Leadership Development Program

who is general cable?

General Cable (NYSE:BGC), a Fortune 500 company Our business is divided into three market/product groups: headquartered in Highland Heights, Kentucky (a Energy suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio), is a global leader in the leadership development Bare Overhead Transmission Conductors development, design, manufacture, marketing and Low- and Medium-Voltage Electric Utility Cables distribution of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire High- and Extra-High-Voltage Transmission Cables and cable products for the energy, industrial, Submarine Transmission & Distribution Cables Our Requirements for Your Success specialty and communications markets. Our Manufacturing Company is built upon diverse resources that serve Industrial & Specialty General Cable searches for a select number of intelligent, highly motivated the global market with new technologies at work in Automotive individuals each year who meet the following specific profile requirements: both hemispheres. We are truly One Company Cord & Cordset Products • BS or MS in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing or Electrical Engineering, Engineering Connecting the World. Electronic Cables Training Technology, Operations Management or Business Management, or a similar technical Industrial Cables Serving commercial, industrial, electric utility, program field, with an above-average GPA. Military Cables telecommunications, OEM, military/government, • Well-rounded individuals who have participated in a variety of extra-curricular activities retail, electrical, communications and distribution Mining Cables General Cable believes people are throughout high school and college. customers worldwide, General Cable and our more Nuclear Cables Offshore & Shipboard Marine Cables the differentiating element in • A willingness to relocate to any one of our U.S. plants or Technology Centers effective than 11,000 associates conduct business in 47 Professional A/V & Broadcast Cables immediately upon your hire and flexibility to be transferred to two other locations during manufacturing locations in 25 countries, with sales gaining a competitive advantage Renewable Energy Cables the two-year rotation. Although the ultimate decision about location will be the representation and distribution centers around the and continuously invests in Specialty Wire Harnesses Company’s, we will make every effort to accommodate personal geographic preferences. globe. General Cable offers a global presence in tune with our customers’ ever-changing sets of needs. Transit Cables programs to develop knowledgeable • Second language skills are not required, but fluency in Spanish or French is a plus. With superior research and development, engineering Communications associates. With our rewarding • No previous experience is required. We only hire individuals straight out of college for and manufacturing operations, industry-leading Central Ofﬁce Cables Manufacturing Training Program MTP. If you have previous summer employment or internship experience in a logistics capabilities, the broadest product range in Data Communications Cables manufacturing environment, this is a plus. (MTP), we further strengthen our the industry, and a strong group of associates Fiber Optic Cables investment in human capital by • Personal traits and characteristics we seek include: strong leadership abilities and seamlessly teaming up to satisfy customers worldwide, Telecommunications Cables interpersonal skills; substantial resourcefulness; ability to work both on a team and as there is no question that General Cable is one of the selecting and developing talented an individual contributor; ability to deal with ambiguity and lack of structure; flexibility premier wire and cable companies in the world! graduates who desire a fulfilling and adaptability; a high level of energy; and a passion for technology excellence. manufacturing career with us. • Most importantly, we seek individuals who have a sincere desire for a rewarding career in manufacturing!

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people with whom you will be working. After spending the first few weeks at your assigned assigned your at weeks few first the spending After working. be will you whom with people

Company-paid visit to your new site to arrange living accommodations and meet some of the the of some meet and accommodations living arrange to site new your to visit Company-paid

of your employment. Prior to starting the program in mid-June, you will be provided with a a with provided be will you mid-June, in program the starting to Prior employment. your of

accepted, you will be informed of your assigned location for the first year and other details details other and year first the for location assigned your of informed be will you accepted,

5. Acceptance: 5. You will be asked to return a letter confirming your acceptance of our offer. If If offer. our of acceptance your confirming letter a return to asked be will You

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associates, as well as some of the other candidates from schools around the country. the around schools from candidates other the of some as well as associates,

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day at our communications cable manufacturing plant in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. You will will You Kentucky. Lawrenceburg, in plant manufacturing cable communications our at day

to our Corporate offices in Highland Heights, Kentucky for an all-day interview session and a a and session interview all-day an for Kentucky Heights, Highland in offices Corporate our to

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on-campus interviews, which will then be scheduled through your University Career Center. Center. Career University your through scheduled be then will which interviews, on-campus

