Sad Times For Ex-Mercury Marine Employee's?
 

This is an e-mail that I got trying to help the ex Mercury Marine guys in Stillwater Oklahoma. If any of you can help these guys and show the power of OSO, I'm sure they would appreciate it.:flag::flag::flag:






Dear Chief Executive and Human Resource Teams:

Many thanks to all those organizations and individuals that have shown support to our MerCruiser business unit since the announcement of the closing of our facilities in Stillwater, Oklahoma! We are particularly grateful to participants in this past July’s MerCruiser Job Fair. The feedback about the readiness and skills of our workforce has been encouraging as have been the remarks of most all those who manned “booths”. We are now inviting you to a Job Fair at the MerCruiser facility on November 3rd 2011, approximately 4-7 weeks prior to our employees last day of work. We expect excellent attendance from hourly and salaried staff as we approach the shutdown and with the convenience of being onsite.

We are contacting you directly to make you aware of the high quality workforce that is going to be available in the very near future. This will be a good opportunity for you to increase your team’s bench strength. If you are in need of experienced and highly trained talent, please consider joining our Job Fair.

We will be hosting the Job Fair from 1:30-6:00 PM on Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 at the Mercury MerCruiser plant at
3003 N. Perkins Road in Stillwater, Oklahoma 74075.

Our Mercury Marine hourly and salaried employees are experienced and trained in Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing principles, crossed trained, team and safety oriented, and recognized for achieving customer satisfaction goals.
Employees will be available from the following disciplines:

Maintenance
Electricians, Mechanics, Supervisors

Operations
Machine Operators, Assemblers, Schedulers/Planners, Team Leaders, Operations Management, Safety & Waste Treatment, Expeditors, Inspectors, Testers,

Logistics
Forklift Operators, Materials Supervisor, Materials Manager, Material Specialists Technical Services
Engineering Techs, Machinists, Tool & Die Makers, Writers, Manufacturing Engineers

Purchasing
Buyers, Purchasing Assistant, Import-Export

Quality
Quality Auditors, Technicians
Warranty Specialists, ISO Experience

Human Resources/Customer Service
Generalists, Administrative Assistants, Specialists

We are including partial employee resume information at the LAK website: www.transformingcareers.com You may view them by visiting the candidate profile section of website and using login: LAK-OK and password: merc. Several more resumes will be added during these last few months.

If you have an interest in joining the Job Fair on November 3rd, please contact us at 800.882.1977 and ask for Howard Pryor or email him at [email protected]. We are working with Lawrence, Allen & Kolbe (LAK) outplacement firm to directly support the transition of our employees. We consider Howard Pryor an extension of our HR team. Details regarding electrical connections, set up times, etc. may be discussed when you connect with him.

There is no cost associated with this Job Fair.
Please continue your support of our process…and
Make plans to be there!
Sincerely,


Lawrence Robinson, Director, Stillwater Operations Joe Payne, Director of Human Resources







Joe Genet
MEA
Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance
SPONSORS: Meridian Technology Center
Cell: 405-269-6463
www.okalliance.com


Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance


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I was wondering when Mercury would totally pull the plug on Stillwater and now I guess we all know now. This is another huge sad annoucement for our industry and I really send my best wishes and hope for better times to all involved. I know if I needed personel at this time I would be taking advantage of this job fair and I encourage any of our OSO members or readers who can, DO and help spread the word and help these good people!
I know this has gone on all over America in the last few years and here's a wish that we can all pray for is that this shrinkage stops and the real caring people in charge of our great country and industies can get this ship back righted again and put all these people back to work!

Best Regards,
Ray @ Raylar

This is horrible news for the people of Stillwater, but good news for the people of Fond du Lac. The jobs are not leaving the country...they are being re-located to the home of Mercury.

As a former Mercury Marine employee, I know that FDL, WI is nothing without Merc there. With many friends and family still living in FDL, and working at Merc, I am happy to see that the manufacturing base in central WI is strengthening....but sadly at the expense of other American jobs in Stillwater.

