Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., U.S.A.

Congratulations to Bryan Saucerman on 35 years with KMM! | #TeamKawasaki

We had a successful Demo Ride event to celebrate 50 years of Kawasaki. All Kawasaki employees got the chance to bring out friends and family to drive our vehicles on our test track in Lincoln, NE. Thanks to the Kawasaki Events Team and all of the volunteers who helped out! | #TeamKawasaki

Demo Rides are off to a good start here in Lincoln, NE!!! All Kawasaki employees are able to test drive our units and grab some swag on their way out! Be sure to "Share Your Good Times With Us" by tagging @KawasakUSA and using the hashtags #GoodTimes and #Kawasaki in your photos!!!

Actor/Comedian Desi Banks stopped by our Lincoln, NE facility to learn about our "Kawasaki Lifestyle" and meet some of our factory employees! | #TeamKawasaki

We had a luncheon today to honor our Youth Welders for completing their Welding Pre-Apprenticeship!

Kawasaki would like to wish Scott Gordon a happy retirement!!! | #TeamKawasaki

For the last three years, Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. and Lincoln Literacy have collaborated to offer two levels of English classes for employees. We have a Foundations (Level 1) class for beginners and a Level 2 class that is more focused on: - technical vocabulary such as "torque," "weld," "sand" - safe lifting techniques, chemical signs, and more - how to grow within the company On April 6, our 13th group of Kawasaki employees completed our 12-week class. Special thanks to Hamza Rfissa, a Ph.D. student in Education from University of Nebraska-Lincoln who contracts with Lincoln Literacy, Erica Birky Rios, our very own Workplace English Instructional Coordinator, and Kevin Mattran, Training Administrator at Kawasaki. Students report increased understanding of their job, confidence in speaking with co-workers and team leaders, and understanding of career pathways. In fact, of the 150 total employees that have completed our program, more than 20 have been promoted from Production Team Member to Assistant or Team Leader, Quality Control, and one person is soon to be promoted to an Engineer! Pictured: Students, Erica, Hamza, and Kevin, who was also honored as the Champion of Literacy for 2023 at our annual awards banquet. Learn more about how we help immigrants and refugees in Lincoln, as well as your fellow Nebraskans, at https://buff.ly/3OYLQf0

This past year Kawasaki sponsored a Senior Design project for the UNL College of Engineering Capstone Program. I had the priveledge to work with 5 UNL Mechanical Engineering students on their project to improve a welding process in our Lincoln factory. The team came up with two elegant design proposals to counteract welding distortion in a structural weldment. Congratulations to Nazariy, Casey, Ty, Peyton, and Garen on a successful project. I was very impressed with the team's work ethic througout the school year. The results of your investigation are promising and I hope to implement your ideas in future projects at Kawasaki. Also, your team did a fantastic job presenting your project to UNL faculty members! Well done!

#SkillsUSA was a success! Looking forward to next year! Can you spot the custom Kawasaki dipped weld helmet?? ??????