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cover letter explaining your interest in the program as well as all contact information, information, contact all as well as program the in interest your explaining letter cover

length and be presented electronically in Word format. Please also include a one-page one-page a include also Please format. Word in electronically presented be and length

helped pay for any of your education. Your resume should be no longer than two pages in in pages two than longer no be should resume Your education. your of any for pay helped

and your personal life, as well as any previous employment experience and whether you you whether and experience employment previous any as well as life, personal your and

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University Career Center Web site or e-mail to [email protected]. While there is no no is there While [email protected]. to e-mail or site Web Center Career University

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1. Application: 1. To apply for the MTP, please visit with us at one of the Career Fairs (see inside inside (see Fairs Career the of one at us with visit please MTP, the for apply To

There are ﬁve steps to our hiring process, and here’s how it works: it how here’s and process, hiring our to steps ﬁve are There Our Hiring Process Hiring Our Our Manufacturing Training Program “Each year, General Applying Your Skills and Understanding Wire & Cable General Cable offers an exciting and rewarding Manufacturing Training Program (MTP) for engineering, Manufacturing operations management or business management graduates who desire an intellectually Cable searches for stimulating career in manufacturing management with a progressive Fortune 500 company and As a General Cable manufacturing specialist, you will spend considerable time working with associates at our various plants global leader in its field. a select number of to improve our product designs and processes. It is essential that you have a thorough understanding of the General Cable manufacturing environment and how you may apply your engineering or operations skills. The objective of our Manufacturing Training Program is to assist graduates in becoming successful intelligent, highly General Cable Plant Managers within 10 years. Our Manufacturing Process This two-year program begins in mid-June of each year. Each participant will be assigned to two of motivated, mature, Each General Cable manufacturing plant is different, but they also have many things in common. The majority of our North General Cable’s manufacturing plants in the following U.S. locations for his or her assignments: American plants manufacture wire and cable with sizes ranging from 0.01 inch to one inch in diameter for insulated wire, all • Malvern, Arkansas; DuQuoin, Illinois; or Marshall, Texas (Energy Cables Plants) personable individuals the way up to six inches in diameter for three or more insulated conductors that are cabled together and jacketed. Generally, the smaller cable is produced at a communications plant, medium-sized cable at an industrial & specialty plant, and the • Marion, Indiana; Willimantic, Connecticut; Franklin, Massachusetts; Manchester, New to enter our larger cable at an energy plant. All of the cable-producing plants are very material-intensive, with an average of 70% of Hampshire; or Lincoln, Rhode Island (Industrial & Specialty Cables Plants) production cost in raw materials. • Lawrenceburg, Kentucky; Jackson, Tennessee; or Altoona, Pennsylvania (Communications Cables Manufacturing Some General Cable plants draw their own wire from copper and aluminum rod to smaller gauge sizes, while others buy wire & Assemblies Plants) and fiber optic glass to exact specifications. Next, the copper, aluminum or fiber optic conductors are processed through While General Cable will only utilize its U.S. locations for the training program, the company does have Training Program.” high-capacity extrusion equipment, which first applies the insulation to the wire. For multi-stranded cable, the wire is then international manufacturing plants located in Mexico, Canada, Europe, Africa, Central and South America, processed through a series of pairing and cabling operations, with the final assembly of wires being encased within exterior jacketing via a secondary extrusion process. Asia and New Zealand. Greg Lampert During the two-year program, MTP participants will report to local plant management, be given hands-on, President and Chief Executive Officer Following the manufacture of a cable, the finished product is subjected to a series of extensive and demanding quality checks day-to-day manufacturing responsibilities and will successfully complete a variety of meaningful projects General Cable North America to ensure its safety and integrity. For larger applications, the finished product is shipped on large reels containing as much as in cost reductions, process improvements, capital expenditures and other areas. Assignments of 40,000 feet of cable and weighing up to 20,000 pounds. For smaller applications, such as retail sales and industrial increasing levels of responsibility will be as follows: distribution, the smaller gauge cable is cut to lengths as short as 50 feet, packaged and provided to major national retailers or distributors such as The Home Depot or Graybar for resale purposes. • The first 12 months at one location, where each participant will spend: four months in scheduling, production control and materials management positions; four months in a General Cable also operates one U.S.