Greetings fellow Mansfield ASQ members,

Are you cold yet? Put on a coat. Sounds simple, right?

Do you have ASQ Certifications & could use some re-certification units? Come to Thursday's FREE Plant Tour of Taylor Metal Products and get an easy .3 recertification units. Just let Janice know by end of day Tuesday ( THIS Tuesday! ). It REALLY is that simple. And Taylor Metal should be a really interesting place to tour!

OK, now, YOU TELL ME! What do you want to do about our future technical meetings? The 2nd Thursday night at the Knights of Columbus is getting too busy. So we need to make some changes. Here are YOUR options :

1.) Golden Corral- no charge for meeting room, cost of meals $11.39

2.) Ocean Buffet- no charge for meeting room, cost of meals $11.38

3.) Knights of Columbus- not available on 2nd Thursdays must move to Chamber Room

for presentations after meal, available on 1st or 3rd Thursdays only.

OK, don't tell me. But please tell Donna. That would be

Donna K. Parsons, Mansfield Section 811 Secretary

(419) 521-9547 tel or email at

Next subject : The usual......

If you know of any Mansfield ASQ members who aren't getting this newsletter, please let me know.

If you know of any local Quality jobs available, please let me know that, too. (one new QE pos'n below)

And if you know when the stock market is going to go down instead of up, let me know that, too.

Enough from me. Please read below and learn more about your Mansfield Section of ASQ......

Best regards,

Joe

Joe Hildebrand

Mansfield ASQ Internet Liaison & Placement Chair

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MANSFIELD SECTION ASQ News

Last Update: November 8 , 2013 changes to 1, 2, 3, & 7 since Oct 2, 2013

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1.) November Meeting : --> Thursday, November 14th at 6:00pm @ Taylor Metal Products

2.) Greetings from the Chair, Kenny Paugh

3.) 2013-2014 Meeting Schedule

4.) ASQ Certification/Re-certification Info

5.) Educational Opportunities Local *** 2013-14 ***

6.) Educational Opportunities at Neighboring Sections

7.) Employment Opportunities

8.) Richland Mfg Coalition ( RMC ) meeting info – -- --

9.) NOPA meeting info

10.) Mansfield Section 811 '13-'14 Board Members

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1.)

When : Thursday, November 14th at (6:00pm ) - Second Thursday (normal date)

What : Tour of Taylor Metal Products

Where : Taylor Metal Products

Time & Date: 6pm Thursday, November 14th

Cost : FREE ! ! ! !

Menu : No meal - You're on your own

Directions :

Taylor Metal Products

700 Springmill Street

Mansfield, Ohio 44903

Matt Hull & Scott Hart will be our hosts.

PPE: Safety glasses, Ear Plugs (We have on location) and leather uppers on shoe’s.

Biography: Opened in 1928, we have 165,000 Square Feet in three different builds, we are a Metal Stamping, Mig Welding, Spot Welding, Light Assembly, and E-Coat in our facility. Our press range from 1000 Ton to 40 Ton with three transfer/progressive presses progressive and line presses. We have some automated welding and assembly machinery.

Customers: Currently our largest customer is TS Tech, then Whirlpool, Behr/Mahle, Toyo, EZ Loader, Toyota Boshuko, Nissin Brake, Yusa, Lear.

Web site, www.tmpind.com*

RSVP : to Janice via email or phone by end of day THIS Tuesday.

Side Bene : .3 ru's ( recertification units )

Please call or email Janice Litz by End of Day Tuesday , November 12th for reservations.

Work # (419) 521-9511

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2.) Greetings from the Chair :

Welcome fellow Quality Associates. Thanksgiving is just around the corner and ALL Buckeye Fans can once again be thankful for yet ANOTHER on-target undefeated season!

The Knights of Columbus Hall have dinners every Friday night. If anyone is interested in getting together in December with their significant others for an excellent meal I can get a table reserved on any particular Friday night for a group.

On that note we need to decide, as a group, what will be the ASQ meeting locations discussed during the October meeting as far as possibly moving to different locations other than the K of C Hall.

The tour this month should an interesting tour as I have audited this facility from a previous life! Please remember your safety gear for the tour!

I'll need to submit the ASQ Section 0811 elected and nominated officers for the new fiscal year starting in January 2014. We'll keep the current officers with some changes for a few individuals who are retiring this coming year. I'll be contacting replacements for their approval prior to the November 15th, 2013 deadline for submittal to ASQ headquarters for these officers.

Everyone have a SAFE & HAPPY THANKSGIVING and may God bless and watch over you all and your families during these upcoming Holidays! See you ALL at the tour!

