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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2009-02-18, Page 16.I 3 r ve++�►4b-*r..... . . . . ••••• 1/4 Page 16 The Huron Expositor • February 18, 2009 - . ✓ .- r.•.fin' 1.�wW .o -i. e. rti 4 • ..., ,, .• a ..1.- : News .w; Volvo employees taking advantage of company training programs as plant closure looms program through the Human Re- sources department at Volvo. Dave Sykes As Volvo employees prepare for ;he pending closure of the Goder- :ch manufacturing line this year, yompany officials continue to be mpressed with the commitment ;o excellence demonstrated by ' ;he local workforce. The plant closed for # three- week shutdown effective Feb. 1 And hourly employees will not ^eturn to work until Monday, Feb. 23 for two weeks of produc- ;ion. Production will cease for an Additional two weeks beginning March 8. Despite the slowdown in produc- ;ion, employees have increasingly waken advantage of company and ;overnment-sponsored training arograms to prepare for the plant ;losure and resulting job loss or • life after Volvo. Despite the unsettled nature of ;he production and work sched- Ale, employees are making sure ;he product leaving the building and town is of the highest quality and reflects the standard of excel- lence synonymous • with graders made in Goderich. "Encouragingly the January quality was the best and the de- fects were the lowest ever," Jay Davis, Vice President and Gener- al Manager said Monday. "Their ;employees), values are strong and they are translating their eelings into positive results. This ;peaks well of the employees and ;heir desire to go out with pride." During the current .three-week shutdown, a few employees will be 1'n site for inventory and mainte- lance duties and some manufac- turing engineering activities will arry on. Salaried employees are aot affected by the shutdown. Last week, employee groups sere given an update on the' zompany's activities and a global Snapshot of the heavy construe - ion equipment industry. Just last week, Caterpillar announced =.t was reducing its global work- orce by 20,000 employees. "Employees were brought up - ,o -date on the order backlog and )ur strategy to reduce inventory," Davis said adding that many shipments are awaiting financ- ing details to close. "Orders have been reduced which results in re- duced rates and down weeks. The challenge will be job changes for many remaining workers." Some employees received their 90 days notice on permanent lay- offs that will take effect in April. For most production employees, that final notice will come in ear- ly April. In the meantime, employees have - been tapping into company program offerings dealing with interviewing skills and resume preparation. Up to 50 employees have been busing to Conestoga College Kitchener on Fridays and Satur- days to take advantage of a Ca- nadian Welding Bureau retrain- ing program. Welding certificates will be of value at many manufac- turing sites. Also, professors from St. Clair College, Windsor have been on site providing about 100 em- ployees with training that led to Heavy Equipment Manufactur- ing Certificates. Another 45 salaried employees took the Project Management Certificate pro- gram offered through the International institute of Learning. The train- ing programs are offered to position the employees for re-employment or to prepare them for the job search ahead. Davis said it was incumbent on the company too prepare its workforce for future oppor- tunities and to leave the - town with a set of skilled work- ers, prepared to take' on manu- facturing jobs. 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