Thanks Bubba, I sent this to my brother at ABI and hopefully they will participate as well.

I sent the email to our Director of Fixed Ops....we need techs so bad its not even funny. We could hire 100 just for our region.

Why are you having a problem, is it skill set?

What is the pay range, I may know of some people that would move for the right money.

skill set...need to know computers and screwdrivers. I don't know the exact pay...it comes down to experience. I just know starting January we are going to open up our own school to teach techs to work in our stores. Land Rover, Jag, BMW, Benz, and all the domestic brands.

Manufacturing jobs are in high demand right now. Companies like Chesapeak Energy and Siemens can't find enough people.. Siemens has 3000 jobs available. it may require change in lifestyle or relocation... I moved to MD this year for my wife.

I found two great employable candidates on the site and will reach out to them. One is a Product Lifecycle Manager, the other is a Six Sigma Black Belt.

Got you,

Most of the guys I know are EE's, EET's or ME's.

Thanks Bubba, I will review some resumes for the machinists
and other techs. Hopefully some of the local shops can keep
these folks in Oklahoma.

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+100:drink:

the sad thing is, our own government is really the reason most companys are going out of buisness or downsizing, it cost the owner of a buisness, for workman comp, insurance, etc. the owners of companys can move it overseas and get the job done for next to nothing. but if the government here would wake the hell up and realize that if we keep going the way were going the only jobs here will be in fastfood, cause they keep pushing more and more buisnesses out of the US sorry to post such a long post but it makes me sick to see or hear of a buisness moving or closing its doors cause of the slow economy, when the government is not worried about us here, there worried about leaving billions of dollars overseas on military equipment so the next time we go to war with them we have to fight against our own equipment, now to me thats ****in retarded.

And thats a GOOD thing?
Guess thats why Merc chit is so high!

Any machinists/Engineers etc. looking for work could look to N.E.W. Industries in Sturgeon Bay, WI. We manufacture parts for many large OEMs, including Mercury. Obviously a looong ways from Oklahoma, but we are busier than that one-legged dude we've all heard about and have been even through the past 3+ years of sub-par economic times. Anyone interested can apply through our website.

Dave

Originally Posted by Steve 1 View Post
Appears the Union won and Stillwater was the Pawn.



And thats a GOOD thing?
Guess thats why Merc chit is so high! Quinlan


Don't listen to Koss he rarely knows WTF he's talking about, especially in this terrible economy that started its downward spiral in 2007 when the unregulated banks(thanks to the SEC and the Republican majority) finally started failing. Downsizing is a very unfortunate fact of life now and unions are rarely at fault but it helps people like Koss to focus their anger on things that help working people rather than on those in high places who he idolizes like Boner Cantor and the Traitorous Turtle McConnell.

Really? If you can afford the cig you can afford Merc Chit who pay Americans a middle class wage. The Class that is the economy of the Country.

After seeing so many Manufacturing Companies ship jobs oveseas because of corperate greed is it any wonder youth stay away from the field like the plague? Americans are our own worst enemy when it comes to the economy. We shop at Walmart instead of supportiing our local hardware or grocery store and we think middle class wages is the root of all evil.

I agree. Really sad. I hate unions.

Are you serious? Why don't you take that communist propaganda to a liberal website. Companies ship jobs overseas because of over regulation (supported by unions) over taxation (supported by unions) and high labor cost (supported by unions). We all know the root of evil is communist ideology which the unions have long supported. Take away private property and see how long people can run a business while their own employees organize against them. Were it not for the feds putting a 20% tariff on yamaha's merc wouldn't even have an outboard market. Go ahead, blame it on greedy corporations when the unions are supporting the very policies that run companies out of the country. Thats like blaming a bartender for making you sick after a night of drinking. Greed? Whats more greedy than forcing workers to pay dues or lose their job? Whats more greedy than a union boss giving himself million dollar pensions paid for by the working man after he is forced into a union. Whats more greedy than thinking you have a right to other peoples private property.

