All Weather Insulated Panels (AWIP) has named Bjoern Meyer its new vice president of operations. Meyer\u2019s new role comes after working as a plant manager for over two years and then as AWIP\u2019s director of manufacturing for the last year. He is responsible for overseeing AWIP\u2019s three continuous line production facilities across the country, in addition to a leadership role in AWIP\u2019s technical department and equipment improvements as well as the company\u2019s divisional quality group and division chemical group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Based in Little Rock, Arkansas, Meyer\u2019s primary initiative is to ensure that AWIP\u2019s three facilities continue to be aligned through standardization of process and communication. According to Meyer, it\u2019s this initiative that is a key aspect toward achieving customer satisfaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur clear mission and goal at AWIP is to ensure that customer satisfaction remains the top priority through standardized and sustainable operations,\u201d said Meyer. \u201cOur customers should experience the same manufacturing quality from our Vacaville facility that they would in Little Rock or East Stroudsburg. I\u2019m excited to begin my new role at AWIP to both continue, and improve, these initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meyer is also focused on continuing to implement Planet Passionate \u2014 AWIP\u2019s 10-year sustainability program dedicated to driving energy and carbon out of its business operations and supply chain \u2014 initiatives across all three of AWIP\u2019s production facilities through waste reduction and landfill diversion programs, maximizing production efficiencies and electrification of facilities, among many other onsite projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prior to AWIP, Meyer spent over 10 years across numerous roles at a leading manufacturer in the automotive industry\u2014most recently working as vice president of operations Americas where he led operations for several facilities with approximately 1,000 employees. Meyer brings his experience in the auto manufacturing industry and has implemented those principles at AWIP to enhance not only the quality and sustainability of the company\u2019s processes, but its entire organizational structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s noteworthy that Bjoern\u2019s insights and ideas have impacted AWIP\u2019s manufacturing operations, but also how Bjoern\u2019s experience has helped other leaders and departments create standards that enable us to be as efficient as possible,\u201d said Charles Schafer, AWIP director, marketing & sustainability. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to elevate Bjoern into his new role and look forward to his continued innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n