Newsroom PMA Awards of Excellence Reception December 4, 2019 A.R. Hedberg Training & Education Award North American Stamping Group (NASG) received the A.R. Hedberg Training and Education Award for its outstanding tool and die apprenticeship program and operational excellence training. The award is sponsored by HPL Stampings, Inc., Lake Zurich, IL in memory of A.R. (Ray) Hedberg, a leader in employee training, the award recognizes an outstanding achievement by a company in employee technical education through a comprehensive training program. NASG Food Drive 2019 November 24, 2019 North American Stamping Group is thankful for the generosity of its team members. This November we held a Food Drive at each of our 13 locations in support of others for Thanksgiving. Together 7,567 pounds of food was collected and will be donated to food banks within each facilities communities. NASG has 1,800 associates so that equals 4.2 lbs per team member was donated. This was an amazing group effort and will benefit each community. Thank you to all our associates. 2019 Women of Excellence: Congratulations Jenna Mahaney November 19, 2019 North American Stamping Group congratulates and celebrates with Jenna Mahaney, Shared Services OPEX Coordinator, on being recognized by Metalforming Magazine as a 2019 Women of Excellence Award recipient. Jenna began her career with North American Stamping Group in July of 2018. From day one she “hit the ground running” sharing and teaching her OPEX knowledge to NASG team members. She trained team members on standard operating procedures, 5S, value stream mapping and cost savings. She leads training events in TQPS (Total Quality Production Systems) as well as Kaizen events which drives process improvements in our 10 manufacturing facilities. We asked Jenna what this recognition means to her and she responded with “being a Woman of Excellence is a stepping stone of what the future holds. It is a representation of all the mentorship and developing from my mentors throughout my career. Most importantly it teaches my children that if you have goals and dreams keep pressing on until you make it happen”. Congratulations Jenna. We are very proud to have you on our NASG team. National Apprenticeship Week November 16, 2019 North American Stamping Group is very proud of our apprenticeship program at our various manufacturing facilities in the NAFTA region. Our school at our corporate headquarters in Tennessee, which includes a teacher, two shop floor trainers, a dedicated classroom, 19 apprentices, and a separate dedicated toolroom for instruction illustrates our dedication to preparing our team for the future. We deeply appreciate everyone’s commitment to the program and wish them continued success. Pink-Out in Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness November 5, 2019 North American Stamping Group employees recently wore pink to show support for breast cancer awareness. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Early detection is key. Mammograms save lives. Thank you to everyone who participated in the pink-out event. Wall of Fame Inductee at Four County Career Center November 5, 2019 North American Stamping Group is proud to announce that Jade Crossland, Operations Manager at NASG’s Bryan, Ohio facility, has been inducted into the Four County Career Center Wall of Fame. Jade graduated in 1998 from the Industrial Maintenance Program at Four County Career Center. He has achieved significant success in his pursuit of higher education during his professional career and is an outstanding role model. Jade is currently serving as a pre-engineering advisory committee member working with high school students and is also a member of the Young Leadership Council for the Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA). Please join us in congratulating Jade for this accomplishment obtained through his hard work and dedication to achieving success. NASG Training Room Dedications October 1, 2019 The North American Stamping Group is pleased to announce the dedication of two training rooms at our Corporate Headquarters. Training room 1 is now the Peter J. Kenny Center of Excellence and our Sales and Engineering training room is now the Roy L. Hurd Center of Excellence. Both these founders were instrumental in crafting the companies’ mission and values. Training is one of our core fundamental pillars to our best in class direction. Michael Haughey, President and CEO of North American Stamping Group stated “we are coaching and mentoring the next generation of business leaders of our organization. We want to provide our team members with tools and guidance that will help them succeed.” The training rooms could not be named after two more deserving individuals who have helped mentor and develop the current leaders of North American Stamping Group. Kindly see the room dedication plaques below. North American Stamping Group Wins Training and Education Award from Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) September 24, 2019 NASG is excited to announce we have received the 2019 A.R. Hedberg Training and Education Award presented by PMA. A huge Thank You to everyone in our organization who helped make this happen. NASG won this award for our outstanding tool and die apprenticeship program and our operational excellence training program. Congratulations to all of North American Stamping Group. Tailgate for Cause Fundraisers September 4, 2019 Michael Haughey, President and CEO of North American Stamping Group, met with Michael Gangwisch and Chris Schmid with Tailgate for Cause, who presented him with a custom made Tailgate for Cause Epiphone Guitar. Michael Haughey bid on the guitar during numerous Tailgate for Cause events held on Tennessee Titans home football games. North American Stamping Group has been a sponsor for Tailgate for Cause for the past couple of years. Donations and tips were collected during each Tennessee Titans home football games and Tailgate for Cause would then donate to a different local charity after these events. Michael Haughey and everyone at NASG thanks Michael Gangwisch and Chris Schmid and all of V. Alexander for their support of local charities. It has been a pleasure sponsoring and attending these events. Basic Equipment Care Event - Ridgeville Corners, Ohio September 4, 2019 North American Stamping Group completed a Basic Equipment Care (BEC) Event in August. The BEC event was held at our Ridgeville Corners facility in Ohio. Team members included Wes Heuerman, John Zachrich, Justin Flory, Justen Beauprez, James Smith, Keith Buchop, Zach Hendricks, Sheila Fuller, Jason Franks, and Jessica Harper. The team focused on two work centers, Welders 146 and 151. During the event equipment was fully cleaned, defects and opportunities were identified, work orders were completed and a preventive maintenance inspection process was developed. The overall expectation of the event was to improve safety, cleanliness and reliability of the equipment while reducing unplanned downtime due to failures caused by poorly maintained equipment. Overall, the team implemented changes and improvements that resulted in cost savings of approximately $29,380 and 10% productivity improvement. Thank you to this team for all their hard work during this event. Older Posts CONTACT US CAREERS REQUEST A QUOTE 2019 North American Stamping Group