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Maag Americas Message Safety Recognition 2023 Dover Scholars Recipient New Video – Plastics & Recycling
New Hires and Farewells Employee Appreciation Service Anniversaries
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June 2023 Newsletter
Dear Team MAAG Americas, New bookings for MAAG Americas continued to be soft in May. We have strong quote volume, but the market remains weary of the economy and orders remain slow. However, both MAAG Reduction and MAAG Gala still have significant backlog to process. We are looking to have a strong shipment month in June. In May we celebrated a very important milestone for MAAG Reduction - 3 years accident free. Although this milestone gives a time for celebration, we must remember it is important to keep vigilant, work safe and report unsafe conditions. Congratulations to the entire team at MAAG Reduction, as it takes full team effort to achieve such an accomplishment. As June begins, summer vacation and spending quality time with our families is also on our mind. Please continue to keep safety in thought too. Many will travel long distances and others will start or finish those long-awaited projects around the house. Whatever the warmer weather means for you, enjoy summer! And, as always, be as safe at home as you are in the workplace. Bill
One Maag America – Together, as a team, we can accomplish more Maag Reduction celebrated 3 years without a recordable safety incident on May 17th. An afternoon of good food, music, games and good cheer was had by all!
Dover Scholarship 2023
Jacklyn Corl, daughter of Rod Corl, is a Dover Foundation scholarship recipient for year 2023. Jacklyn will attend Roanoke College in the Fall.
Congratulations Jacklyn!
Nick Pinto and Mike Diletti
New Video
Plastics pollution has become a global problem, and it is not getting better. Watch the video from the UN Environment Program about the ideas on technology and solutions to solve world plastic pollution problem by 2040.
Plastics Industry Visit A film crew from the Plastics Industry Association visited MAAG Gala to shoot a short video for an upcoming campaign. Hannah Wolfe, Jerry Caldwell and Martin Baumann were interviewed. Thanks to others who supported the filming around the plant.
Welcome May New Hires It was a wonderful May as we welcomed new employees. When you see them, check in, see if they have any questions, ask them how they are doing and give them a warm Maag Americas Welcome!
Skylar Shepard ECommerce Specialist Kent
Tasian Harrington Assembly Technician Kent
Trevor Penick SAP Lead Analyst Kent
Rechab Medina Diaz Field Service Technician Kent
Ana Conrad HR Manager Eagle Rock
Brian Gentry Material Handler Eagle Rock
Moses Keyser Operations Intern Eagle Rock
Angel White Inventory Associate Eagle Rock
Farewell We wish the following people who left in May the best of luck in their future endeavors: Kent: Kimberly Lott, Robert Green Eagle Rock: Kevin Hepler, Martin Baumann, Mike Diletti, Dylan Johnson
Welcome Witte Employees On May 1st we onboarded the Witte USA employees to Maag. We are thrilled to have these employees join our team! When you see them, check in, see if they have any questions, ask them how they are doing and give them a warm Maag Americas Welcome!
Malcolm Warlick Sales Manager Lawrenceville, GA
Patricia Obrien Business Office/Customer Support Lawrenceville, GA
Juan Corredor Design Engineer Lawrenceville, GA
Anthony Mattocks Design Engineer Lawrenceville, GA
Robert Butts Sales Manager Hampstead, NC
Matt Upton Director of Sales Lawrenceville, GA
Julie Upton Sales Assistant Lawrenceville, GA
Martin’s Farewell We wish Martin success in his new endeavors and express our gratitude for leading MAAG Americas for almost 4 years.
May Raffle Winners Kent: Jim Smarr and Jeremiah Stone EGR: Josh Ginger and John Dudley
Congrats to our winners! Tickets for June are Blue Good luck to everyone!
Lunch at Eagle Rock from Heritage and Custards and grilled burgers & hotdogs prepared by Gala employees!
