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8 8 S T U F F • F a l l 2 0 1 8 S T U F F M a d e I n C T . c o m WARD LEONARD Ward Leonard is a trusted name for powering heavy industry and defense, playing a key role in the development of electrical equipment such as AC/ DC motor controllers, AC/DC generators and motors, and related rotary and linear electro-mechanical equipment for use in some of the most extreme environments on earth. www.wardleonard.com Address: 401 Watertown Rd., Thomaston, CT 06787 Additional locations: Houston, Texas, and Houma, La. Phone: 860-283-5801 Full-time employees: 250 Year founded: 1891 CEO: Jon Carter C O M PA N Y P R O F I L E Ward Leonard manufactures motor and control solutions for the U.S. Navy, and drilling motors for the upstream oil and gas market. The motors are used on drilling rigs and range in size from 400 to 5,000 horsepower. Controllers are used to control motors in a pump, winch or fan application. Ward Leonard's largest customer in the defense market is the U.S. Navy. The company supplies motor and control solutions directly to the Navy, as well as through a variety of Original Equipment Manufacturers, or OEMs, that integrate Ward Leonard products into theirs. Ward Leonard also supplies products and services directly to some of the largest shipyards in the United States, like Newport News in Virginia and Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss. Ward Leonard primarily offers opportunities in manufacturing and engineering, although other departments — customer service, sales, finance, IT, manufacturing engineering, purchasing/ planning and quality assurance — have had openings in the past year or so. Company positions range from entry level to experienced professional with five to 10 years of related experience. Current openings are in control assembly, electric motor design engineering and materials specialist. At times, Ward Leonard has brought folks in for interviews even when there was not a specific job opening; if the skills are there, the company tries to make it happen and bring them on board. Ward Leonard offers tuition reimbursement (business related) for full-time employees who have completed one year of service. A handful of employees are participating in this program. The company provides both on-site and off-site technical as well as soft-skills training for employees. In 2018, Ward Leonard conducted a few Kaizen events, using an outside consultant along with a diverse group of employees. The company's annual holiday party raises money through a company raffle and all proceeds go to a local charity. Thomaston Food Bank was the beneficiary of $3,000 from the company's 2017 party. Ward Leonard has a charitable donation/sponsorship program for all three of its locations where employees can request financial donations and/or sponsorship for a charity of their choice. These requests range from monetary donations to the American Cancer Society, to sponsoring a local Houston Little League Baseball Team, to donating funds for the Thomaston High School Graduation Project. P R O D U C T S M A R K E T S / C U S TO M E R S C A R E E R / J O B O P P O R T U N I T I E S C O M PA N Y B E N E F I T S C O M M U N I T Y E N G A G E M E N T Top Drive on Drilling Rig M A N U FA C T U R E R P R O F I L E S