Number of Employees: 40 TEAM focus Business Owners: We are part of the POET family, which is the largest producer of biofuels in the world. How long have you been in business: 25 years POET Bioprocessing - Bingham Lake Great employees, team effort have helped POET succeed for over 25 years It was a bitnih d in the POET office, recently, General Manager Joel Bodewyk spoke glowingly about the Bing ham Lake ethanol plast As be noted the steady muffled bu of skill saw and occasional thods of hammers, Joel grined POT-BLke has seen its share of changes since it opened on the southwest ope of Bingham Lake, 25 years ago. "We call our plant legendary A lot of them are 10 or 15 years old Our's is 25 years old, fold "Over the past five years, we've spent a lot of money upgrading our facility "That's a rare occurrence.Con- cessed into stock bol sequently, all of the training for your position is 100% paid to "we have new lighting, new bathrooms, a new break room with foosball and cable TV and a lot more Jules and shares that the local POET employees are very good at their jobs. The plant has Jewellin There are sometimes necessary licenses that require out of town training That's funded by the company as well and the Bingham Lake pla " was the mission to make the earth green, the environmental focus lo said "When I went to college. I was focused on mak ing a difemce, globally looked into solar and other things, but the only thing that was actually making a difference was "we bringing everything modern to our facility Voiton love our coffee bar. We have les and cappuccino available all day en years. "We cover the motel room, the travel to get there, everything loel said. "We are very motivated "We love trending where we are biofuels. The rest were still quite an attractive new brick facing in the lobby. It has a warm, inviting feel These des, care install see where we are going for years said. "For the past several years we set new production reconds training skills such as leadership"What brought me to Bingham development and team-building "It is a very competitive mar "We have a higher tenure of staff now that we have ever had Our safety recoed is better than It's ever been ket" Joel explains. "When some one walks in, we want them to go Wow, this place is cool. I want to work here Lake was that it is established and has a strong history, but also s where I grew up in the Midwest The idea is to bring people from being individual co "When we are hiring people, we Lately, the plant has set new to holding leadership positions highs in cornell yield. At one within the organization pound of corno per bushel of"We also offer quite a few finansayose to family love to hire people who love here. It is attractive because you can The plant's success con the local plant is producing Close-knit team Meanwhile, Of course, POETmore com ell than ever before factor is the plant itself, what it Mands for and the employee teams that units to make the plant bet It each day produces nearly three gallons of ethanol per boel of com a substantial gain from the gallons cial perks, such as post sharing that incentivire us to work hard and to stand apart" Joel added Through it all the business has en escellent employee retention The From the outside, an industrial plant may seem like a place where people work in solitude, without POET dining takes com employee is Brady Sutherland of much connection with others (exclusively corn, not foodstock) grinds it and through ferment produced at Bingham Lake whes the plant opened in the 1990s Training new staff In reality, it's not that way at all. "We work really hard to make Jeffers. In July, Brady will have been with the plant for 16 years "His official title is boiler chi it an enjoyable, inclusive, close knite od said "There are so tion, breaks it down. The Co, captured, deaned and reused. The starch is turned into ethanol and the fat eventually becomes con oil to be sold for non-consump tion purposes. Some of the used to help rejuvenate The rest of the corn kernal is pro- What is amazing is that this excellence is achieved by people who started at PORT with limited knowledge of ethanol production Joel said. "But he is also an instrumany different aspects to your job mentation specialist and does our here, something new every day" electrical work. We are honored and lucky to have him A PORT, every day is truly team effort to make the operation better than it was the day before "We don't expect to be able to hire people who have worked in the ethaned industry Joel said Making a difference So what attracted Jod to PORT CHANGING THE WORLD WORKING HARD A positive company culture is one of the most important aspects of a workplace and it makes coming to work more enjoyable. Sometimes you also need to have a little fun Join our team today! Apply at POET.com/binghamlake POET Number of Employees : 40 TEAM focus Business Owners : We are part of the POET family , which is the largest producer of biofuels in the world . How long have you been in business : 25 years POET Bioprocessing - Bingham Lake Great employees , team effort have helped POET succeed for over 25 years It was a bitnih d in the POET office , recently , General Manager Joel Bodewyk spoke glowingly about the Bing ham Lake ethanol plast As be noted the steady muffled bu of skill saw and occasional thods of hammers , Joel grined POT - BLke has seen its share of changes since it opened on the southwest ope of Bingham Lake , 25 years ago . " We call our plant legendary A lot of them are 10 or 15 years old Our's is 25 years old , fold " Over the past five years , we've spent a lot of money upgrading our facility " That's a rare occurrence.Con cessed into stock bol sequently , all of the training for your position is 100 % paid to " we have new lighting , new bathrooms , a new break room with foosball and cable TV and a lot more Jules and shares that the local POET employees are very good at their jobs . The plant has Jewellin There are sometimes necessary licenses that require out of town training That's funded by the company as well and the Bingham Lake pla " was the mission to make the earth green , the environmental focus lo said " When I went to college . I was focused on mak ing a difemce , globally looked into solar and other things , but the only thing that was actually making a difference was " we bringing everything modern to our facility Voiton love our coffee bar . We have les and cappuccino available all day en years . " We cover the motel room , the travel to get there , everything loel said . " We are very motivated " We love trending where we are biofuels . The rest were still quite an attractive new brick facing in the lobby . It has a warm , inviting feel These des , care install see where we are going for years said . " For the past several years we set new production reconds training skills such as leadership " What brought me to Bingham development and team - building " It is a very competitive mar " We have a higher tenure of staff now that we have ever had Our safety recoed is better than It's ever been ket " Joel explains . " When some one walks in , we want them to go Wow , this place is cool . I want to work here Lake was that it is established and has a strong history , but also s where I grew up in the Midwest The idea is to bring people from being individual co " When we are hiring people , we Lately , the plant has set new to holding leadership positions highs in cornell yield . At one within the organization pound of corno per bushel of " We also offer quite a few finansayose to family love to hire people who love here . It is attractive because you can The plant's success con the local plant is producing Close - knit team Meanwhile , Of course , POETmore com ell than ever before factor is the plant itself , what it Mands for and the employee teams that units to make the plant bet It each day produces nearly three gallons of ethanol per boel of com a substantial gain from the gallons cial perks , such as post sharing that incentivire us to work hard and to stand apart " Joel added Through it all the business has en escellent employee retention The From the outside , an industrial plant may seem like a place where people work in solitude , without POET dining takes com employee is Brady Sutherland of much connection with others ( exclusively corn , not foodstock ) grinds it and through ferment produced at Bingham Lake whes the plant opened in the 1990s Training new staff In reality , it's not that way at all . " We work really hard to make Jeffers . In July , Brady will have been with the plant for 16 years " His official title is boiler chi it an enjoyable , inclusive , close knite od said " There are so tion , breaks it down . The Co , captured , deaned and reused . The starch is turned into ethanol and the fat eventually becomes con oil to be sold for non - consump tion purposes . Some of the used to help rejuvenate The rest of the corn kernal is pro What is amazing is that this excellence is achieved by people who started at PORT with limited knowledge of ethanol production Joel said . " But he is also an instrumany different aspects to your job mentation specialist and does our here , something new every day " electrical work . We are honored and lucky to have him A PORT , every day is truly team effort to make the operation better than it was the day before " We don't expect to be able to hire people who have worked in the ethaned industry Joel said Making a difference So what attracted Jod to PORT CHANGING THE WORLD WORKING HARD A positive company culture is one of the most important aspects of a workplace and it makes coming to work more enjoyable . Sometimes you also need to have a little fun Join our team today ! Apply at POET.com/binghamlake POET