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Blueprinting a Unique Culture
Worthington Assembly Focuses on ‘Humanizing Manufacturing’
BY GEORGE O’BRIEN
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“We have a flat, decentralized organization.
We don’t have supervisors, and everyone works
in teams, and
the teams work together to deliver quality product to our customers.”
It’s called “The Pick, Place, Podcast.”
It’s co-produced by Worthington Assembly Inc. (WAi) and a collaborator — and tenant within its space in Deerfield’s indus-
trial park — called CircuitHub, and it’s billed as an electronics show where representatives from the companies, which specialize in circuit-board design and assembly (contract manufacturing), discuss the printed circuit board (PCB) assembly process, offer design tips, and talk to industry guests.
“It’s a unique show — no one else is doing anything quite like this,” WAi principal Neil Scanlon said. “And we have a lot of fun doing it.”
But while proud of their own podcast, Scanlon and Worthington co-owner Rafal Dybacki preferred to talk about a different podcast, called “Uncover the Human,” featuring consultants who talk with guests about ... well, how to make the workplace more human.
This has been one of the overriding goals for the two partners since they acquired the company, originally based in Worthington (hence the name) and moved it to Deerfield, and, long story short, they were featured on an episode of “Uncover the Human” just over a year ago.
“It’s a couple of consultants out of Colorado, and they’re trying to find ... one way to say it is to peel back the layers and find the good in work and try to make workplaces more human and be not what they are today,” Scanlon said.
“One of our employ- ees is good friends with one of the employees
Worthington
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Rafal Dybacki (left) and Neil Scanlon are focused on continued growth and something they call ‘humanizing manufacturing.’
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