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Brookhill Industries, Inc. provides individuals with developmental disabilities sub-assembly work through Whirlpool Corp.’s Ottawa, Ohio plantJul 19, 2022 | Manufacturing , Social and Environmental ImpactThe W.C. Wood Company of Ottawa, Ohio was a manufacturing plant that specialized in making freezers and other appliances. The company was forced to close its doors in 2009, but Whirlpool Corp. bought the plant and hired back many of its employees to make Upright...
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Working together to eliminate wasteApr 29, 2022 | Manufacturing , Social and Environmental ImpactWhirlpool Corp’s Amana, Iowa Operations provides wastewater treatment for local Middle Amana community. A few yards away from where thousands of Whirlpool Corp. employees are busily building refrigerators at its Amana, Iowa plant, a dedicated team of specialists...
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‘Picking up nickels’Apr 11, 2022 | Manufacturing , Social and Environmental ImpactLots of small upgrades at Whirlpool Corp. plants add up to big energy savings and more sustainable operations. Whirlpool Corp’s operations in Cleveland, Tennessee have started the process of making energy-saving retrofits to the plant in the continuation of its...
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Whirlpool Corp. designs ‘Kaizen Power Pitch’ competitions to share best practices at plants across the globe through spirit of competition Kaizen is a Japanese term that means “change for the better,” and it’s also the name given to projects at Whirlpool Corporation plants worldwide that are aimed at generating savings, eliminating waste, and improving efficiency, safety and quality. They’re an...
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Whirlpool Corp. recognized as Manufacturing Leadership Awards 2022 WinnerApr 1, 2022 | Awards , ManufacturingWhirlpool Project Tracking System and Global Kaizen Power Pitch both honored for enabling manufacturing excellence. Whirlpool Corp. announced today that it has been recognized as a winner in the 2022 Manufacturing Leadership Awards for its outstanding achievement...
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Two women at Whirlpool Corp’s Findlay, Ohio plant honored by Manufacturing Institute with STEP Ahead AwardsMar 1, 2022 | Awards , ManufacturingThe Manufacturing Institute announced today that it has awarded Amy Doroff, materials operations manager, and Tyra Woodruff, industrial engineering manager, from Whirlpool Corp’s manufacturing facility in Findlay, Ohio, with Women in Manufacturing STEP Ahead...
Whirlpool Corporation Wins 2025 Manufacturing Leadership Award for Collaborative Ecosystems