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Jesus Claudio
MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Production Lead
Pemko Manufacturing, Ventura
Learning From Failures
In any company that specializes in physical But through all this growth and success,
goods, efficient shipping and manufacturing things don’t always go fully according to
is one of the cornerstones of success. Delays plan. When it comes to being a difference-
and inconsistencies can derail an entire maker, you are ultimately defined as much
operation, making difference-makers in by how you handle failure as how you
that area absolutely crucial. Jesus “Chuy” handle success. Jesus’ approach to the
Claudio, Production Lead, is one of those inevitability of failure is one of his defining
people going above and beyond to make characteristics as a difference-maker.
sure everything is up to code at Rockwood “Mistakes happen. I try not to over-react or
& McKinney. bring negative energy when they do. People
Jesus and his coworkers start each and feed off of energy and are less productive
every day discussing their objectives and when it’s negative. I try to use every incident
goals as a team, giving themselves concrete as a positive learning experience and
expectations to meet. Throughout the facilitate a workplace where people can
day, unique challenges in shipping and comfortably grow.”
manufacturing present themselves, but Jesus is a devoted family man, and outside
Jesus says that conquering them as a team is of work, you can find him enjoying both
one of his favorite parts of the job. his and his kids’ favorite hobbies: hiking,
“Solving problems with my teammates swimming, watching Dodgers baseball
makes my job interesting. We are challenged games, and trying new things. But he’s not
daily with new obstacles, and having people always moving and shaking.
who are always ready to help is special. “A cold beer and a beach chair suit me just
We are a newer department, and we grow fine, too.”
every day.”
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