First ever-female setter at Tex Plastics

First ever-female setter at Tex Plastics

The British Plastics Federation has highlighted a Tex Plastics employee, Rebekah Parsons, in their International Women’s day feature.

Women In Plastics: Breaking The Mould

Like many other manufacturing sectors, plastic injection moulding is male-dominated. Unfortunately the truth is, until women like Rebekah take on a role, it’s often difficult to attract female candidates. Tex Plastics has always supported any individual, no matter what gender, to be the best they can be – so it makes us incredibly proud to see Rebekah get this well deserved recognition.

 

 

Rebekah the trailblazer - first ever-female setter technician

As the first ever-female setter technician at Tex Plastics, there’s no doubt now the mindset of job applicants and those pursuing careers within the company will be encouraged by Rebekah’s success. This recognition means she is recognised as being highly skilled to set up, fix, and improve plastic injection moulding machines. We think of Rebekah as ‘a perfect fit in our business’ – she’s an absolute asset and role model in demonstrating to other employees what is achievable if you have the correct mind set, guidance, and support.

 

 

Inspired by women in the plastics industry

“It’s great that there are organisations like the BPF who have the power to promote women in the industry who have achieved what was once, the unthinkable. Those who have taken on roles not previously carried out by women have paved the way, and it makes me want to strive to accomplish as much as I can in my field. I want to let all women just starting their careers in the industry know that ‘the sky is the limit’.

Rebekah Parsons Setter Technician, Tex Plastics

 

 

We’re all proud of Rebekah and her journey at Tex Plastics

Justin Davies, MD at Tex Plastics Group presents the group's Mould Training certificate to Rebecca Parsons, Mould Trainee at Tex Plastics

“We’re proud to see how such a quiet and timid young lady has really found her confidence and voice, proving to others, and above all herself, what she is truly capable of.”

Justin Davis Managing Director, Tex Plastics

 

 

Rebekah is just one of the many Award Winning Training Academy successes

Tex Plastics has a celebrated and award winning approach to recruitment, since entering into a strategic partnership with Sierra 57 Consult to develop its own training academy. As a result, we’ve developed several bespoke career pathway training programmes. This is because very few people consciously think about a career in plastic injection moulding.  Although there are training programs available, in reality these have been too narrowly focused toward various tasks or abilities (i.e. that a person will need to perform certain functions required in his job). Neville Dudley and Richard Brown of Sierra 57 have been working closely with Richard Bromley and Justin Davies of Tex Plastics, conducting skills gap analyses to ascertain a long term foundation for “people investment, people retention”.

 

 

Career pathway training programmes are a key to personal development

Working with Sierra 57, Tex Plastics developed a complex skill matrix that outlines the needs of its different teams. The group uses this matrix to plan a training approach specifically tailored to each individual joining the company. This has led to significant improvements in staff development and retention, because people joining the business for a ‘stop-gap’ low skill role, can take advantage of the career pathways and develop their skills. To have strong technical knowledge, an individual must be exposed to nearly all departments within their working environment.  Understanding the work environment, the role the individual plays within it, plus the wider opportunities within the business has been key.

  • Logistics
  • Trainee mould setters
  • Mould technicians
  • Toolmakers
  • Mechanical fitters
  • Maintenance engineers
  • Post moulding operations
  • Quality
  • Management
  • Commercial

“The British Plastics Federation reached well over six million people in its communications last year and can quite rightly claim to be a leading global voice on sustainable plastics.”

Philip Law Director General of the BPF

 

 

What Is International Women’s Day?

International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality. IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people. Today, IWD belongs to all groups collectively everywhere. IWD is not country, group or organisation specific.


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