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Michelin makes sure its people are on a roll
F
rom the time Crystal
Phillips started almost
20 years ago as a tire
builder at Michelin
North America
(Canada) Inc., its Granton, Pictou
County plant has felt like much
more than just a workplace.
“When you’re on the floor in
production, where I spent many
years, you’re spending time with
people who become almost more
like family,” she recalls. “You get
to know them very personally, and
you get to know about their kids,
because you’re with them side-byside for 12-hour stretches.”
Moving up the ranks to her
current role as a business support
analyst, Phillips says, that warm
atmosphere has prevailed. “I still
keep in touch with people I met
on the shop floor and we still hang
out outside of the plant. But my
work family has grown to include
the people I’ve become friends
with in this position.”
She adds that Michelin, best
known as one of Canada’s largest
tire manufacturers, has provided
a great deal of encouragement as
she’s advanced in the company.
“About six years ago, I sat with
my manager and said I was ready
to start moving on and asked
what I needed to do. As soon as I
showed that drive, the company
was right there.
“There were so many people
helping me,” Phillips recalls, “and
saying, ‘Okay, let’s try this. Let’s
give you these added responsibilities on top of your regular,
day-to-day things and see how you
manage.’ That really allowed me
to grow.”
She adds that she applied for
her current job “at the prompting
of one of my past managers, who
came to me and said, ‘You know,
this would be really good for
you.’”
Michelin has also supported
Phillips’ online studies toward
a bachelor’s degree in human
resources management from
Athabasca University. “I’ve taken
the courses outside of work and
was able to take advantage of
the educational reimbursement
policy, which is just fantastic,” she
says. “I’m almost done. As well,
they sent me to a manufacturing
leadership program at the local
community college.”
Every company can buy
machines and processes
and equipment and plants,
but what stands out for
Michelin is that we put
people at the centre of
everything we do.
— Andrew Mutch
President
Employees at Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. enjoy the work-life balance at the company.
Andrew Mutch, president of
Michelin Canada, says a key part
of the company’s DNA is encouraging the growth and potential of
all its more than 5,000 employees
across Canada, of which about
4,000 are in Nova Scotia.
“Every company can buy
machines and processes and
equipment and plants,” he adds,
“but what stands out for Michelin
is that we put people at the centre
of everything we do. It’s all about
releasing their potential so that
they can grow and be innovative
and help us to be the company we
dream of being.”
Globally, Michelin isn’t just
committed to its staff, shareholders and customers, Mutch says,
but also to sustainability. The
company is aiming for a 50 per
