ITW Global Safety

🎊 Let's celebrate! September was a month of many great achievements to be celebrated: 🌍 Hodenhagen: 25 years anniversary of our German facility 🌎 Monterrey: One year without safety incidents 🌎 Elmhurst: 2024 United Way Campaign During the next days, we will share some insights of our teams celebrating and being in action, today starting with the United Way Campaign: Thanks to the generosity of our workforce, this year we raised $ 1,409.00 through our Annual United Way Campaign (and as a Corporate Partner, ITW will match 100%). The Elmhurst Leadership Team organized and hosted events such as Spirit Week, Bake & Lunch Sales, Putt Putt Golf, Bean Bag Toss, Lottery Board & Prize Raffles to raise monies and awareness to the United Way Mission. One of the most popular activities hosted this year was “Soak the Supervisor”. Employees purchased water balloons to throw at the Supervisor of their choice (all in good fun)! The United Way’s Mission is seeking to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good. We thank our Elmhurst Team for making a difference in their local community! United Way #ProudToBeITW #LiveUnited

On our path to full potential, it takes all of us. That's why we developed a data-driven framework to ensure our colleagues experience the best of what differentiates ITW as a great employer. These four Core Commitments serve as the foundation for our employee experience, regardless of your segment, division, geography or title. Watch ITW President & CEO Christopher A. O'Herlihy share more about how these Core Commitments come to life, helping all of us reach our full potential. #ProudToBeITW

🤝 Welcome to the Team (again)! In April, we shared the intern spotlight of Johnny Hendersson who did a summer Internship Program with our Innovation team the past months. Now, we are super excited to announce that Johnny will continue working with us in a permanent position as Junior Innovation Product Manager. Johnny is the perfect example of how an internship program can pave the way for a future career. At ITW, we’re focused on the next generation of Great ITW Leaders who will grow with us from early in their career – and an internship or co-op program is the perfect opportunity: https://lnkd.in/eyg4z9e3 #ProudToBeITW #Career #Opportunities

🦁 Talent Safari Last week, our German Team hosted the recent meeting of our 2024 Automotive Platform Development Program. This time, the participants have not only been challenged in training sessions and project presentations but also surviving a Safari with Lions, Tigers, Rhinos and a lot more at Serengeti-Park Hodenhagen GmbH. Luckily, no one was left behind and now, everyone is keen on meeting for the final module in November 😉 #ProudToBeITW #Team

💡 Customer-Back Innovation As a growing business we strongly believe in and are fully committed to ITW's Customer-Back Innovation process. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gzVrTUuM #ProudToBeITW #Innovation

⚓ Career Captain - Gamify your job application experience   To attract more young talents to apply for an apprenticeship at our ITW Global Safety Hodenhagen facility, the local team has just recently launched our own Island at Career Captain. Whoever is interested can learn about our plant and our apprenticeship programs in a playful way. And: If you found the right program for you, you can immediately apply. Application process for 2025 programs is already open – let your journey begin: https://lnkd.in/dDNhTEjV #ProudToBeITW #JoinTheTeam at ITW

🔦 Internship Spotlight This week, we are happy to introduce to you Micah Bean, our new and first Co-Op student at ITW Global Safety. A Co-Op-Program is another great opportunity to start your career at ITW. Micah is a student from Kettering University and now switching every three month between studies and gaining practical experience with our Sales & Engineering Team at our Elmhurst, IL facility. 1. Tell me about your educational background & what inspired you to pursue your career / education path? I am currently a junior at Kettering University studying Mechanical Engineering. Prior to Kettering, I attended Alcott College Prep, where I attended a pre-engineering program. I was inspired to pursue a career in engineering because I wanted to work in an industry where I would have the ability to solve complex problems within our world, and have the ability to collaborate with a wide variety people and industries as well to reach common goals.      2. What attracted you to this internship? I was attracted to this internship at ITW because I was convinced that being here would be a prime opportunity to develop new skills that I am not currently as experienced with utilizing due to the smaller team setting and the focus within the automotive industry. I figured that I would hold more responsibility in completing projects, and therefore be exposed to different practices such as designing with computer-aided design (CAD) software, going though the full process of product development, using and honing project management skills, and understanding supply chain management.   3. Where do you see yourself 5 years into your career?   After 5 years into my career, I would like to see myself as advanced in all of the previous practices/skills listed above, and well as a multitude of other soft skills that would aid me in collaboration efforts with a wide variety of people. I would like to be adaptable to potentially changing positions and responsibilities. I want to be able to have the level of knowledge and experience to be able to guide others, and possibly seek a position of leadership at that point in my career.     4. What would you say your greatest non-work accomplishment is?   One of the first things that comes to mind with this question is orchestrating a blood drive in collaboration with the American Red Cross this past year. It took several weeks of planning, and had a very decent turnout, which makes me glad.   5. What do you like to do in your free time? In my free time, I enjoy playing video games, reading, playing basketball, running, and watching sports. Welcome to the team, Micah! #ProudToBeITW

🚀 Start your career at ITW On August 1, our new apprentices started their training at our German facility in Hodenhagen. For the next three years, nine apprentices will go through practical and theoretical training in the area of Logistics (3), Injection Molding (3), Mechatronics (1), Tool Maintenance (1) and Business Administration (1). The dual system as a cooperation between companies and technical schools is a great opportunity for young students to start their career as well as for companies to develop their future talents and succession pipeline. Welcome aboard our ITW Global Safety Team and all the best! #ProudToBeITW #Ausbildung #Talent

🌈 Let's raise the Flag! Last week, the first German PRIDE@ITW Event took place at Hobart GmbH in Offenburg. Our ITW Global Safety team member Uwe Goldschmidt, who is also one of the representatives of PRIDE@ITW in Germany, has received the rainbow flag for our Hodenhagen facility. Today we are glad to raise the flag - together with Uwe, Nina Kern (HR Manager), Melanie Löhrhoff (HR Director) and Christian Kammel (Chairman of the local workers council) - and set another sign for Diversity, Inclusion and Equity. Want to read more about the event in Offenburg? Please follow this link: https://lnkd.in/eudtD4q6 #ProudToBeITW #PRIDE #Diversity

Besides recognizing the work and commitment of our employees for ITW, we also want to recognize their commitment to their families. Therefore, our team at ITW Monterrey - Safety Components celebrates Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Children’s Day every year. #ProudToBeITW #Family