Watson Announces 5 Employee Promotions

September 25, 2015

Watson Inc. is proud to announce the promotion of five employees.

West Haven, CT (PRWEB) September 25, 2015

Watson Inc. is proud to announce the promotion of five employees. Most recently, Jimmy Perez of Milford, one of our 3rd shift film line operators, has been promoted to Lead Operator. Perez, who joined Watson on January 25, 2010, assumed his new responsibilities on July 27, 2015. In his new role Perez will continue fill his film line duties and also help answer employees? questions and cover for assistant supervisors and supervisors when they are on vacation.

Eric Hanke of West Haven, one of our 2nd shift fluid bed operators, has been promoted to Lead Operator. Hanke, who joined Watson on January 31, 2011, assumed his new responsibilities on June 1, 2015. Hanke will continue to fill his fluid bed machine operator role and will also help answer employees? questions and cover for assistant supervisors and supervisors when they are on vacation.

James McMahon of Ansonia, a 3rd shift fluid bed machine operator, has been promoted to the 2nd shift Film Production Assistant Supervisor. James, who joined Watson on September 16, 2013, assumed his new responsibilities on April 27, 2015. McMahon?s primary responsibility is to assist the supervisor in maintaining an efficient manufacturing operation that complies with current Good Manufacturing Practices, Standard Operating Procedures, safety, customer delivery requirements, and other company policies.

Don Sasek, of Wallingford, has been promoted to Director of Quality Assurance. Sasek will now report directly to the president, James T. Watson.

Charlie MacKenzie, of Clinton, joined Watson on November 10, 2011, as our Traffic Coordinator and has been promoted to Senior Logistics Specialist. MacKenzie?s primary responsibility is to coordinate all outbound domestic and inbound raw material freight to ensure timely delivery and receipt.

Watson is very proud of the accomplishments and growth of these employees and our entire team at Watson. ?Several years ago,? stated Moira Watson, Vice President of Marketing and Communication, ?our family sat down and wrote up a set of family values which we shared with all the employees. One of these values was to be Supportive. We defined it as helping to nurture the people around you, to help each other to be special individuals and celebrate our differences, to help others reach their goals of self-fulfillment, while accepting help to reach your own goals. We have strong employee development programs at Watson and we take employee engagement and happiness seriously.?

You can learn more about Watson by visiting http://www.watson-inc.com. Video interviews of Watson employees answering the question ?Why I work at Watson? can be found at http://www.watson-inc.com/about-us/careers/.

About Watson:
Watson is one of the highest quality suppliers of products and services geared towards enhancing human health and nutrition around the world. We are a leader in developing quality products and innovative ingredient systems for the food and supplement industries. Expertise in custom nutrient premixes, microencapsulation, agglomeration, micronizing, spray drying, and film technology allow us to develop unique formulations and products using Watson manufactured value-added ingredients. For more information on Watson see http://www.watson-inc.com.

Contacts:
Watson Inc.
Moira Watson, V.P. Marketing & Communications
moira.watson(at)watson-inc(dot)com
800-388-3481 or (203)932-3000

Company info:
Watson Foods Co., Inc. DBA Watson Inc.