-based and two Mexico-based plants dedicated to assemblies operations. These “General Cable’s structure is a manufacturing engineering position; and four months in a maintenance or quality position locations receive cable from other General Cable plants for conversion into automotive ignition wire sets or other wire model that requires strong plant harnesses and assemblies. The cable is cut to length, terminated, put into the appropriate packaging and shipped direct to • The remaining 12 months at a second location in production supervision with direct major automotive aftermarket retailers such as AutoZone or to major OEMs such as GE Medical Systems and Delphi. leaders. Each Plant Manager must line supervision The typical General Cable plant is between 100,000 and 400,000 square feet, but one of our international plants is over one be a self-starter with a constant In addition to these assignments, several multi-day classroom sessions will be conducted during the two million square feet, and three U.S. plants are over 600,000 square feet. Most plants operate 24 hours a day, five to seven agenda for continuous years for added training in our Lean Six Sigma methodology, supervisory skills, team-building, days per week, depending on demand. Our plants are a mixture of union and non-union, but labor-management relations are improvement; an in-depth presentation skills, conflict resolution and other business-related topics. Participants will attend these very good at all locations. classroom sessions with associates from our Engineering Technology Program (ETP) and our Sales understanding of the business Training Program (STP), as well as other high-potential General Cable associates. Here, they will have the Each plant is run by a Plant Manager, who has full operating responsibility for the plant. The Plant Manager reports to one of such that the right structure and opportunity to socialize and share their program experiences with one another as well as with General three Manufacturing Vice Presidents, all of whom report to the Senior Vice President of North American Operations. The SVP Cable leaders and plant management. Some of the programs will be conducted at the Company’s of Operations reports directly to the President and CEO of General Cable North America. Staff support at the plants varies, the right people are deployed; an corporate headquarters, while others will be held at a General Cable manufacturing facility. but typically there are 25 to 40 salaried staff members. Typical direct reports to a Plant Manager include managers for: energy level and attention to detail Manufacturing, Engineering, Maintenance, Materials, Quality, Human Resources and Environmental Health & Safety. The Participants who successfully complete the program at the end of the second year, which also includes Plant Finance Manager is a “dotted-line” report to the Plant Manager. that routinely delivers the becoming a certified General Cable Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt, will be offered a full-time manufacturing forecasted outcomes; the mental assignment at a General Cable U.S.-based plant. Each MTP graduate will also be asked to serve as a Our Manufacturing Culture mentor for the next two years for one of the new incoming manufacturing trainees. Manufacturing excellence is the bedrock of General Cable’s industry leadership and performance. Through our continuous, discipline, persistence and comprehensive and coordinated efforts toward safety, quality, productivity and service, we have identified three critical confidence to effectively function Why Choose Our Manufacturing Training Program? traits that are characteristics in our manufacturing plants: within our organizational matrix; • A common focus throughout General Cable on associate safety: Our Zero & Beyond vision guides a comprehen- The General Cable Manufacturing Training Program is an ideal opportunity for engineering graduates in sive view of work conditions, policies and practices with one constant goal – zero accidents – because nothing else is the vision and leadership to search of a rewarding career in manufacturing with a leading Fortune 500 company. General Cable acceptable. revolutionize the shop floor using differentiates itself from other leading companies in the following ways: • An Operator-Led Process Control (OLPC) environment: General Cable leadership strongly believes that the Lean and Six Sigma tools; the • As a market leader, we have global reach, scalability and a diverse market base with robust correct way to operate a plant is to empower associates with responsibility and authority at the operator level. By fundamentals. Our financial footing is firm, our operating systems allow us to function as One passion to create an Operator-Led providing substantial and ongoing training to our associates, we ensure that our operators produce the very best wire Company regionally, and our culture is performance-driven. Process Control (OLPC) and cable products with minimal supervision and direction. The OLPC philosophy ensures an efficient manufacturing • Our sound balance sheet, excellent financial performance and experienced management team process that places emphasis on the value of our dedicated, trustworthy, well-trained production associates. environment; and the commitment give us the fiscal strength and management know-how to continue with strategic investments in • Lean Six Sigma manufacturing techniques: General Cable has combined Lean thinking with proven Six Sigma tools to achieve all of this in the safest acquisitions, product development, capital expenditures and all other necessary tools to