Worker Shortage? Whirlpool's Cleaning Up

Apr 19, 2022 10:55 AM ET
Tyra Woodruff, industrial engineering manager for Whirlpool Corp., in Findlay, discusses operations at the plant with Lt. Gov. Jon Husted. (LOU WILIN / The Courier)

Originally published by The Courier

Lt. Gov. Jon Husted toured Whirlpool Corp.’s Findlay plant on Monday, praising it as faring well amid the worker shortage because it takes care of its employees.

The Findlay plant, which manufactures dishwashers, employs 2,351 and is at full staffing, company leaders told Husted. Workers in the greatest demand are those highly skilled in equipment maintenance and tooling, engineering and robotics, said Marianna Ambrosio, human resource lead for the Findlay plant.

Whirlpool has “good compensation packages, which makes these jobs very attractive,” Husted said.

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