PADNOS

Development Opportunities at Padnos

 

Padnos encourages employees to develop and grow, providing college tuition reimbursement for qualified employees who chose to further their education and career.

 

• Career Development and Training, Realizing Potential, and Fulfilling Ambitions

At Padnos, we invite you to apply for a job and build a career. From the first time you come in the door, you start to build a reputation for yourself. We are small enough that you can get to know everyone but large enough to allow you to choose your own career path and follow your passion. We have many tools to help you do just that!

 

• Mentor/Mentee Program

We have a formal Mentorship Program that brings select new employees and long term employees together. It creates an atmosphere of shared learning and promotes assimilation into our culture.

 

• Millwright Apprenticeship Program

The Millwright Apprenticeship Program requires that you complete 8000 hours of on-the-job training and 950-1050 contact hours of classroom instruction. This on the job training leads to State Certification.

 

• High Five Groups

Leaders in the company form small study groups to discuss leadership qualities and characteristics.

 

• Leadership for Women

Each spring, a group of women have a series of 5 learning sessions.
Discovering your potential and building leadership skills is the focus of this workshop involving approximately 11 participants. A series of five sessions covers time management, project management, gender perspectives and panel discussions on careers.

 

• The Employer's Association Leadership Class

We have a partnership with The Employer’s Association. They offer (sometimes onsite) a series of 5 Supervisory classes covering such topics as different behavior types, motivating others, communication skills, problem solving and coaching.

 

• Supervisory Certificate

We have a partnership with Davenport College. They have developed a Supervisory Certificate which is equivalent to an Associates Degree. The certificate includes such college credit classes as presentations, diversity, business law, management and marketing.

 

• One Minute Managers

We provide a chance to interact with the Director of Operations over informal lunch and exchange ideas on various leadership topics. This track is available to all layers of the company who show leadership potential.

 

• Hooked on Success

This one day in-house workshop covers the key concepts to be successful at Louis Padnos Iron Metal Co. Interactive discussions cover the Purpose and Value Statement, Worthwhile Work, In Control of Achieving your Goals, and Feedback and Appreciation.