Please see the following delicious dinners opened to the public on November 8th & 15th, 2013 @ the K of C Hall

There will be a stuffed pork chop dinner, smashed potatoes, vegetable & dessert for $9 & kids under 12 for $5!

Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Don't Miss This one, call 419-529-5532 leave name # of people on phone

Sign up for Friday Nov. 15 / RESERVATIONS ONLY FOR THIS MEAL

Doc Ed & Company Deep Fried Turkey Breast Dinner with Scallop potatoes, Gravy, Stuffing, green bean Casserole, Cranberry Salad, Pumpkin pie, bread & butter. All for $10 dinner 5:30 to 7:30 adults $10 & children under 12 $5

Kenny Paugh

Chairperson, Section 0811 ASQ

Quality Engineer, Hartman, Tyco Electronics

Email:

Phone: 419--521-9534

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3.) 2013-2014 ....Meeting Schedule ......

Sept. 11, 2013 Tim Leon, on “Quality in the Rubber Industry” @ Mans. K of C

Oct. 9, 2013 Greg Ryshen - “Quality in the Medical Industry” @ Mans. K of C

Nov. 14, 2013 Plant Tour of Taylor Metal in Mansfield

Dec. , 2013 No December Meeting - informal suggestion below

Jan. 9, 2014 David Markle, Taking the Product to Market @ U Tell Me

Feb. 13, 2014 Teresa Whitacre on “What’s New with ASQ” @ U Tell Me

Mar. 13, 2014 Janice Litz on Root Cause Analysis / Problem Solving at U Tell Me

Apr. 10, 2014 Caryn Simmons Food Fight! At the one & only Ramble Inn (Mans Madison HS)

Also April will be Election Night – Mtg at the Ramble Inn (Madison HS)

May 8, 2014 Plant Tour - General Electric – Lighting Plant

Please email Janice Litz by End of Day Tuesday , November 12th for Taylor tour sign-up.

Work # (419) 521-9511

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4.) ASQ Certification Types & Dates :

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for CQE/ CQA/ CQSE / CQIA / CCT / CQPA / 6 Sigma GreenBelt -

Application Deadline/Exam Date :

Oct 18, '13 / Dec. 7, '13 $50 Late registration up to Oct. 23

Apr. 18, ‘14 / June 7, '14 $50 Late registration up to Apr. 23

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for Six Sigma Black Belt / CQT / CQI / CRE / CQMgr/OrgEx / HACCP / BIOMEDICAL

Application Deadline/Exam Date :

Jan 10, '14 / Mar. 1, '14 $50 Late registration up to Jan. 15

Aug. , 15, ‘14 / Oct.4 , ’14 $50 Late registration up to Aug. 20

Master Black Belt CMBB : Portfolio Deadline: - November 1, 2014, Exam = March 1, 2014,

Appln Deadline-Jan.10, ‘14

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UPCOMING EXAMINATIONS :

The exams are taken at :

North Central State College

2441 Kenwood Circle

Mansfield, Ohio 44901

1-888-755-4899

Room #128A in Kee Hall

Regards,

ASQ Mansfield Section 811-Chief Proctor - Janice Litz (419) 521-9511

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Recertification packages should be sent to :

Randy Stroemer

835 Tanglewood Dr

Mansfield, OH 44906

(567) 274-5138

Note : Payment/check(payable to ASQ) must be included with your package.

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5.) Educational Opportunities in the Mansfield Section :

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………… EDUCATIONAL Opportunities Sections 5 & 6 for ’13-’14 still needs Updating 9/4/13 ………………..

In the Mansfield are - OSU-Mansfield – website = http://mansfield.osu.edu/schedule.cfm

In the Marion area - OSU-Marion contact is Frank Gibson, 740-360-9663, or , website= http://osumarion.osu.edu/schedules

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6.) Educational Opportunities @ Neighboring Sections :

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Akron Canton Section :

Other courses available contact Dick Mautz ,

Cleveland Section :

Other courses available contact Mark Netzel, (216) 906-9075

Columbus Section :

http://www.asq-columbus.org/PAGE2.asp

Other courses available contact Mustafa Shrain,

Akron-Canton :

http://www.asq810.org/education.html

Cleveland :

http://www.asqcleveland.org/education.htm

If the 3 neighboring area websites above do not show up as links on your computer, then please copy and paste that line into your web browser web address box at the top of the page.

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Below, please find training opportunities in the COLUMBUS section of ASQ ( including refresher courses) :

For more information and online registration, please click on the link below:

http://www.shraimqps.com/index.htm

Dr. Mustafa S. Shraim

ASQ Columbus Section #801 Education Chair

PO Box 218132

Columbus OH 43221

email:

PO Box 218132

Columbus, Ohio 43221 USA

Voice (614) 208-0815

Fax (614) 573-7238

www.shraimqps.com

Principal Consultant

Shraim Quality & Productivity Solutions

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For Canton-Akron ASQ course info, email

Course fees are $365 and up. RU's are 1.0 and up.

