AUBURN HILLS, Mich.,
April 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Lilian Sustaita was one of 130 women to receive a Women in
Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and
Production) Ahead Award. The annual award honors women who have
demonstrated excellence and leadership in their careers, and
represent all levels of the manufacturing industry. On April 11th in Washington, D.C., The Manufacturing Institute
recognized recipients of the STEP Ahead Awards at a reception
highlighting each honoree's accomplishments.
"Lilian is a great example of the type of leader who is willing
to learn so that she can teach and help others through mentoring
and effective interpersonal communications," said Robin Kendrick, President and General Manager,
BorgWarner Turbo Systems. "She enjoys finding creative ways to
solve challenging issues while applying lessons learned from other
teams, scenarios and locations. Her end goal is always to improve
the process. She is an inspiration to those who work with her."
Sustaita is currently the Material and Logistics Manager at
BorgWarner's Ramos-Arizpe, Mexico,
plant. In this role, she has served as a mentor to fellow
colleagues who specialize in program management and quality
engineering. Presently, these colleagues lead activities on their
respective projects, resulting in two new production lines. To
achieve these results, Lillian recognized the capabilities of the
team, worked to provide tools and resources, and then challenged
them with aggressive goals, which empowered the teams to work
collectively to solve specific challenges and understand how the
work they do relates to the overall strategic plan.
Lillian also leads BorgWarner's Systems, Applications and
Products (SAP) Excellence Program, which is an intensive initiative
with the goal of fully educating employees in the usage of material
management and production planning modules. At the end of the
initiative, employees are able to fully utilize the standard
production and material planning functionality within the SAP
Enterprise Resource Plan (ERP). In addition, Lilian is involved in
a number of other initiatives that increase the acceptance of
enterprise values in her region, reduce inventory, and smooth
production flow.
In addition to manufacturing, Sustaita also demonstrates her
strong leadership traits by actively championing the charitable
activities her facility supports.
"Providing more opportunities for women in manufacturing is more
than just the right thing to do. At a time when manufacturers face
a workforce crisis, and with women still constituting less than a
third of manufacturing workers, it's clearly critical to the future
of our industry and the economy," said Carolyn Lee, executive director of The
Manufacturing Institute. "The Manufacturing Institute's STEP Ahead
awards—which provide today's female leaders in manufacturing the
recognition they deserve, while simultaneously elevating role
models that can inspire future generations to join them—are an
important element of our commitment to helping foster a 21st
century manufacturing workforce by developing current leaders and
engaging future ones."
About BorgWarner
BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) is a
global product leader in clean and efficient technology solutions
for combustion, hybrid and electric vehicles. With manufacturing
and technical facilities in 68 locations in 19 countries, the
company employs approximately 30,000 worldwide. For more
information, please visit borgwarner.com.
About The Manufacturing Institute
The Manufacturing
Institute (the Institute) is the 501(c)(3) affiliate of the
National Association of Manufacturers. As a non-partisan
organization, the Institute is committed to delivering leading-edge
information and services to the nation's manufacturers. The
Institute is the authority on the attraction, qualification and
development of world-class manufacturing talent. For more
information, please visit www.themanufacturinginstitute.org.
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