ensure a under a common umbrella called Lean Six Sigma. We believe our integration of these progressive Lean Six Sigma continued strong leadership position in our industry. possible work environment for tools is key to our competitiveness. We apply a variety of these manufacturing techniques throughout all of our plants our associates.” • Our regional structure is nimble and assures that each participant in our Manufacturing Training in an ongoing effort to produce more with less and have no degradation of quality. Company-wide, we have certified Program will have first-hand personal exposure to our management team. Our assignments Master Blackbelts, Blackbelts, Greenbelts and Lean Technicians who put Lean Six Sigma to work every day. The provide participants with opportunities to truly make a difference in our Company while enjoying Company is dedicated to the Lean Six Sigma process, offering numerous internal and external training programs to Mark Thackeray an exciting, intellectually stimulating career. our associates. Ongoing training is also provided to all our associates who wish to obtain Blackbelt, Greenbelt or Lean Senior Vice President, Operations Technician certification status. General Cable North America Our Manufacturing Training Program “Each year, General Applying Your Skills and Understanding Wire & Cable General Cable offers an exciting and rewarding Manufacturing Training Program (MTP) for engineering, Manufacturing operations management or business management graduates who desire an intellectually Cable searches for stimulating career in manufacturing management with a progressive Fortune 500 company and As a General Cable manufacturing specialist, you will spend considerable time working with associates at our various plants global leader in its field. a select number of to improve our product designs and processes. It is essential that you have a thorough understanding of the General Cable manufacturing environment and how you may apply your engineering or operations skills. The objective of our Manufacturing Training Program is to assist graduates in becoming successful intelligent, highly General Cable Plant Managers within 10 years. Our Manufacturing Process This two-year program begins in mid-June of each year. Each participant will be assigned to two of motivated, mature, Each General Cable manufacturing plant is different, but they also have many things in common. The majority of our North General Cable’s manufacturing plants in the following U.S. locations for his or her assignments: American plants manufacture wire and cable with sizes ranging from 0.01 inch to one inch in diameter for insulated wire, all • Malvern, Arkansas; DuQuoin, Illinois; or Marshall, Texas (Energy Cables Plants) personable individuals the way up to six inches in diameter for three or more insulated conductors that are cabled together and jacketed. Generally, the smaller cable is produced at a communications plant, medium-sized cable at an industrial & specialty plant, and the • Marion, Indiana; Willimantic, Connecticut; Franklin, Massachusetts; Manchester, New to enter our larger cable at an energy plant. All of the cable-producing plants are very material-intensive, with an average of 70% of Hampshire; or Lincoln, Rhode Island (Industrial & Specialty Cables Plants) production cost in raw materials. • Lawrenceburg, Kentucky; Jackson, Tennessee; or Altoona, Pennsylvania (Communications Cables Manufacturing Some General Cable plants draw their own wire from copper and aluminum rod to smaller gauge sizes, while others buy wire & Assemblies Plants) and fiber optic glass to exact specifications. Next, the copper, aluminum or fiber optic conductors are processed through While General Cable will only utilize its U.S. locations for the training program, the company does have Training Program.” high-capacity extrusion equipment, which first applies the insulation to the wire. For multi-stranded cable, the wire is then international manufacturing plants located in Mexico, Canada, Europe, Africa, Central and South America, processed through a series of pairing and cabling operations, with the final assembly of wires being encased within exterior jacketing via a secondary extrusion process. Asia and New Zealand. Greg Lampert During the two-year program, MTP participants will report to local plant management, be given hands-on, President and Chief Executive Officer Following the manufacture of a cable, the finished product is subjected to a series of extensive and demanding quality checks day-to-day manufacturing responsibilities and will successfully complete a variety of meaningful projects General Cable North America to ensure its safety and integrity. For larger applications, the finished product is shipped on large reels containing as much as in cost reductions, process improvements, capital expenditures and other areas. Assignments of 40,000 feet of cable and weighing up to 20,000 pounds. For smaller applications, such as retail sales and industrial increasing levels of responsibility will be as follows: distribution, the smaller gauge cable is cut to lengths as short as 50 feet, packaged and provided to major national retailers or distributors such as The Home Depot or Graybar for resale purposes. • The first 12 months at one location, where each participant will spend: four months in scheduling, production control and materials management positions; four months in a General Cable also operates one U.S.