Master Power Transmission, Inc.

Fifty years. Quite the accomplishment, and MPT is fortunate that Terry has achieved that milestone while working with us! Terry started working when he was 16 years old alongside his father at the Edinburgh Block Company. Shortly thereafter and after a year at Arvin’s, Terry hired in at the Reliance/Dodge Reeves plant as an automatic lathe operator. Over the next 50 years, Terry has worked in many different areas of the plant across several different product lines including CNC turning, manual lathe machining, inspection, tool setter, babbitter, and, most recently, running two CNC vertical mills. “The vertical mills have been my favorite job, so far, and I’ve been doing it since 2010”, Terry noted. In 50 years, Terry has seen a lot of changes. One thing that doesn’t change is the quality of the people with which he works.  Terry said that although there are lots of differences in the different generations of people that work at MPT, he sees value in all of them, and it’s the people with which he works that he really enjoys about the job. Today, the variety and challenge of the part-to-part changeovers as well as the satisfaction of running production keep Terry interested and fired up about working at MPT. “Looking back, it’s been exciting to witness the growth of the business and see, many times, firsthand, the success of the customers who use our products”, noted Terry over lunch a few days ago. When asked about lessons learned in his time at MPT, he mentioned how important it is to take care of customers as at the end of the day, the customers take care of us. Thinking about the future of MPT, he’s excited about continuous improvement on our world-class manufacturing path while continuing to maintain the solid respect and care for each other and our communities. For Terry in particular, after 50 years of walking the talk and getting the job done, he’s in no hurry to slow down. When asked if retirement is something he’s thinking about today, he responded with “I’m a little older than forty, but that’s how I still feel! As long as I can continue to contribute, I’m excited about being part of this team!”. Terry, congratulations on achieving a very tough-to-hit milestone and thank you for playing a significant role in the success MPT.