Oct 7, 2022 | Manufacturing, Workplace Culture
Today 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...
Aug 5, 2022 | Manufacturing
Twenty-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....
Jul 19, 2022 | Manufacturing, Social and Environmental Impact
The 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...
Apr 29, 2022 | Manufacturing, Social and Environmental Impact
Whirlpool 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 is...
Apr 11, 2022 | Manufacturing, Social and Environmental Impact
Lots 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...
Apr 4, 2022 | Innovation, Manufacturing, Workplace Culture
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 essential...
