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Justin Walker
Program Details Mill Operator
M A K E S A DIFFER ENCE
Rockwood Manufacturing Company
Rising to the challenge
Everyone handles challenges at
work differently. While some prefer
2022 Winners thrive in a fast-paced, challenging
consistency and routine, others
environment, and couldn’t imagine
working in any other way. Justin
Walker, Mill Operator at Rockwood
Manufacturing Company, falls into
the latter group, making a difference
in these unconventional areas.
“The challenge is what makes my
job interesting. If tasks are easy, I
lose interest quickly. Projects that
have not been done before, and
are complicated, are what pique
my interest. I enjoy working under
pressure and being challenged. Even
on slower days, everything
is different.”
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On a typical day, Justin faces a myriad “More than anything, teamwork
of challenges in different areas of his is what makes our team stand
ever-changing tasks of the day, especially from the ones doing the
out. Hearing new ideas is critical,
job. He starts by prioritizing the
delegating them to his team, and
work. The willingness to try a
new process or tool for efficiency,
working on new and existing special
projects. His passion for the core
learn new ways to do things and
existing processes are a few factors
of his work makes it easy for him to complete projects, and improve
make a difference every day.
“I have a passion for machining, and that help us greatly.”
that equates to going above and Outside of being a hero at work,
beyond expectations, no matter Justin is also a hero in his community,
the circumstances. It makes a huge serving as a volunteer firefighter and
difference if you get to do what you EMT for more than 20 years.
are passionate about for a living.”
Justin is also quick to credit his
teammates for what they can
accomplish together.
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