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Angie Cook
MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Lead Operator
Rockwood Manufacturing
Facing Adversity with a Smile
For Angela “Angie” Cook, Lead Operator
at Rockwood Mfg. Co. in Rockwood, PA,
staying stationary just isn’t an option, both
physically and in her career goals.
As a receiving specialist within the
warehouse, Angie is always on the move
making sure incoming orders make it to
the right places. With such a constant flow
of orders, and with so much within the
company depending on their timely delivery,
the pace of the job can be daunting, but
it’s a welcome challenge for Angie.
“My job is very fast paced. While other
employees stand at a machine and do
mostly the same job all day, I get to move
around the plant. My job takes me from the
back of the plant to the front a few times a
day. I have different areas I work in, so I do
not see the same things all day long.”
Angie’s difference-making, while impressive,
isn’t to say that everything always goes
without a hitch in her department. Like any
team, Angie and her coworkers have faced
challenges and delays in their work. But one
of the true hallmarks of a difference maker
is how you respond to adversity, and when
it mattered most this year, Angie was there
to help.
“The warehouse department had been very
short staffed over the summer months
with medical problems and vacations. Our
company’s inventory was scheduled for
October, and we had so much truck freight
and metal inventory out of place that I
was worried we would not be ready for
inventory. I wish I would have taken a before
and after picture of the warehouse and all
the metal racks. I was so proud of everyone
that helped out.”
Outside of work, you can find Angie
spending time with her daughter, dog,
and two cats.
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