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Ajax Metal Forming Solutions, LLC
Ajax Metal Forming Solutions is an advanced manufacturing company based in Minneapolis that produces precision metal components for architectural/engineering firms, heavy equipment manufacturers, appliance manufacturers, and other engineered products companies, both domestic and international. Ajax MFS uses sophisticated, computer-driven machinery operated by our highly-trained workforce to shape steel, aluminum, and copper into components that comply with tight dimensional tolerances. This enables Ajax MFS to successfully fulfill difficult manufacturing assignments that others in our industry must decline. Our sales engineers collaborate with our clients from the early stages of product design through the final stages of production and delivery. Ajax MFS is certified to ISO 9001:2015 in recognition of our strong customer focus, our motivated management team, our quality process, and our record of continual improvement.
Purpose
Create Minnesota's most productive workforce through investment in training, recognition, reward, and manufacturing technology, then apply that workforce to our customers' metal forming needs.
Vision
The Company is committed to being a global provider of innovative metalforming solutions. Moving forward into the new millennium.
Mission
To continually refine and cheerfully apply our metal forming knowledge, skills and capabilities to the challenges provided by existing and prospective customers, providing long-term, beneficial employment for our workforce, reasonable profits for our owners, and continually increasing company value.
Additional Culture Details
Ajax Metal Forming Solutions remains committed to building our workforce and filling the skills gap with talent management initiatives. Work environment is our main objective, Colleagues must work safe and have the team attitude to succeed while building their educational background. We encourage colleagues to take advantage of educational opportunities like M-Powered course through Hennepin Technical College, Sheet Metal Fabrication Course at Anoka Technical College and +Connect (A Minnesota State Collaboration Training Program) through Pine Tech College to gain the education that we can’t provide during our daily “On The Job Training”. Our Apprenticeship program leads our colleges to excel. This gives our “Bench” the opportunity to grow alongside our seasoned veterans who transfer their knowledge and experience to our apprentices while continuing to advance to higher level of proficiency. Currently, 39% of our shop floor colleagues have completed the Apprenticeship Program and have their Journey Worker’s Class A Certification, and we have 9 Apprentices’ engaged into becoming Class A Journey Workers. Military veterans have also enhanced our culture, bringing multiple backgrounds and experiences to the work place. Many veterans want to work with both their mind and hands, while making an immediate impact on processes brings new ideas to the workforce. Continuous Improvements drive ideas from colleagues through management. In past two years, over 475 Continuous Improvement ideas came from colleagues, this drives colleagues ownership in the procedures and processes that are implemented. Continuously challenging our colleagues to achieve the next level drives friendly competition thought out the company, while bringing production levels up.