Page 22 - 2019 PMAD Winners Booklet

Peter

VU

MAKES A
difference

Department Production Leader
Emtek Products, Inc. – City of Industry, California, USA

Instilling a sense of camaraderie

Decorative hardware dealers across North America at Emtek, and Peter enjoys assuring those high
count on Emtek for their custom locks, knobs, standards are consistently met .
levers, rosettes, and other high-end residential That’s likely no coincidence, as construction
door products—spanning a range of styles and home improvement projects are one of his
from classic to contemporary to rustic . Behind special hobbies . “A favorite project was building
the scenes at their Southern California facility, a perimeter fence around my property,” he
Department Production Leader Peter Vu plays a explains . The effort was extremely labor-intensive .
pivotal role ensuring that all orders are assembled “Nevertheless, I enjoyed it very much!” When not
correctly and reach their customers promptly .
working with bricks and mortar, you may find Peter
Frank Verduzco, Facilities Coordinator, says Peter playing his guitar and singing a song .
goes out of his way to improve processes while Peter credits his father for teaching him to be
instilling a sense of camaraderie . “He has been polite and respectful, as well as always striving to
instrumental in helping us streamline and improve improve . Achieving goals, as he sees it, is a group
one of our entry lock departments,” he says . effort—describing everyone in his department as
“Peter has been quick to learn the procedures friendly and cooperative, with a strong sense of
of this department, emphasized a philosophy of familiarity and trust . “I am very proud to be able
cooperation among all team members .” to help strengthen that sense of cooperation and
Originally from Vietnam, Peter has been with teamwork .” He prefers to help each team member
Emtek for nearly two decades . In that time, he’s solve any assembly line issue personally .
grown extremely fond of the organization . As a Coordinator Verduzco confirms, “Peter is always
department leader, Peter is responsible for ensuring looking to see how he can help . He has no problem
customer orders are produced in a timely manner, learning from co-workers and, at the same time, is
free of defects and as efficiently as possible . He always ready to teach what he knows .” He describes
does so with unwavering dedication and a genuine Peter as a tremendous asset to the company .
zeal for his work . “I feel very lucky to be part of this
company and community,” he says . As a result of Peter’s proactive, hands-on approach,
assembly stations at Emtek are running smoothly,
Craftsmanship and design embody all the products minimizing issues that could negatively impact the
production process along the way .
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