Industry Roadside Clean-Up Day Holds 3rd Annual Event

Pictured are just a few of the crew that participated in the 3rd Annual Industry Roadside Clean-up Day in the Lewisburg Industrial Park. Led by Kevin Reinhart of Calsonic Kansei of North America, the Industry Roadside Clean-up Day began as a way to help rid the Lewisburg Industrial Park of roadside trash, help the environment and instill pride in the park and the industries that operate within. Southern Carton and Cosmolab joined the effort last year and participated again this year helping the crew to reach every roadway of the park. The effort of the first two years has paid off in the limited amount of trash collected during this year's roadside clean-up event. 

Special thanks to Calsonic Kansei, Southern Carton, Cosmolab and the Marshall County Solid Waste Department led by Director Morgan Thomas for hosting the luncheon and assisting in the collection and disposal. The luncheon was held and the new Marshall County Recycling Center at 611 Hawkins Drive where Waste Management sponsored the luncheon from Lawler's BBQ of Lewisburg. Special participants included Marshall County Emergency Management Director Bob Hopkins, Lewisburg Mayor Barbara Woods and Joint Economic and Community Development Director Mike Wiles. The effort also served as part of the Keep America Beautiful campaign in Lewisburg and included a clean-up of the Rock Creek Park greenway along Big Rock Creek. 

Columbia State Seeks Potential Student Interest in Programs

Columbia State Community College would like to find out if there are non-traditional (adult) students who may be interested in obtaining a bachelor’s degree in Agri-business or University Studies/Liberal Studies from MTSU in partnership with Columbia State Community College.  Courses would be made available at the Columbia State Lewisburg Campus.  MTSU resources and advising services would also be available to students here at the Lewisburg Campus.

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Metro Door Receives State Recognition

One Year without an Accident

Mayor Barbara Woods congratulates the Metro Door Safety Committee on its achievement and recognition. L-R – Mayor Barbara Woods, Safety Committee Member Lushell Taylor, Safety Coordinator Dave O’Boyle, GM and Safety Committee Member Jeff Chevalier, Safety Committee Member Mike Wright, Safety Committee Member Lee Derryberry, Safety Committee Member Joey Vincent and Plant Manager and Safety Committee Member Ed Buchholz. 

Safety in the workplace is one of the key issues every company addresses each and every day and many plan and practice to try and achieve what Metro Door in Lewisburg achieved in 2012-2013.

Executives of Metro Door and its parent company, Cintas Corporation, gathered together last week the company’s Safety Committee to congratulate the team on its leadership in making Metro Door a safer place to work.

The Safety Committee of Metro Door joined Cintas in implementing a safety program that included over 285 hours of training and an investment of $250,000 in new equipment. The result was a 75% reduction in the Metro Door’s injury rate over the past two years and the company going one full year without a loss-time accident at the Lewisburg facility.

The accomplishment garnered Metro Door and its Safety Committee an “Occupational Safety Achievement – Commissioners Award” from the State of Tennessee Department of Labor. The award recognized Metro Door for its full year without a loss-time accident, a workplace injury rate being below the industry average, the development of a written safety and health program that created an environment free of safety and health violations, on-site safety compliance training, employee engagement programs and management safety leadership training.

“We could not be more proud of this committee and what it was able to achieve this past year,” said David O’Boyle, Sr. Regional Safety & Health Coordinator for Cintas. “The recognition by the State of Tennessee is a tremendous honor for Metro Door and its safety committee and it shows the value of the investment and commitment Cintas has made toward creating safe and healthy work environments for its associates.”

To show their appreciation, Metro Door and Cintas provided a special luncheon for its Safety Committee along with Certificates of Leadership and Certificates of Appreciation for every employee at Metro Door.

Lewisburg Mayor Barbara Woods attended the celebration to show her appreciation to the team at Metro Door for tackling one of the most important issues of the recent era.

“I hope you all can recognize what you’ve been able to accomplish here at Metro Door,” said Mayor Woods. “You have set a wonderful example for other companies and I just want to congratulate each and every one of you and encourage you to keep up the good work here in Lewisburg.”

Job Openings in Lewisburg Industry

Meiwa Industry Co. Ltd. is a Japanese Automotive supply company that is currently seeking the following applicants for employment at the Lewisburg facility.

Interpreter - company seeks an Japanese/English interpreter to work full time for company. Knowledge of manufacturing terms and applications, engineering terms and applications, etc. a plus.

Plant Manager - company seeks an experienced plant manager. Bilingual in Japanese/English a plus, experience in working in automotive industry and/or Japanese manufacturing a plus.

Production Manager - company seeks an experienced production manager. Knowledge of electrical engineering a plus.

Quality Control Manager - company seeks and experience quality control manager. ISO knowledge a plus. Will be expected to train in Japan.

