Northwest Manufacturing Inc. located in Red Lake Falls, MN manufactures high quality, high efficiency outdoor wood burning furnaces for residential and commercial applications under the Woodmaster® brand name. The company also markets and distributes a variety of related accessories and systems for the outdoor wood furnace and in-floor heating industry. With the recent upsurge in demand for their products, a need existed within the company to develop their incumbent workforce as they continue to expand and improve their production capacity.
In February 2002, Northland College and Northwest Manufacturing Inc, formed a training partnership to enhance employee skills to develop a workforce geared towards continuous improvement. By investing in workforce development, Northwest Manufacturing has determined they will be able to achieve the following goals:
- Reduce/eliminate wasteful operations, and the use of non value-adding time.
- Achieve higher quality standards in a total quality environment.
- Develop an empowered workforce focused on continuous improvement.
- Implement a system of standardized operating procedures and workplace organization.
- This $100,000 MJSP Grant will impact over 60 employees
Contact Information
James Retka
Manufacturing Specialist
Tel: (218) 683-7055
Chuck Gagner, President
Northwest Manufacturing, Inc.
Manufacturing Specialist
Tel: (218) 683-7055
