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VINYLEX REC ORIGINAL
1. ~VINYLEXCORPORATION
1420 VINYLEX DRIVE· CARROLLTON, TEXAS 75006-3872' PHONE:(972)245-4525' FAX:(972)245-4528
http://www.vinylex.com
Michael Blodgett was hired by VinyBex Corporation on February
2,11988 as a pnasto~ extrll.llsion malchi61e operator. Hies duties at that time
fin production inch.aded maintaining the hopper, or feeder, fievel(s),
cOll'lltirusalfiy checkuS19 the prodll.1lct dimensioll'lls with caU~errs ama gauges,
(gauges such as 6ell'llS)th, inner and/or outer diameter), and customer
supplied or are own mal11lufacturred "mating parts", CIlIndmaking
adjustments of the dGmensions to keep them in specification. He then
packaged the finished product ~1l1pre-made carrdboard cartons or
cartons he cut himse&f from "fanfold" cardboard and stapled together
with "end-caps"c He was s-esponsfibfe for the machine's status at the
- ·and of the shift::,~IS~machine area clean-a~d orga-nized, enGU:ghcarto~s-.
for the next sh~ft, and the product in spec. if saving, etc. He was an
operator untn Jarauarry 15, 2001.
At that tome he was trrarDsferred to the Quality Department as a
QuaUty Control Technician. He became famnBiar with the Quantam
computer system fdilat we IIJlsefor qfUla~5ty data entry at each mactoslI1le
for recording dijmel1'1lsions as the product 65 beol!"iigj mall1lU1factlUJredl on the
Unea Mike was in '(theQl!la69ty Dept. lUlll"iltfiD he was laid off on Decemberr 4,
2009. WhSle IhleWalS iin'§the QuaQ~ty.Dept., VfiG1lyEex Corrporaftfioll'Tl attained
an SSO9000 ratfing arrnd,Rater SSO9001 statlllls, at which tfime Mike's job
t6tDe became QilialUty ASSIl.lllranCe Tech. MEk.~, alDong wsth !hIis c(J)Mworker's,
improved OIl.lHT'IlMaHty to the point whe&"eOMIr ctllstomer rs]ecteotrns
de-opped below i 0/00
Mike is a !!lard working, cOE1lscielrntio~s and dedicated employee.
He cOll1tinl1Jled to g)oowalll'lld·progress wit:huli& &1lfsjob in both departments.
9wOII.sid liecommell1Jd Make foli" all'lly job that he feet he was cdl[pallblDe of Olr
coufid ieallrll1l.
calJ~~CllJlrtes Woodson
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