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Temple Manufacturer Awarded Employer of the Year by Workforce Solutions of Central Texas By: Temple Chamber Staff Published in the December 2021 Focus on Business Temple based manufacturer Reynolds Consumer Products was recognized as Employer of the Year by Workforce Solutions of Central Texas at their annual awards luncheon, the Torch Awards, on October 29, 2021. During 2021, Workforce Solutions of Central Texas worked hand-in-hand with Reynolds Consumer Products to recruit and retain employees in the Central Texas area. Reynolds has 51 years of successful operations in Temple, and currently employs 400 full-time and temporary employees. They work diligently to maintain production levels within their product lines to keep their plant operating and Central Texans employed. With steady operations, Reynolds continuously has a demand for workers, and is actively involved in many hiring events hosted by Workforce Solutions of Central Texas. Reynolds also expanded their partnership with Workforce Solutions of Central Texas in an effort to grow their workforce and engage local youth in an internship model sponsored by the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Wingspan Program. The internships were designed to encourage the career development of young people in our community. During Summer of 2021, Reynolds Consumer Products also participated in a three-day Summer Teacher Externship Program. The program placed two school teachers at the Reynolds production facility and distribution warehouse in Temple. While on site, the teachers learned the operations and production line requirements and from that experience, they can teach their students real-world expectations. A quote from Reynolds states, “Beyond all of these events in the past year, we have worked diligently to retain the employees that we are fortunate enough to bring into the Reynolds family. We have increased starting wages and restructured our pay and benefits…and revamped every aspect of our training program to make it as useful as possible to new employees and we are seeing result!”
Temple Manufacturer Awarded Employer of the Year by Workforce Solutions of Central Texas By: Temple Chamber Staff Published in the December 2021 Focus on Business
Temple based manufacturer Reynolds Consumer Products was recognized as Employer of the Year by Workforce Solutions of Central Texas at their annual awards luncheon, the Torch Awards, on October 29, 2021. During 2021, Workforce Solutions of Central Texas worked hand-in-hand with Reynolds Consumer Products to recruit and retain employees in the Central Texas area. Reynolds has 51 years of successful operations in Temple, and currently employs 400 full-time and temporary employees. They work diligently to maintain production levels within their product lines to keep their plant operating and Central Texans employed. With steady operations, Reynolds continuously has a demand for workers, and is actively involved in many hiring events hosted by Workforce Solutions of Central Texas. Reynolds also expanded their partnership with Workforce Solutions of Central Texas in an effort to grow their workforce and engage local youth in an internship model sponsored by the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Wingspan Program. The internships were designed to encourage the career development of young people in our community. During Summer of 2021, Reynolds Consumer Products also participated in a three-day Summer Teacher Externship Program. The program placed two school teachers at the Reynolds production facility and distribution warehouse in Temple. While on site, the teachers learned the operations and production line requirements and from that experience, they can teach their students real-world expectations. A quote from Reynolds states, “Beyond all of these events in the past year, we have worked diligently to retain the employees that we are fortunate enough to bring into the Reynolds family. We have increased starting wages and restructured our pay and benefits…and revamped every aspect of our training program to make it as useful as possible to new employees and we are seeing result!”