June Anniversaries
Department
Location
Name
Yrs. Of Service
John Sell
37
Engineering
Maag Gala
Jeffrey Spangler
37
Engineering
Maag Gala
Steven King
36
Sales & Marketing
Maag Gala
Michael Layton
35
Sales & Marketing
Maag Gala
Shane Crawford
33
Manuf. & Operations
Maag Gala
Mark Trew
28
Manuf. & Operations
Maag Reduction
Morris O'Conner
25
Manuf. & Operations
Maag Gala
Bounma Leuanglitthidet
23
Manuf. & Operations
Maag Reduction
Jeffry Masar
23
Sales & Marketing
Maag Reduction
Steven Aaron
17
Manuf. & Operations
Maag Gala
Rommel Mayer Rodriguez
17
Executive
Maag Charlotte
William Gabay
15
Information Technology
Maag Gala
Penny Smith
13
Sales & Marketing
Maag Gala
Kipp Colls
12
Sales & Marketing
Maag Gala
Travis Smith
12
Manuf. & Operations
Maag Gala
Cody Shortt
11
Research & Development
Maag Gala
June Anniversaries
Name
Yrs. Of Service
Department
Location
Libby Rhodes
10
Engineering
Maag Gala
David Caldwell
6
Sales & Marketing
Maag Gala
Len DeBoever
5
Sales & Marketing
Maag Charlotte
Jonathan Angus
2
Finance
Maag Gala
Glenda Barger
2
Manuf. & Operations
Maag Gala
Siddarth Ramkumar
2
Manuf. & Operations
Maag Reduction
Caleb Carpenter
1
Engineering
Maag Gala
Tiffany Crayden
1
Sales & Marketing
Maag Reduction
Manuf. & Operations
Eddie Huffman
1
Maag Gala
Eric Judy
1
Manuf. & Operations
Maag Gala
Morgan Keen
1
Sales & Marketing
Maag Reduction
Ginger Sparks
1
Finance
Maag Gala
Manuf. & Operations
Elliott Thyret
1
Maag Reduction
Safety Message
Hobbies A Fish Story
Maag Gala’s very own Shane Crawford, AKA “Crawdad”, debunks the myth and shares the legend of fishing muskie here in our local waters. Did you know the James River provides world-class fishing of muskie year around? That is due to Virginia’s continually open muskie season. Also, conditions for this fish are prime in the James River, except for the hottest water, July/August. Shane grew up an avid outdoorsman; hunting and fishing. 9-years ago muskie fishing became his passion. Shane’s personal best muskie catch was 48”, and he continues to search for the largest which was 50”+. So, what is muskie fishing all about? Shane stated, “it is the fish of 10,000 casts; A rare and quite interesting fish.” The Muskellunge , known as the muskie, is an apex predator. Traditionally they eat shad and sucker fish. However, they also eat whatever unknowingly comes their way; ducks, rats, snakes. Yet, to humans muskie are harmless. Often you will not know a muskie is close by due to their blending with the habitat. Shane’s journey chasing muskie also resulted in an addiction collecting muskie bait. These handcrafted items are made from western red cedar with intricate painting. Some of these baits cost hundreds of dollars, so he works hard not to lose them! Shane also has traveled to KY, PA, OH, IL, NY and IN to attend Muskie Expos, or bait shows. We look forward to Shane’s follow-up story when he catches the 50”+.
Shane’s Fishing Facts • Best day ever, Shane moved 27 muskie during a tournament in over 16 miles of river • 5 were put in his boat in that same day! • It is catch and release for these massive stream-dwellers • Often the muskie are tagged and tracked. Shane contributes to documenting muskie’s vast movement over 100 miles of water
When Shane is not chasing Muskie in the James River, he is catching Blue Catfish. This one weighs 62 lbs. He’s still looking for the 100 pounder!
Hundreds! That best describes Shane’s immense and treasured muskie bait collection.
Employee Interests
Best Friends
Favorite Recipe
Say hello to Carl Kelly's furry friend, Sissy. Carl, Technical Engineering Manager, is in Charlotte. Sissy is a volunteer emotional support dog at The Shepherd's Place children's home in Monroe, NC. Thank you, Carl,for sharing these wonderful pictures of support from Sissy!
Summer Berry Cheesecake Salad 1 lb. strawberries, hulled and cut in quarters 9 oz. blueberries, washed and dried and de-stemmed 9 oz. raspberries, rinsed and dried 8 oz. package cream cheese ½ cup vanilla coffee creamer • Prepare berries and lay them on paper towels to dry. • Whip cream cheese until smooth, slowly add creamer 1 tablespoon at a time until smooth • Fold in berries until completely combined • Chill until ready to serve. June's recipe comes from Ann Schultz, Production Control Planner, Kent. This is a summer- time favorite to add to any gathering. It's even red, white and blue!
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