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Workers typically work five 12 hour shifts one week, and then the next week two 12 hours shifts

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The positive relationship observed with management and labor. The collaboration The team members share , and the work environment as a whole was positive.

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Students need practice in following directions and time management. Sometimes it is hard to get students to read COMPLETE directions. This is so important.

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What we talked about yesterday morning in regards to people moving out/in to counties to work, many employees did not live in the county, but worked at Bridgewater

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We should not just focusing on ACAP .. but building our future workers and they need modeling and PRACTICE with the soft skills needed.

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They are expanding, so there will be more job opportunities soon. They are the largest factory of its kind in the US. There are more than 40 in Europe. They source wood chips from a 200 mile radius. Aside from making wood panels, they also make laminate flooring. They make their own paper and resin as well. They have a successful leadership program for recent college graduates.

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Honda contributes 5% of Alabama GDP-

Gross Domestic Product

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Employee appreciation and holidays are regularly celebrated with budgets ranging 25,000 and up

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Instilling good classroom management and setting expectations is important for students. These are qualities they will need as adults.

Example: we teach them to walk in lines, boundaries of where they can and cannot be, and this is important at New Flyer as well for safety reasons. There are lines on the floor that indicate where you should be.

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Our tour guide said the most important softskill is communication. We need to prepare our students for face to face conversations.

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Voice and choice are a part of the work culture.

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Signage, organization, soft skills - COMMUNICATION, cleanliness, mini city with doctors/nurses on site, INCLUSION, automated robots, checklist to sign after every completed task, keep data for ever...

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Facility was very clean.

Workers were not scurrying around and rushed.

Very considerate management.

Breaks and self-care provided as needed.

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Employees mattered. They want the employees to be happy and satisfied.

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Honda is like a mini city. They have jobs in every field. (i.e. banking, legal department, medical, etc.)

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We should make sure students have time management skills, organizations skills, and independence.

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Creating classroom jobs for my students (not just an elementary school procedure), setting the bar from the beginning with specific skills -- accountability, following directions, etc.

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Honda has a modern manufacuring program in many high schools in the area. I want to learn more about this program and how students can enroll and become employees at honda. I also want to increase awareness of the program among staff and students

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Employees are able to eat in the cafeteria daily for a reasonable price. They are offered many options. They also have a break room with many grab and go options.

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Expected more workers, a lot of automation.

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This facility built the busses from start to finish. They manufactured their own parts.

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Organization, use of visuals

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There are several different ways to get a foot in the door at Kronospan. We can help students navigate that process in better ways when they are still in school.

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Line up a field trip for Welding Students

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These companies deal with absenteeism just like schools .. probably the same ones that don't come to school, don't show up at the job

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If you work holidays or Fridays you can get a lot of overtime pay.

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I would love to take students to tour this facility!

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Productivity monitoring should be a part of what we do in schools.

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Being able to follow instructions, be a problem solver, and collaborate is important in this New Flyer work environment.

Students can see a real world situation where these qualities are important at New Flyer and in the real world, outside of the classroom.

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I’ve always associated factories with dirt, grim, repetition, etc. Honda was very clean, very bright, air conditioned, and just not what I expected. Additionally, they have their workers swap jobs every two hours to reduce wear and tear on the body.

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Raw materials to finished product in same facility.

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They do a lot of community outreach such as feeding the homeless and trunk or treat.

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Very interesting that they rotate jobs every 2 hours.

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Honda has so many job opportunities outside of building vehicles. Doctors, nurses, Cintas staff, janitors, cafeteria workers. There are multiple ways to become employed with Honda out of high school. You can enter the FAME program through Gadsden State and learn while working. You can also be hired through Elwood Staffing.

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Employees used incentives to earn breaks and promotions. In turn, they worked more efficiently and effectively to meet expectations.

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They celebrate a holiday each month and have employees appreciation often

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They typically hire through temp agencies, not directly through interviews with the company

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FAME program is a hidden gem and found out a lot about it.

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After five cell phone violations, the worker in fired.

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Not a hostile environment.

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Kronospan is a world-wide company with opportunities in several different fields.

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They housed all kinds of workers there and they made sure that everyone that was hired got their perfect fit. They set their workers up for success and everyone knew each other

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Wondering how automated WELLBORN facilitiy is in comparison to Honda

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Longevity of employees. Positive work atmosphere and morale.

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from raw materials to finished product, worker-friendly...they WANT their employees to be successful and move up the ladder, incredibly clean and organized

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4 day work week, $22 starting pay, product is made start to finish in the facility, most employees move up within the company and have been there for many years

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How cheap heated seats are to make.

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They have programs for students at all levels of education that help them get work experience.

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The welders had an attachment on their welding hoods that gave them fresh air to breath while welding.

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HR staff knew everyone's names and called by first name. Devoted time to recognize and honor employees, while also adhering to rules.

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Workers don’t do the same job all day. They rotate to new jobs every two hours.

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4 Day Work Weeks

$22 hr starting pay

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Low paying occupation

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A bus was moving every 2 1/2 hours to a new station. This did not matter if you finished your task or not.

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I thought everyone would be in a uniform and it would be a super strict work environment.

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Most of their management comes from promotions within the company.

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They set their employees up to be successful. Everything was labeled and it was clear where they could go for help and who to ask. It allows their employees to learn to help themselves.

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I was expecting more people working on the floor with the machines. Much more automated.

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I love how the plant was organized and as a STEAM robotics teachers I want to add that to my classroom  

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I love how the plant was organized and as a STEAM robotics teachers I want to add that to my classroom  

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Rotation of work tasks to benefit the employee

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free soda

they also give you a water bottle for zero waste

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It’s actually very clean and bright. Climate controlled and not too loud- seems like a great place to work.

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Employee morale was high, they all seemed happy and were smiling

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I did not realize how many women worked at Bridgewater.

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Amazed at how much they spend on worker appreciation.

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In the classroom collaboration transfers to the workplace

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Levels of opportunities for students: FAME, internship programs, and leadership programs.

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Took employee concerns and suggestions to make the workplace better

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The facility was super clean and welcoming.

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It was neat to see at this facility how every part/piece had a "ticket" that was printed that told you next steps of where that part needed to go. This would be neat to incorporate this into a daily classroom rotation or station/building/STEM activity.

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I was expecting more of an assembly line.

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It was more clean than I expected

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it was a lot cleaner than I thought

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Zero waste facility

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Very interesting that they rotate jobs on the line every hour

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I thought it would be more of an assembly line.

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Building a finished product from start to finish

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Very positive atmosphere

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I was surprised to Not see hard-hats😮.

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Real world problem solving

Follow instructions

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