James Austin Company

Congratulations go out to Frank Bjalobok and Ray Kuba upon their retirement from Austin's! Frank has been with Austin's for 39 years in our purchasing department and Ray for 45 years working in our blow mold department. We thank both Frank and Ray for their many years of dedication and expertise to the company and the Austin family. Best wishes and enjoy every minute of your retirement!

Another month has come and gone and we have our new employees for the month of December. Congratulations to the following for being recognized by their peers for a job well done!!! Mars, PA Warehouse-Andrew Culp; Mars, PA Plant-Chelsea Murphy; Deland, FL-Nicole Velez Velez

The Austin employees have stepped up again this year to generously donate Christmas gifts for the children at the Mars Home for Youth. The children filled out wish lists and our employees went shopping to make the kids' Christmas a little bit brighter! Thank you to everyone who participated and a big thanks to Bridget Boehm who co-ordinated the Gift Drive. Merry Christmas!

We wish all our friends, co-workers, and business acquaintances a very Merry Christmas! And a special thank you to Annette, Laurie and Paula for decorating our office Christmas tree.

After 45+ years of dedicated service, Ray Kuba has retired from James Austin Company. Ray has been a key part of our blow-mold operations at our Mars, PA plant for many years. He has worked for three generations of the Austin family and has been committed to his work. We will miss seeing Ray walking through the plant and working on the machines, We wish Ray a very happy and celebrated retirement!

Our employees for the month of November are: Mars Warehouse - Rich Harris Mars Plant - Ileana Torres-Morales (honorable mention to the runner up - Linda McKnight) Ludlow - Jimmy Vega Statesville - Marie McPherson... Deland - Lamumba Joquin (aka Big Mike) The above employees were nominated by their peers for going above and beyond their regular duties. CONGRATULATIONS!!! See more

Another month has rolled by and we congratulate the following employees for Employee of the Month for October. Mars Warehouse: Joe Valensky Mars Office: Maureen Rinaman Ludlow: Maribell Torres Statesville: James Neal... Deland: Craig Merchant Congrats to the above who were recognized by their peers for going above and beyond their regular duties. See more

We also want to congratulate Roger Stedina, maintenance in our Mars, PA plant, for 16 years of service to James Austin Company. Roger retired on August 18, 2017. Enjoy your retirement, Roger!

Congratulations go out to Nancy Cable, Traffic Clerk at our Mars, PA plant, for 17 years of employment with James Austin Company. Nancy will be spending more time now with her family and enjoying those "golden years". Thank you, Nancy, for being a dedicated employee and we wish you the best in the years ahead. Enjoy every day!

Doug Austin at the 50th Anniversary of Pittsburgh Chemical Day.

Congratulations to the following employees who were recognized by their peers for going above and beyond their regular duties. EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH for October are: Mars Warehouse: Dan Lawson Mars Plant: Jesse Howell Ludlow: Ray Gatts Statesville: Chad Camden... Deland: David Byrd See more