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Whirlpool Corp. celebrates employees by asking ‘why they work in manufacturing’ in new video for National Manufacturing DayOct 7, 2022 | Manufacturing , Workplace CultureToday Whirlpool Corp. released a video featuring employees from its local plants in nine different U.S. cities and Mexico to celebrate Manufacturing Day. Held annually on the first Friday in October, Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) traditionally highlights the reality...
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Whirlpool Corp. sponsors 7th and 8th-grade Manufacturing CampAug 5, 2022 | ManufacturingTwenty two Darke County, Ohio, seventh and eighth graders recently participated in a week long summer camp where they learned about manufacturing and engineering. During this camp, four manufacturing facilities sponsored the program, including the Whirlpool Corp....
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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...
Whirlpool Corporation, Habitat for Humanity, and Indiana University Celebrate 15 Years of Collaboration with Landmark Build