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Pounding out the Dents

There’s plenty of space to work, but no room for boredom at MPW’s newly expanded paint and body shop. “You pretty much dive right in as soon as you start,” said Body Technician Tori Head, who joined the company about six months ago. “During my first week I was on a

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Newark, Ohio Plant Manager Brandon Bruns is eliminating the, “Oh, we might needs this” philosophy from his staff. “I want to throw away the hoarder concept,” he said. “Especially for Newark, I want this place to look great and organized, but make money at the same time.”

Last year, the Newark plant began the long

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Brave New World

Many managers can rely on mentors and seasoned colleagues for advice and guidance when something unexpected arises or if a procedural change is necessary. In the brave new world of electric vehicles (EVs) and battery construction, a manager may only have personal intuition and experience to keep the project moving forward and

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Managing Up

Senior Accountant Dylan Atkinson’s nomination for the Management Development Program (MDP) reassured him that he must be doing something right. “It was one of the biggest honors I’ve had in my almost 10 years at MPW,” he said. “I really enjoyed the program. I learned a lot and it was big for my

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Kyger Creek Crew is: kneeling- Miguel Cox; standing front row (left to right)- Kris Vanmeter, Cass Vaughn, Dakota Martin and Blake Leport; standing back row (left to right)- Aaron Lyon, Dalton McCloud and Dominique Peck Not pictured: Larry Harris

The Cheshire Branch strongly exceeded its goal to provide 50 families in need with holiday dinners.

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Live the Life You Love

John Feeney

Corporate Human Resources Manager John Feeney can find giving suggestions to aspiring corporate HR managers a little challenging because everyone has their own way of accomplishing a task or goal, and everyone has a different way of processing information. But, from a career perspective, the best “advice” he

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