SALES TEAM SPOTLIGHT: Joe Pisklak
Joe Pisklak is a Steffes Key Accounts Manager dedicated primarily to the Permian and Delaware Basins. Joe has been working in the oil and gas industry in West Texas since 2002 after one of his college professors at The University of Texas Permian Basin recommended him for an entry-level sales position. Joe started as a … Read More
Company Milestone: First Vessels Manufactured with Sub Arc Welding Technology
Steffes is celebrating another milestone in our journey as an ASME certified code shop. We have completed the first two vessels to be produced at our Grand Forks East facility with our new sub arc welding technology. Steffes invested in adding sub arc welding to our portfolio of manufacturing capabilities as a part of our … Read More
STEFFES SPOTLIGHT: Student Job Shadow Opportunities
Travis Pine, a senior at Southwest Community High School, completed a long-term job shadow with Steffes. Pine spent sixty hours shadowing employees in a variety of areas, including our oil accessory manufacturing, contract manufacturing welding, pipe welding, robotic welding, weld inspection, fabrication, new product development welding, paint line, and weld academy. Pine became interested in … Read More
Exploring Careers in Manufacturing: A Day at Steffes
Steffes welcomed Connor Dilse, a Senior at Scranton High School, to job shadow our team for the day. Dilse learned about our manufacturing facilities and processes while shadowing our team on the floor followed by shadowing our manufacturing engineers in their offices. Dilse was interested in completing a job shadow at Steffes because of our … Read More
Steffes Welcomes Exchange Student from the Republic of Moldova
Steffes welcomed Prepelita Marius, an exchange student from the Republic of Moldova, to shadow manufacturing engineer Seth Obritsch for the day. Marius is a Junior in high school completing a foreign exchange study at South Heart High School for two months. Through the exchange program, Marius is learning about American culture and working on his … Read More
STEFFES SPOTLIGHT: Patrick Anderson
Patrick Anderson first started at Steffes as a New Product Development Design Intern in college. It was through his internship that he realized Steffes was a company he wanted to work for. Anderson began working at Steffes full-time as a Product Engineer at our Dickinson facilities after graduating from Michigan Tech University nearly three years … Read More
Steffes Provides Leadership Training Through University of Mary
Steffes sent 25 employees to a pilot program of professional leadership development through the University of Mary. The program lasted 14 weeks and each session focused on different aspects of discovering their personality type, leadership style, conflict management styles, setting goals for themselves as leaders, communication with their employees, and how to be the best … Read More
Steffes Named Prairie Business’ 50 Best Places to Work for Fifth Year in a Row
Steffes is proud to announce that we have been selected as one of Prairie Business’ 2019 50 Best Places to Work! This is our fifth year in a row being recognized as one of the best places to work in the tri-state area of Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota. This award is determined by … Read More
STEFFES SPOTLIGHT: The Intern Bunch
Steffes welcomed 18 Interns this summer between the Dickinson, Grand Forks East, and Grand Forks West facilities. The internship program at Steffes formally began in 2014 and has grown over the years, this summer the number of interns in the program doubled from last summer! To celebrate Steffes interns, we hosted our annual Intern Week … Read More
STEFFES SPOTLIGHT: Kristal Fields
Kristal Fields will celebrate 6 years with Steffes as a Training Specialist in August. Originally from Portland, Oregon, she has resided in Dickinson for long enough to call it home. In her role, Kristal conducts a variety of trainings for employees including TWI, ALICE, PREPARE, and Defensive Driving. Fields also directs the mentor program … Read More