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Bilingual Recruiting and Support Is Building Back Greenbridge’s Workforce Better than Ever
In November, Greenbridge achieved something unimaginable during all of the supply chain havoc of 2021: We produced a record -breaking amount of polyester and polypropylene strap at our manufacturing plant in Clyde, Ohio. Our CEO, Omar Abuaita put November’s win…
For Shauna Ackroyd, Manufacturing Is a Family Business
I was working in retail when my sister, who works as a customer service representative (CSR) at Greenbridge, said, “You should come work with me.” I asked my husband what he thought – he works at Greenbridge, too. He agreed…
Employee Spotlight: 16 Years In, Mike Purgason’s Still Got Game
For Mike Purgason, there is only one college football team worth following: the Clemson Tigers. Makes sense. Clemson is located in the Upstate of South Carolina, a stone’s throw from Greenbridge’s plant in Fountain Inn. The bigger draw for Mike…
Chip Off the Old Block: Why Kenzie Bort Loves Manufacturing
Greenbridge’s goal is to provide all team members with a safe, inclusive work environment and opportunities to advance. This post celebrates one of our Women in Manufacturing, Kenzie Bort, in her own words. I’ve been working since I was 13…
How Removing Language Barriers Is Boosting Hiring, Launching Careers at Greenbridge
Applying for a job shouldn’t be intimidating, but for those who speak little or no English, it often is. How do you find a job if you can’t read the language? If you do find a job opening, how do…
Referral Bonus Blitz: $1,250 for Each Employee-Referred Person Hired
Greenbridge’s Referral Bonus Program just got better. Now through October 31, 2021, we will pay employees $1,250 for every friend or family member referred for a job at Greenbridge who is hired. Normally, the Referral Bonus is $1,000. It’s nothing…
Greenbridge Women in Manufacturing: Meet Destany Liston
I’m the first in my immediate family to graduate from college. My first choice of careers was the medical field, but while I loved working in hospital HR, I didn’t like working there during a pandemic. I switched to manufacturing…
Greenbridge Women In Manufacturing: Meet Amy Marsh
Women In Manufacturing is a series created to celebrate team members who are making a difference in manufacturing at Greenbridge. Their stories are told in their words. Enjoy! Manufacturing was not on my radar as a career, ever. My dream…
Tuition Reimbursement Program Opens Door to Degrees, Better Jobs
When Dan Lenz started in Greenbridge’s Mentor, Ohio plant ten years ago as a winder operator making strap, he had no idea that one day he’d trade plant life for an office job, working as a data analyst implementing complex…
Introducing the EVOLUTION LT: The Must-Have, Automatic, No-Lever, Smart Strapping Tool
Every once in a while, a really great tool comes along and before you know it, you tell yourself, “I gotta have that tool.” Or, at a minimum you’re saying, my team’s gotta have that tool. Welcome to Greenbridge’s must-have,…