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Partnering to fill the industry skills gap | Shell Polymers

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1:12 minutes

Transcript:

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Lights flicker on in a factory. Workers suddenly appear.

(SPEECH)

The future of plastics is very exciting.

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Text, Garrett Rogos.

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You can really make a difference how the world interacts with polymers for the better.

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Student, Penn College. Garrett studies a graph.

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When I found out that Penn College was partnering with Shell Polymers, I decided that was where I wanted to go.

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Chris Gagliano, Project Manager.

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Every day is dynamic.

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Chris puts on protective glasses.

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Being on the leading edge of new materials being developed

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Heather Fennell grabs gear from a locker.

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The partnership enables our customers to access the talent pool that we're helping develop here.

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Garrett reads.

(SPEECH)

For every one hour we're in the class, we have three hours in the lab, hands on, with machines.

Moulding trials, materials testing, and product validation

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A man turns a machine dial.

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The Shell Polymer Centre of Excellence helps our customers work on state-of-the-art equipment.

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Providing efficiencies, speed on their own production lines.

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A man enters a large machine and grabs a box formed inside.

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What's really exciting is the amount of improvements the partnership can make.

Innovations that will change the industry.

Helping to shape the future of polymers.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

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Text, (Real)ationships start here. Shell Polymers making the experience matter.

Logo, Shell.

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Title:

The Real Jason Oudit | Shell Polymers

Duration:

1:12 minutes

Transcript:

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Montage at the facility.

(SPEECH)

The best thing about my role is I'm involved in everything at the site because everybody plays a part of process safety.

‘OK. Pre cam speed.’

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Text, The real Jason Oudit.

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I've been in the military. It really drives a certain type of work ethic and accountability for yourself as those around you. Also, dealing with people from all types of different backgrounds, walks of life.

As an individual, we can do OK. As a team, we can accomplish things that's impossible for the individual person. It's not just work. We're friends. We get to know each other. We build trust. We build confidence.

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I have a four-year-old son, and one of our neighbours mentioned wrestling's really big in Western Pennsylvania. And I quickly became the youth wrestling coach for Beaver Area Wrestling. The way you create a team culture, collaborate a lot, leveraging that so we can be more successful here.

I'm Jason Oudit, and I am a wrestling coach, a Cub Scout den leader, a veteran, and a neighbour.

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Text, (Real)ationships start with... trust.

(Real)ationships start here.

Logo, Shell Polymers, Making the Experience Matter.

Logo, Shell.

[AUDIO LOGO]

Title:

The Real Samantha Baldwin | Shell Polymers

Duration:

1:12 minutes

Transcript:

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A Wave & Power notebook. Family Photos. Golf Ball.

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Being a part of Shell, being in my hometown community, it's really special to me.

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Text, The real Samantha Baldwin.

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So down in the central control building, that's really the heart of the plant. All the units reside in one room together to allow cross unit collaboration and communication. So I go down there usually in the morning. I check in with my operators. I think we all bring something different to the table, with different personalities. We have different backgrounds and experiences, and that's what allows us to collaborate, challenge each other to come to the right solution.

We have some of the best and brightest folks from not only this local area, around the country and across the globe.

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Photos of Shell hardhat, Screen and rubber ducks.

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As the daughter of someone who owns a small business in the area, I've seen first hand what this facility can do for the economy, the people, the community.

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She walks.

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I'm Samantha Baldwin. I'm going to be a mum. I'm also a golfer, a wife, a sister, and a member of this community.

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Text, (Real)ationships start with... collaboration and communication.

Text, (Real)ationships start here.

Logo, Shell Polymers, Making the Experience Matter.

Logo, Shell.

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Title:

Plastics to Playtime at Big Beaver Elementary | Shell Polymers

Duration:

1:32 minutes

Transcript:

[Uplifting music plays throughout video]

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(Real)ationships start here

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Recycling plastics into playtime