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  • CPR Heroes

    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 […]

  • Golden Anniversary Celebration

    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 […]

  • NTMA 6S Excellence Award

    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 […]

  • New Look at Gibbs

    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 […]

  • Gibbs Career Paths

    Gibbs Career Paths

    February 23, 2021

    Gibbs offers careers — not just jobs.  Talk to Gibbs HR professionals about the career paths offered at Gibbs.  

  • Koch Foundation Scholarships

    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 […]

  • Gibbs Journeyman Program

    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 […]

  • David Laine Memorial Scholarship

    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 […]

  • National Apprenticeship Week

    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 […]

  • Ford Recognizes Gibbs as ITP Best Managed Company

    Ford Recognizes Gibbs as ITP Best Managed Company

    July 22, 2018

    Gibbs was honored to be named one of Ford Motor Company’s IPT Best Managed Companies.   This prestigious award is given for outstanding Quality performance during the period May, 2017 – May, 2018.  Gibbs had ZERO defects for the full year.  “Gibbs is a trusted supplier for our long-time OEM and Tier One customers who know […]