Mary May

I have been given opportunity to have worked primarily in Fabrication of some sort since starting my career in 100S but I began my career in the department learning the line on the Single Hung and Glider Sash and Unit Lines.

I was then given the opportunity by Jeremy Gazdik and Jay Campeau to enhance my schema and participate in beginning the process of "firing up the new Casement and Awning cost Center" this afforded me more opportunities to learn more about defects such as slide by, squeeze out, dents, scuffs, color mismatch and so much more. I decided my career wojld focus on Fabrication from this point on, this is where we got opportunities to learn anout even more defects such as orange peel, sugar coating, dents, collapsed channels and experiecr what it was like to receive and inspect parts areiving from our North Branch Extruding plant.

This provided opportunity to do some overtime and inspect incoming Sash lineals. We had experienced so many collapsed channels that Jay Campeau afforded me to opportunity to stay late, thankfully line 72 allowed me overtime hours to wait out the time for the arrival of the lineal loads. I would then return to 100S, inspect and give Jay Campeau a call as to whether the lineal channels were collapsed and whether we could start Fabrication early the next day to make sure the line had proper setup for the day.

Even newer opportunities arose from the transition to Fabrication. When we had bead channel issues and two of us were given opportunities to go to the Garofalo Building where we got to experience to plane a small portion of the bead channel on the Casement Sash to properly seat the bead profile.

I was given the privilege of being the first Fabrication Cell, Casement Sash, when Kelsey introduce our Quality Check Equipment into the Fabrication departments of 100S.

I have since gotten to experience assembly of some sort on every line in 100S and the Supermarket picker, and Fabrication lines. In my nine plus years here in 100S I have always had a special space in my heart for the Casement line knowing 5 of us started the first window ever assembled on that line, this is my desired "home away from home at work", but my ability to grow with the company is also desirable.

Upon starting my career at Andersen Window and Doors I began in the A-Series Supermarket where I was introduced to the different types of materials and variety of colors offered at our facility. My trainer, Doug Paulsen ensured I knew the different wood grains before allowing me to learn to pick the appropriate stiles and rails needed for an order, this ensured I could identify if a parts were correctly stocked to ensure the line received the appropriate materials to create less down time on the line for quicker assembly and delivery to customers.

I enjoyed the many opportunities this provided, bringing raw materials or partially finished products to the paint lines to paint or stain to customize specific orders for deliver of our products to customers in a timely manner.

Another department in the Doors Plant I was given opportunities was Line 72, a partial vinyl and wood combination. They gave me opportunities for some overtime to experience some assembly and Fabrication opportunities in a new environment.

The A-Series Glider and Fenchwood Doors Unit lines also provided me opportunities to assist in assembly or spend some of my down time in the supermarket to experience what it was like to be part of assembling units for delivery to our many customers at Andersen Corporation.