Grand River Rubber & Plastics Blog

Meet the Roberts: Teammates in Business and in Life

Posted by Alan Blankenship on May 20, 2024 1:47:44 PM

Do couples that work well together at home also thrive together in the workplace? Well, for Kevin and Monica Roberts, that’s absolutely the case. Kevin, Machine Setup Lathe Cut, and Monica, Quality Assurance Specialist, both share a passion in their home life and for their work at Grand River Rubber and Plastics. Kevin joined the team in June of 2004, while Monica came on board in November of 2023. 

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Meet the Leonard Trio: Generations of Grit

Posted by Alan Blankenship on Apr 9, 2024 10:17:38 AM

At the heart of Grand River Rubber & Plastics beats a legacy that spans generations. Meet James Leonard, Bayonet Operator for the last 21 years, and his two sons, Jesse, Controls Engineer, and Joey, Bayonet Operator, a trio bound not only by blood but by their shared dedication to excellence in manufacturing.

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Customer Spotlight: Not Just Satisfied, VERY Satisfied

Posted by Alan Blankenship on Feb 12, 2024 11:25:30 AM
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Grand River Rubber & Plastics Acquires Lathe Cut Gasket and Seal Division of ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC. (Ashtabula Rubber Co.)

Posted by Alan Blankenship on Mar 21, 2023 5:37:27 PM
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Topics: Lathe Cut Gaskets, die cut gaskets, seals

Grand River Rubber and Plastics Receives ISO 9001:2015 Recertification

Posted by Alan Blankenship on Feb 2, 2023 3:23:54 PM

 

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Topics: ISO 9001 certification

Meet Dawn DeFelice and Lindsey Selip - Customer Service Spotlight

Posted by Alan Blankenship on Jan 17, 2023 12:37:41 PM

 

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Topics: employee ownership, sweeper belts, Work at Grand River Rubber

Meet Jason Bernardo Jr. and Sr., Grand River Rubber’s Father-Son Duo

Posted by Alan Blankenship on Nov 2, 2022 9:45:33 AM

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Topics: employee ownership, sweeper belts, Work at Grand River Rubber

Red Head Brass Case Study

Posted by Alan Blankenship on Aug 24, 2022 3:02:58 PM

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Topics: Lathe Cut Gaskets

Meet Vicki Ellsworth, Customer Service Representative

Posted by Alan Blankenship on Jul 29, 2022 9:23:19 AM

When you start asking questions of Grand River Rubber & Plastics employees, a common theme emerges: there’s no such thing as a ‘typical’ workday, and they seem to like it that way.

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Topics: Lathe Cut Gaskets, employee ownership, Work at Grand River Rubber

Meet Jim Hlebovy, Process Engineer

Posted by Alan Blankenship on Jun 23, 2022 2:21:48 PM

Jim Hlebovy joined Grand River Rubber & Plastics in 2018 as a Quality Engineer, then the position evolved into a Process Engineer. He has worked in both Quality and Engineering. Jim said that as a child, he wanted to be a mechanic or someone who worked on equipment to fix it.

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Topics: Lathe Cut Gaskets, employee ownership, Work at Grand River Rubber