Yes, but its the unions that are lobbying for these policies. All these higher labor cost are a product of union lobbyist.

So maybe Merc should ship all there work overseas to China so they don't have to pay middle class wages at all, union or non-union?? I think its a sign of lean times right now, business is down, companys are consolidating operations, blame the Unions all you want, they are a easy scape goat. What I really like is guys like you that brag about all the non-union Toyota plants and such in the south, great business model, etc, etc. You will cry like a BITCCH though when they (the workers) get a little older and they have no retirement or health insurance when Toyota is done with them and YOUR taxes have to pay to take care of them the rest of their lives. And, oh yeah, the Japs have UNIONS back home at Toyota but love the fact they can get dumb hill billys (in their mind) to work for them in Texas with no retirement or long term benefits!
http://www.businessweek.com/autos/au...a_pays_up.html

Greed is what caused the unions to be formed.

Actually the first unions had nothing to do with greed, workers organized/fought to get work hours cut to only 10 hours a day and 6 days a week.

Present
The beginnings of the American labor movement

In the early years of the republic, efforts by tradesmen to create better conditions by refusing to work and trying to prevent others from working were considered criminal offenses. Journeymen boot-makers and shoe-makers were put on trial in Philadelphia in 1806 and convicted of criminal conspiracy. This set the standard attitude towards organized work disruptions until 1842, when the principle of criminal conspiracy was rejected by the Supreme Court of Massachusetts.

The New York Workingmen's Party lasted only a short time, formed in 1829 and disappearing in 1830. However, it publicized a new goal, the reduction of daily time of labor to ten hours. Since the work week was still six days, this radical demand was for no more than sixty hours of work a week

Thanks for the history lesson. When I said greed I was thinking more of the early 20th century barrons of industry and the start of that era's unions.

I'm not sure how to get the message to the guys in OK, but I know Case-New Holland factory in Wichita, Kansas is hiring. It's not too far of a relocation if the opportunity fits for the Merc guys.

If anyone has contact with Merc HR or is going to the job fair you might want to mention this. Unfortuantely, I don't know how to get the word to those guys.

[QUOTE=ZP'd;3533102]Really? If you can afford the cig you can afford Merc Chit who pay Americans a middle class wage. The Class that is the economy of the Country.

Believe me I have bought Plenty of Merc chit for the Cig.
Around $300.00 or something stupid for t stat housings!
Over $20k for chit XR gears.

Anyway didn't mean for this to go union Non union cause we can argue that over a beer in KW.
Fact is I know Several good guys in Stillwter that need jobs!!!

From one of my buddies who is at CNH Wichita:
"CNH (Case New Holland) designs, tests and manufactures skid steer/compact track loaders in Wichita, KS. We currently have a number of job openings in New Product Development, Product Validation, Manufacturing and Quality. If you are looking for a new job or know of someone looking, have them contact me. Job openings can be viewed at www.cnh.com"

I worked there for 10 years and it's a good place to work and I think marine experience would tie in nicely with the construction equipment they build. I am no longer living in Kansas, so I'm not sure how to connect those who need jobs to those who have openings.

Suggestions?

Do you have the link to the quote ECeptor from CNH? I want to forward that...Thanks

It's my buddies facebook status, so unfortunately I do not have a link that is public. I did contact him and tell him about the Merc guys. Hopefully the word will get to the correct people.

Thanks, I'm passing it on...

[QUOTE=Quinlan;3533850]Hell I never even mentioned Union and now I'm a liberal extrememist. LMAO! Somone needs to shut off Rush once in a while it appears!
I have always had very good luck with Mercruiser, engines and their parts for the most part. And I don't mind paying knowing it's supporting the middle class American factory worker.
Hopefully ALL the Stillwater employes can find work that does more then barely cover the bills.