MCCALLUM Industries is celebrating a new partnership with road transport manufacturer MaxiTRANS that\u2019s opening up opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in a\u00a0dynamic work environment.<\/p>\n
Eight supported employees, with two supervisors, will continue to work two days a week in six-hour shifts, dealing with small parts and completing small component tasks.<\/p>\n
McCallum Chief Executive Officer, Tyrone McCuskey is simply \u201cdelighted\u201d with the program\u2019s launch.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaxiTRANS enables them to learn new skills, gain confidence in new environments and experience new and exciting tasks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s much more diverse than what we provide.<\/p>\n
We can employ more individuals to come down and have supported employment in a different work space.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chris Liston, the Continuous Improvement Team Leader in Industrial Engineering, said the small parts department at the Wendouree site has been a \u201clogistical nightmare\u201d in the past.<\/p>\n
Mr Liston said Cycle times have improved with the McCallum group and the department is more efficient.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s meaningful work. They want to come here and they love coming here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Small parts worker, Joel Pratt and his peers, had their factory site induction at MaxiTRANS in October and have started their ongoing work this month.<\/p>\n
Mr Pratt loves the feeling he gets arriving at the factory.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you walk into MaxiTRANS, every time it\u2019s great,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really enjoy it here and it makes me real happy. It\u2019s the one thing I\u2019ve been working towards.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr McCuskey is pleased with the workers\u2019 transition into the new workspace.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve been welcomed into this environment. It\u2019s hard to measure how good that is because that social inclusion is critical to their self-esteem,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s wonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MCCALLUM Industries is celebrating a new partnership with road transport manufacturer MaxiTRANS that\u2019s opening up opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in a\u00a0dynamic work environment. Eight supported employees, with two supervisors, will continue to work two days a week in six-hour shifts, dealing with small parts and completing small component tasks. McCallum Chief Executive […]<\/p>\n