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7.) Employment Opportunities * : See below

If you are made aware of any North Central Ohio Quality openings, please forward those to me so that we can share those opportunities with other fellow Mansfield members.

A.)  Quality Engineer Bridgestone APM Company Upper Sandusky, OH ( posted 11/8/13 )

Seeking a Quality Engineer for anti-vibration automotive products. Person to be responsible quality activities such as PPAP, Cont Plans, FMEA, Gage R&R, Cpk Charting, APQP, and 8D Problem Solving.

Minimum requirements include 2yr degree or equivalent experience, ASQ Certification in Qlty Engrg or 4 years experience with automotive industrial elements. Strong customer contact skills required.

If interested, send resume, letter of interest, & salary requirement to :

Bridgestone APM Company, Corporate Human Resources - Quality Engineer, PO Box 450, Upper Sandusky, OH 43351-0450 , FAX# 419-209-0680

A.)  B.) QA Mgr Guardian Mfg Willard, Ohio ( posted 8/29/13 )

Long established, progressive, small Ohio manufacturing company launching new product lines, is seeking several dynamic professionals to assist with our growth plans and to advance their professional careers.

Quality Assurance Manager

Leadership position providing continuous improvement to the company’s quality program:

4 year degree in science field; or equivalent experience in both mfg. and quality.

10 years experience managing a quality dept. within a manufacturing company; preferably, elastomers or plastics related.

Implemented and maintained an ISO 9001 quality system.

Gov’t. contract management experience.

Preferred skills: Six Sigma, Lean, and 5S.

Preferred cert’s: CQM, CQE, and ISO audit.

EEOC /M/F/V/D

No phone calls please.

Email to :

For more quality related Local Opportunities -

A good website to find local Quality jobs is careerbuilder.com

Another good website to find local Quality jobs is craigslist.com

Another website to find local Quality jobs is monster.com

Another website to find quality jobs is hotjobs.com

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*NOTE : Employment Opportunities shown are NOT endorsed by ASQ national or the Mansfield section.

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8.) Subject: RMC Meetings open to Mansfield ASQ members

( Regional Manufacturing Coalition , formerly Richland-area Mfg. Coalition)

(same price as individual RMC members)

HEY ! ! ! CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE -à it is rmc-oh.com

Regards, Greg Siloy

Executive director

RMC

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9.) NOPA stands for the Northcentral Ohio Personnel Association. It has about 135 members

from Ashland / Richland and surrounding counties. NOPA is an affiliate chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management.

They meet at the Westbrook Country Club and begin at 11:30 am and end around 1:00 pm. The cost is $10 for NOPA members and $12 for guests.

For more information, contact Scott Freehafer, Ohio Employer Council, 419-589-0266

Good morning!

Please see the invitation below from APICS to join us on a tour of Warren Rupp. I’m sure we can all learn something from this Industry Week’s Best Plant award winner!

Melanie A. Riggleman, CPIM, CSCP, C.P.M

Manufacturing Manager, Engineered Systems

The Gorman-Rupp Co.

302 W. Sixth St., Rear Bldg.

Mansfield, OH 44903

Phone: 419-755-1237

Mobile: 419-564-9447

Fax: 419-755-1462

From: NCOH Education [mailto:
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 7:47 AM
To: APICS - North Central Ohio Chapter
Subject: NCOH-APICS Plant Tour of Warren Rupp, Inc.

APICS - North Central Ohio Chapter

P. O. Box 644

Mansfield, OH 44901

http://www.apics-northcentralohio.org/

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10.) 2013-2014 BOARD POSITIONS...... NAME...... PHONE #...... EMAIL

Section Chair...... Kenny Paugh (w) 419-521-9534

Vice Chair...... Open

Secretary...... Donna Parsons....(419)521-9547 ......

Treasurer...... Tom Weirich .....(419) 884-1219 x4203

Program Chairs...... Caryn Simmons (w)419-845-3751 cell = 740-360-2449

Plcmnt Chair/Internet Liaison....Joe Hildebrand .....(740)383-7191

Education Chair.....Kurt Harper - (419) 884-4317

Membership Chair ... Tim Leon .. (330) 464-1287

Examining Chair/Chief Proctor : Janice Litz (419) 521-9511

Re-Certification :...Randy Stroemer.. Home Ph 419-747-9665 ,

Cell Phone: (567) 274-5138

Audit Chair - Martin R. Shone (419) 521-9558

Voice of the Customer - ..Homer Bloodhart.... (419) 933-4513