Kayla Nicole Thronson

I've been in the manufacturing industry for 4 years, starting in February. I began my career at REHLKO as a quality inspector, and after about a year and a half, I was promoted to work instruction writer, a position I'm very proud of because I'm the only one the company has ever had. I create all the work instructions from scratch for operators who build generators across 5 different production lines, with 2 more coming soon for a total of 7 lines. My typical day is very busy - I go out to the floor with the engineers' help to figure out what process goes where, what steps go where, take pictures, and then come back to my desk to put together comprehensive work instructions. I also serve as an internal auditor, verifying that everything is working as it should and ensuring we do what we say and say what we do. A lot of my key aspects involve quality and verifying that everything is up to quality standards for our customers. It's a great sense of accomplishment, even though it's hectic most days. It's rewarding at the end of the day because I can look at something and know this is a generator that's going to go in somebody's house. I ensure that they're doing the best they could possibly do, because in my mind, what if an elderly person is at the house and needs this generator for their oxygen or anything, and their lights go out, and it's not built properly or built to our standards? That gives me a sense of accomplishment, knowing that I did my very best to make sure that generator is built right.