I first started on the evening shift in the plant in 2017. After 3 years, I obtained a position on the day shift, and a few months later I applied for a position in the IT technical support department. I like to take on new challenges and Manac has provided me with the tools to develop my passion for IT and pursue a career in this field. My work consists of identifying the needs of users, identifying viable solutions, and applying the most appropriate ones. I enjoy interacting with users and find it rewarding to be able to help them in their work needs.

I started out working weekends at Manac while I was studying welding. I was then offered an internship which led to full-time employment as a welder. As I like to learn new things, I applied for an industrial engineering job and was hired as a technician. What I like most about Manac is the team I work with. Whether I'm on the plant floor or in the office, time flies by thanks to the teamwork.

In 2012, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) issued a study showing tractor-trailer underride protection crash testing results at 35 mph. It concluded that Manac was the only manufacturer in North America to prevent an underride situation in the most severe test with a 30% overlap. In 2015, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTHSA) proposed to adopt the Canadian underride guard requirements on semitrailer in the US. As a result, other manufacturers took the initiative to upgrade their trailer designs to comply with the new IIHS underride requirements.

Thanks to our “can-do attitude”, Manac set its own benchmark, and was proud be recognized as the manufacturer of reference with regards to this very important safety initiative.