Ford supplier award
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Gibbs Appoints Chief Executive Officer
February 3, 2026
Henderson, Kentucky — Gibbs Die Casting Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Derick Townsend as Chief Executive Officer. Derick brings extensive experience in manufacturing and operations leadership, with a strong record of driving organizational performance through disciplined operations management, stakeholder alignment, and strategic execution. His background includes senior roles at Syndicate Sales, Inc., […]
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CPR Heroes
April 30, 2023
Gibbs is proud to announce that several of our team members have been recognized for their service and quick thinking by both the American Red Cross and the American Heart Association. The recipients of the awards provided life-saving CPR to one of their fellow team members who suffered a heart attack. This is a testament […]
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Golden Anniversary Celebration
April 21, 2022
Congratulations to Brad Owens on 50 years of service to Gibbs! To mark the special milestone, Gibbs celebrated with presentations honoring Brad and a company-wide cookout catered by Up in Smoke. Special guests included Brad’s wife, Judy, and his daughter, Melissa, both of whom worked at Gibbs in the past. In discussing any possible retirement […]
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NTMA 6S Excellence Award
April 18, 2022
Congratulations to the entire Gibbs Powertrain team on receiving the NTMA (National Tooling and Machining Association) 6S Excellence Award for the second year in a row! The term 6S is central to the Lean Manufacturing process and stands for Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain, and Safety. While these concepts are strong foundations of […]
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New Look at Gibbs
March 5, 2021
Gibbs has a new look! To improve Gibbs branding and professionalism, new signage has been installed throughout our campus including new paint aligned with our corporate brand. Each plant has a large, new sign that is clearly visible from the road for approaching visitors. Also, a directional sign is posted at each plant with important […]
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Gibbs Career Paths
February 23, 2021
Gibbs offers careers — not just jobs. Talk to Gibbs HR professionals about the career paths offered at Gibbs.
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Koch Foundation Scholarships
February 10, 2020
The Koch Foundation will again be awarding two scholarships to children of team members of Koch Enterprises, Inc. including Koch subsidiaries who are currently seniors in high school and planning on attending a four year accredited college or university this fall. Each scholarship award will be for a total of $16,000 payable in eight semester […]
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Gibbs Journeyman Program
April 1, 2019
By Kristina White, Gibbs Training and Development Specialist Gibbs team members, Zach Carter, Richard Clements, James Roberson, Heath Russelburg, and Lance Speaks completed Maintenance apprenticeships and were awarded their Journeyman’s license through the state of Kentucky. The four year program requires 144 hours of classroom training and 8,000 hours of on the job training. Gibbs […]
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David Laine Memorial Scholarship
December 13, 2018
Congratulations to Michael Hawkins for winning NADCA’s David Laine Memorial Scholarship. Recipients are judged on their activities and results of their work in the die casting industry. Michael began working for Gibbs as a Summer Intern and continued on as a Co-op Student. Michael says, “In school we learn the theories. At Gibbs, I’m able […]
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National Apprenticeship Week
November 14, 2018
November 12th-18th is National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) and Gibbs would like to recognize our 15 current apprentices and the 5 Team Members who just completed their apprenticeships. We offer apprenticeship programs in Maintenance and CNC Setup/Programming. Our programs offer on the job training supplemented with technical classroom instruction. Apprentices work under the supervision of qualified […]