Applicants can send their electronic resume`s to - Stephen.Webb@sctworkforce.org or call (931) 490-3809 for more details.

Value Stream Mapping Class at CSCC

Improve Your Skills and Knowledge in Creating Value Stream Maps!

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A value stream is the series of activities that take a product from the supplier to the customer (for a physical product), or from the customer request to filling that need (for a service or informational product).  It includes all the value-adding processes that the company performs in the Lean office or on the shop floor.

The value of a value stream map is that it helps identify waste by starting at the customer and looking upstream and applying the basic Lean principles in order to make the business more efficient.

Those who take this class will be able to lead a Value Stream Mapping activity at your business which will include:

1) creating a current value stream map

2) creating a future value stream map

3) identifying Kaizen Bursts (improvements).

This class will be held on April 17 from 8:00a-1:00p in Hickman 122 on the Columbia campus.  Fee:  $139. 

 To register for this class or any of Columbia State’s professional development courses, please visit http://registration.xenegrade.com/columbiastate. Class times, locations and prices vary, so please call (931) 540-1121 for additional information.

3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing in Middle TN

Program Academic applications for 3D Printing will be presented by teacher Melinda Hamby and student, Liam Page, from Central Magnet school in Murfreesboro (15 minutes). The keynote speaker will be Tracy Beard, General Manager of 3DProParts located in Lawrenceburg, TN.  3DProParts is a subsidary of 3D Systems, a public company.  The 3DProParts divisions specializes in printing rapid prototypes and production parts in a variety of materials including plastic and metals.  Tracy will present the capabilities of his facility and share stories of the types of items currently being printed (45 minutes). Location Clarion Inn & Suites, Stones River Ballroom 2227 Old Fort Parkway Murfreesboro, TN 37129 Schedule - April 16, 2013 5:30-6:00 PM Networking session (3D printing demos) 6:00-7:00 PM Dinner catered from Through The Grapevine 7:00-8:15 PM Presentations

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New ISO/TS 16949 classes at Columbia State

Below are descriptions of 2 NEW ISO/TS 16949 classes we are offering at Columbia State.  Advantages of these classes are:

1)      The cost when you compare them to other auditor classes.

2)      The convenience.  These are hybrid classes in which most of the time the class is being taken online, with the final day in a classroom.

3)      The instructor.  The instructor is a practicing ISO/TS 16949 Qualified Internal Auditor per the IATF.

If you want more details you can go to the  website referenced in the flyers or, you can call us at 931-540-1121.

ISO/TS 16949 Internal Auditor Training

Improve Your Skills and Knowledge to Participate in Internal Audits!

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This hybrid course involves blended learning, a combination of online and onsite training.  Of the 3 days, the first two can be accomplished online at your own schedule between April 1 and May 9.  The third day of training will be held at the Columbia State Columbia campus on Thursday, May 9.

All attendees must use their own copies of ISO/TS 16949 manuals. The intended outcome of this training is that all students will:

·         experience an improvement in skill and knowledge as an internal auditor

·         have an improvement in knowledge of the ISO/TS 16949 requirements

·         be able to complete an actual ISO/TS 16949 audit at your workplace

·         learn more about how your company operates

·         learn how to use the ISO/TS internal audits as a proactive tool to drive continual improvement

This class is scheduled to begin on Monday, April 1. The fee for the class is $800.

 To register for this class or any of Columbia State’s professional development courses, please visit http://registration.xenegrade.com/columbiastate. Class times, locations and prices vary, so please call (931) 540-2659 for additional information.

ISO/TS 16949 Lead Auditor Training

Improve Your Skills and Knowledge to Lead Internal Audits!

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This hybrid course involves blended learning, a combination of online and onsite training.  Of the 4 days of training, the first 3 can be accomplished online at your own schedule between April 1 and May 9.  The fourth day of training will be held at the Columbia State Columbia campus on May 9.

All attendees must use their own copies of ISO/TS 16949 manuals. The intended outcome of this training is that all students will:

·         experience an improvement in skill and knowledge as an internal auditor

·         have an improvement in knowledge of the ISO/TS 16949 requirements

·         be able to complete an actual ISO/TS 16949 audit at your workplace

·         learn more about how your company operates

·         learn how to use the ISO/TS internal audits as a proactive tool to drive continual improvement

·         lead Auditing Teams

·         meet all OEM customers specific qualification requirements for internal auditors (i.e. understanding Core Tools including PPAP, APQP, MSA, SPC and FMEA)

This class is scheduled to begin on Monday, April 1. The fee for the class is $1,050. 

To register for this class or any of Columbia State’s professional development courses, please visit http://registration.xenegrade.com/columbiastate. Class times, locations and prices vary, so please call (931) 540-2659 for additional information.