Submitted by: The Timken Corporation
Timken Housed Units hosted students from Ferndale High School’s FFA (Future Farmers of America) Club on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. The students learned about the worldwide company of Timken, as well as the local business’ origins as QM Bearings. Timken acquired QM Bearings in 2010, where the business has had its site in Ferndale since 1997.
The high school students received up-close demonstrations and tours of the facility’s assembly line, urethane manufacturing and warehouse operations. As Timken Associates assembled products, they explained their processes and answered students’ questions. Students learned about production operations, as well as where these products are found in various industries.
Timken Housed Units specializes in spherical roller bearing housed units, assembled to order with thousands of configuration choices, tailored to the customer’s needs. These housed units are made to withstand the harshest environmental conditions and are often used in applications in industries such as agriculture, steel, pulp and cement.
“We were eager to partner with Ferndale High School’s FFA club to make this visit possible. Not only are we providing these students with an educational opportunity to learn about our local business and products, but I think exposing high school students to manufacturing, assembly, and other trade work opens up additional options for career planning in our local community,” explained Edie Hill, HR Manager.
The group spent over an hour at the facility during their own after-school time. In total, there were 15 students in attendance, ranging from 16 to 18 years old. The visit was coordinated with Ferndale High School staff members Mitch Davis and Edwin Elefson.
Timken can hire recent high-school graduates for Warehouse Associate positions, and offers career advancement opportunities both locally and worldwide.
Cory Shaw, General Manager of Timken Housed Units, who began his career in the warehouse, shared, “We are excited to work with our local high schools to show students the inner workings of a growing local business in a way that also increases the general awareness of our operation and industrial products manufacturing.”
The Timken Corporation
360-305-3951
5345A Labounty Drive
Ferndale
