Jay's first professional work experience was with General Foods Corporation of Kankakee, Illinois as a Production Supervisor. One year later, he accepted a position with Lake Shore, Inc., a leading defense manufacturer and distribution organization of construction equipment located in Iron Mountain. He was Corporate Personnel Manager for three manufacturing plants (750 employees) and 12 Midwest and Western Distribution facilities (350 employees) that sold products to the marine, mining and construction industries.
For twenty-two years, Jay was responsible for the Human Resource duties such as recruitment, insurance administration, safety, training, collective bargaining and grievance administration, wage and salary administration including incentive bonus programs, profit sharing/401(k) plan and pension plans, and the employee involvement processes associated with culture change.
In 1984, Jay was instrumental in promoting employee involvement concepts for change in structure and processes in manufacturing that lead to high performance teams and a formal Employee Involvement Plan in 1987. Jay was one of the original members of Lake Shore's Planning Team, which was responsible for designing a non-traditional organizational structure and the systems necessary to create a work environment with a leadership style that promoted maximization of employees to achieve business success. Formal Employee Involvement Plans were developed for one unionized manufacturing plant, three non-union manufacturing plants and the corporate administrative office.
In September of 1990, Jay joined Workplace Transformation, Inc. as Manager of the Northern Office located in Iron Mountain, Michigan. As the company name implies, the focus is to assist organizations to design and implement comprehensive changes in the areas of Product, Process and People to improve business performance for the mutual benefit of owners and employees. Emphasis is on having fundamental skills in place to support high performance teams for long-term growth and security.
In July 2000 Dishnow & Associates resource network was founded and consists of experienced professionals who help businesses develop People skills, enhance business Processes and improve company financial Performance. These proven executives will commit to your company's success. They invest time and energy to fully understand your business issues and use their experience to help you create focused solutions for your unique business needs.
