{"id":1628,"date":"2017-08-22T14:37:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T14:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mosauto-service.ru\/?p=1628"},"modified":"2024-04-29T13:04:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T20:04:24","slug":"behind-scenes-interview-blentech-assistant-shop-superintendent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mosauto-service.ru\/2017\/08\/22\/behind-scenes-interview-blentech-assistant-shop-superintendent\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Scenes:  An Interview with the Blentech Assistant Shop Superintendent: Mark Cook"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mark Cook, Blentech Assistant Shop Superintendent &#8211;<\/h2>\n<h2>1985 to today<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mosauto-service.ru\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1650\" src=\"https:\/\/mosauto-service.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mark_1-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"247\" data-id=\"1650\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mosauto-service.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Mark-Cook-today-v2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1637\" src=\"https:\/\/mosauto-service.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Mark-Cook-today-v2-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"322\" height=\"261\" data-id=\"1637\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What was your title when you first started?<\/h2>\n<p>I started as a welder at Custom Stainless first in 1985. \u00a0(Many Custom Stainless employees went on to join\u00a0Blentech when it started in 1986.) \u00a0I was working for a dairy equipment company but wanted to take a job closer to home. Now, I\u2019ve worked here for 32 years.<\/p>\n<h2>What did you do in that role?<\/h2>\n<p>I learned to weld when I was 12 year old.\u00a0 My father was a welding instructor at Hunting Beach High School.\u00a0 He also taught adult classes in the summers and when there was space in his classes, I would fill it. \u00a0To learn about how the factory worked, much like many new employees, I started in parts.\u00a0 You learn where all the parts fit into the bigger machines.\u00a0 Then you move to fabrication and have a good understanding of how it\u2019s all built.\u00a0 Back then, I shared a work area with Lauren Frederickson.\u00a0 He was an excellent craftsman.\u00a0 Both my father and Lauren were big influences when it came to craftsmanship.<\/p>\n<p>I then became Assistant Supervisor around 1989.\u00a0 I was good with people and taught newcomers to have pride in their craftsmanship.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mosauto-service.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Mark-mentoring.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-1634\" src=\"https:\/\/mosauto-service.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Mark-mentoring-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1634\" \/><\/a>Today I serve the role as a mentor, educator and guide to our workers to have excellence in their work.\u00a0\u00a0 The schools no longer teach industrial arts which I think is a big mistake.\u00a0 It\u2019s harder to find skilled workers who know their stuff when they come in.\u00a0 Today, new welders need lots of mentoring and molding to bring them up to the level of standards Blentech requires.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What type of machines were made back when you first started?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When I started, we made a lot of tumblers and VersaTherms.\u00a0 Now we do a lot of systems.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Most memorable project?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The first fusion cookers (<a href=\"https:\/\/mosauto-service.ru\/product-item\/infinity-cooker\/\">Infinity Cooker<\/a>) needed to be welded inside from both ends or sides and therefore, when they were first designed, <strong><em>the length was based on the length of my arm<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 Our engineer, John Lennox, came out and measured the length of my arm and based the first fusion cookers on the size of my arm!\u00a0 He couldn\u2019t make it longer or I couldn\u2019t weld it! \u00a0That length in our\u00a0designs is still used today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mosauto-service.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/CheezeTherm-as-long-as-his-arm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-1630\" src=\"https:\/\/mosauto-service.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/CheezeTherm-as-long-as-his-arm-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1630\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What advice would you give now to your year one self.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>I would tell my first year self to not give up on the creative part of your job.\u00a0 It\u2019s the part I enjoy the most. Being creative each day.\u00a0 I really enjoy what I do here at Blentech.\u00a0 Our jobs are not cookie cutter.\u00a0 I never do the same thing each day.\u00a0 It\u2019s a challenge every week to create equipment that\u2019s unique for each customer and do so with a high level of craftsmanship.\u00a0 When I\u2019m finished with the job in my area, I go to final assembly and make sure when they put the machine together it all works exactly how it should.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What do you like to do when you\u2019re not at Blentech?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019m very much into fitness.\u00a0 My wife and I both like being active and working out.\u00a0 I am now a personal trainer and work with others to become fit.\u00a0 I\u2019m working on getting certifications in weight loss and in behavior modification.\u00a0 It\u2019s all connected.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is something surprising that your coworkers might be surprised to learn about you?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When I served in the army, I served in the infantry and was on a pistol team.\u00a0 My service time took me to Kansas, Korea and Washington State.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mosauto-service.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Mark-Cook-in-work-area.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-1631\" src=\"https:\/\/mosauto-service.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Mark-Cook-in-work-area-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1631\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What makes Blentech products different?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Quality.\u00a0 Our level of craftsmanship is way ahead of our competitors.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Thank you Mark, for your lifetime contributions to our Blentech team.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mark is one of the many Blentech employees who personify\u00a0<em>excellence by design. \u00a0<\/em>To find out more about Blentech, listen to our Founder, Darrell Horn, speak about how Blentech has been designing equipment for 30 years that is of unparalleled quality and craftsmanship in our video <a href=\"https:\/\/mosauto-service.ru\/\">here\u00a0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Cook, Blentech Assistant Shop Superintendent &#8211; 1985 to today What was your title when you first started? 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