Jim Tomko from the quality department and Dustin Lykins from human resources, represented Weastec at Hillsboro High School’s Senior Showcase on March 31, 2023. This event is an opportunity for Hillsboro’s Juniors and Seniors to speak with leaders from local businesses. Jim and Dustin reviewed both short term and long term opportunities with interested students. Read More
Congratulations to Lori Kiley on her retirement after 28 years of service with Weastec Inc! Associates joined Lori Friday, March 17, 2023 to celebrate her time at Weastec and wish her well! Lori started at Weastec in March 1995 in production before moving to receiving and finally as 3rd shift Asst. team leader of receiving. Congratulations, Lori Read More
Some of the Weastec associates have decorated their work areas in preparation for the upcoming holiday season. Weastec also had Christmas lunch, this week, with personal pizzas instead of a Christmas carry in (due to COVID concerns). This has been a company tradition for many years. The Christmas tree in the cafeteria and the decorative Read More
November 30th Weastec sponsored Blue Jean Day and the next day, December 1st, Weastec sponsored Hat Day. On these two days Weastec associates, for a small donation, could wear blue jeans and hats respectively. Proceeds from these events went to Highland County Community Action & Shop with a Cop (Sponsored by the Hillsboro City Police Read More
September 22, 2022 Weastec Inc. received the Honda Energy Reduction Award. Honda Development & Manufacturing of America recognized Weastec for their outstanding energy reduction activities over the past decade. The presentation took place at the Honda Supplier Sustainability Symposium at The Exchange in Dublin, Ohio. Weastec was one of only a couple of suppliers given Read More
Once again Weastec was a proud supporter of the Highland County Fair. This year the fair was held September fourth through the tenth. Weastec’s Eric Rhoads once again was on hand to bid on numerous market animals. Some of the animals belonged to the children and grandchildren of Weastec associates and other were simply members Read More
Jim Tomko, Weastec New Model Assistant Manager, graduated from the Leadership Highland program this Wednesday at the the Porch in Hillsboro. Leadership Highland is a program that consists of nine full-day course sessions and a graduation ceremony. Each session has been designed to provide participants with a greater knowledge of Highland County and leadership skills Read More
Through a partnership with the Hillsboro Rotary Club, Weastec Inc. was able to donate hand sanitizer to the Highland County Fair. With the fair set to kick off on September 4th, the hand sanitizer will used at the livestock barns throughout the week. Pictured (left to right) are Weastec representative Dustin Lykins, Highland CountySenior Fairboard Read More
On Thursday, community leaders joined Weastec representatives for a rededication and ribbon cutting at Weastec’s Greenfield location. Weastec has a long history in Greenfield, dating back to 1991 with the current facility being opened in 1999. Weastec has recently invested $2.5 million in the facility for two additional production lines and general renovations. Twenty associates Read More
Weastec Inc. is proud to serve the community our associates live and work in. On Friday, July 1st, 2022, associates paid $5 per person to wear jeans instead of their uniform pants with the proceeds to benefit the Highland County Humane Society. On behalf of all the associates of Weastec Inc. in Hillsboro & Greenfield, Read More
Local leaders gathered at Weastec May 25 to present the Ohio EPA’s Encouraging Environmental Excellence award to Weastec President Ohito Takahashi. In the spring of 2021, the Ohio EPA accepted applications from organizations with exceptional achievements in environmental stewardship. The goal of environmental stewardship is to reduce the impact of business or organizational activities on the Read More
Weastec Inc. was invited on May 16, 2022 to Hillsboro City Schools 7th Grade Career Day. Hillsboro invited several individuals from local companies to come and present their life path from High School through College / Trade School, to their current career. Jim Tomko, of the new model department, represented Weastec at the event. He Read More