Re:
Standing Tall: How Women Keep A Foothold In Manufacturing
As a woman who graduated from an Engineering school in the late 70s, and has worked in manufacturing since then, I understand that women have a great deal of positive to add to the culture of a manufacturing company.
Today I am the CEO of an aluminum extrusion company- the 3rd manufacturing company I have been the chief executive of.
I find that it is more important to integrate women into our organization than it has ever been. With a tightening labor pool, company culture plays a bigger role than ever in why people are attracted to some companies over others.
The aluminum extrusion industry is predominately an ALL male environment. However, we have distinguished ourselves from the rest of the pack, by having almost a third of our key leadership positions on the factory floor filled by females.
As compared to our industry, our productivity is higher, our quality is better, we are an OSHA Sharpe recognition company--and we have a culture which has continually been recognized as one of the Best Places To Work in the state --as named by the Governor's office of Economic Development.
Coincidence or correlation to our gender mix?
S Johnson
President
CompanyFutura Industries
Clearfield, Utah
Is Gender Mix Key To Success?
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