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OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE AWARD!

Human Resources facilitates an annual employee recognition program to honor and acknowledge
excellence at work. Outstanding Employee Awards recognize actions that constitute performance
beyond expected standards, such as:

• Producing high quality of work over an extended period of time
• Giving extra effort to complete a job or handle a heavier workload
• Filling in when the unit is short-staffed
• Volunteering for and working on special projects
• Serving on a committee and contributing to its success

The nomination of candidates may be made by any employee to their HR Manager. The winners will
be picked quarterly by Executive Vice Presidents, Bob DeMarco and Jason Albro. One winner from
the east and one from the west will be announced in each quarter’s newsletter and presented with a
plaque.

Javier Cortez Richard “Dick”Hartman

Javier Cortez started with Kloeckner Metals (Namasco at Richard Hartman graduated from Eastern York High
the time) in February of 1996. He started as Material School and served 2 years in the US Army. He later
Handler but was soon promoted to Saw Operator when found his way to Kloeckner Metals, where he has re-
the company invested in their first processing machine. mained an employee for 50 years. He is an outstanding
Javier has always been reliable and flexible and has held Operator for our Braner multi-blanking line. Richard has
jobs as Truck Loader, Burn Table Operator, Processing worn many hard hats here at KMC; he has worked and
Lead, and CAD Programmer due to business needs. mastered roles such as: Shear Helper, Shear Operator,
Javier eventually was promoted to Processing Supervi- Saw Operator, Rowe Line Operator, and much more.
sor in 2018. When not working at the York branch, Richard likes to
spend time with his wife, 2 children, and 4 brothers,
Javier is a key staple of our facility in Dallas. He has and enjoys a day of fishing or hunting.
held a variety of positions over the past 24 years but
most important is his attitude and effort towards new Richard was nominated by his peers because of the hard
opportunities. Javier is our most qualified and trained work and dedication he puts into his job every day. He
employee, as he can operate or lead in any department. is a staple in helping create a positive and supportive
Javier is cross-trained on tube laser operations, CNC atmosphere for his co-workers.
milling machine, (4) production saws, (3) burn tables,
CAD programming, loading procedures, and all crane .
operation functions.