Pete Miller in 1992On September 18th, Pete Miller became the 24th member of Confer Plastics’ Twenty Year Club. Pete started here as a young buck of 19 years of age. He worked on all 3 shifts as a machine operator before making the move to secondaries where he spent a couple of years finishing voting booths for Sequoia. That was not an easy task as each console needed more than 90 holes drilled and over 70 inserts installed.
His handiwork and background in automotive mechanics showed that he had what it takes for set-up, where he was tutored by Carl Hartzfeld, John Cleary and others. He quickly learned - and mastered – the tricks of the trade, learning everything about hydraulics, electrical and blow molding.
About 7 years ago he assumed the responsibility of plant manager, capitalizing on his knowledge of everything production and process related and his ability to work with people to make the most out of his, their, and our potential. He oversees everything on the production floor (personnel, process, and equipment) and has maintained that role at CPI longer than anyone before him.
20 years is a long time. How long ago was it? Look at what happened in September 1991:
• The Buffalo Bills began their second Super Bowl season with Jim Kelly throwing 6 TDs against the Steelers
• The Soviet Union dissolved
• A grease fire broke out at Imperial Foods in North Carolina, killing 25
• Deion Sanders was playing baseball with the Braves
• Manuel Noriega’s trial began
• REM was the big winner at the MTV music awards
• “Commish” was the big TV debut of the month
• The Soviet Union dissolved
• A grease fire broke out at Imperial Foods in North Carolina, killing 25
• Deion Sanders was playing baseball with the Braves
• Manuel Noriega’s trial began
• REM was the big winner at the MTV music awards
• “Commish” was the big TV debut of the month