-based and two Mexico-based plants dedicated to assemblies operations. These “General Cable’s structure is a manufacturing engineering position; and four months in a maintenance or quality position locations receive cable from other General Cable plants for conversion into automotive ignition wire sets or other wire model that requires strong plant harnesses and assemblies. The cable is cut to length, terminated, put into the appropriate packaging and shipped direct to • The remaining 12 months at a second location in production supervision with direct major automotive aftermarket retailers such as AutoZone or to major OEMs such as GE Medical Systems and Delphi. leaders. Each Plant Manager must line supervision The typical General Cable plant is between 100,000 and 400,000 square feet, but one of our international plants is over one be a self-starter with a constant In addition to these assignments, several multi-day classroom sessions will be conducted during the two million square feet, and three U.S. plants are over 600,000 square feet. Most plants operate 24 hours a day, five to seven agenda for continuous years for added training in our Lean Six Sigma methodology, supervisory skills, team-building, days per week, depending on demand. Our plants are a mixture of union and non-union, but labor-management relations are improvement; an in-depth presentation skills, conflict resolution and other business-related topics. Participants will attend these very good at all locations. classroom sessions with associates from our Engineering Technology Program (ETP) and our Sales understanding of the business Training Program (STP), as well as other high-potential General Cable associates. Here, they will have the Each plant is run by a Plant Manager, who has full operating responsibility for the plant. The Plant Manager reports to one of such that the right structure and opportunity to socialize and share their program experiences with one another as well as with General three Manufacturing Vice Presidents, all of whom report to the Senior Vice President of North American Operations. The SVP Cable leaders and plant management. Some of the programs will be conducted at the Company’s of Operations reports directly to the President and CEO of General Cable North America. Staff support at the plants varies, the right people are deployed; an corporate headquarters, while others will be held at a General Cable manufacturing facility. but typically there are 25 to 40 salaried staff members. Typical direct reports to a Plant Manager include managers for: energy level and attention to detail Manufacturing, Engineering, Maintenance, Materials, Quality, Human Resources and Environmental Health & Safety. The Participants who successfully complete the program at the end of the second year, which also includes Plant Finance Manager is a “dotted-line” report to the Plant Manager. that routinely delivers the becoming a certified General Cable Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt, will be offered a full-time manufacturing forecasted outcomes; the mental assignment at a General Cable U.S.-based plant. Each MTP graduate will also be asked to serve as a Our Manufacturing Culture mentor for the next two years for one of the new incoming manufacturing trainees. Manufacturing excellence is the bedrock of General Cable’s industry leadership and performance. Through our continuous, discipline, persistence and comprehensive and coordinated efforts toward safety, quality, productivity and service, we have identified three critical confidence to effectively function Why Choose Our Manufacturing Training Program? traits that are characteristics in our manufacturing plants: within our organizational matrix; • A common focus throughout General Cable on associate safety: Our Zero & Beyond vision guides a The General Cable Manufacturing Training Program is an ideal opportunity for engineering graduates in comprehensive view of work conditions, policies and practices with one constant goal – zero accidents – because the vision and leadership to search of a rewarding career in manufacturing with a leading Fortune 500 company. General Cable nothing else is acceptable. revolutionize the shop floor using differentiates itself from other leading companies in the following ways: • An Operator-Led Process Control (OLPC) environment: General Cable leadership strongly believes that the Lean and Six Sigma tools; the • As a market leader, we have global reach, scalability and a diverse market base with robust correct way to operate a plant is to empower associates with responsibility and authority at the operator level. By fundamentals. Our financial footing is firm, our operating systems allow us to function as One passion to create an Operator-Led providing substantial and ongoing training to our associates, we ensure that our operators produce the very best wire Company regionally, and our culture is performance-driven. Process Control (OLPC) and cable products with minimal supervision and direction. The OLPC philosophy ensures an efficient manufacturing • Our sound balance sheet, excellent financial performance and experienced management team process that places emphasis on the value of our dedicated, trustworthy, well-trained production associates. environment; and the commitment give us the fiscal strength and management know-how to continue with strategic investments in • Lean Six Sigma manufacturing techniques: General Cable has combined Lean thinking with proven Six Sigma tools to achieve all of this in the safest acquisitions, product development, capital expenditures and all other necessary tools to ensure a under a common umbrella called Lean Six Sigma. We believe our integration of these progressive Lean Six Sigma continued strong leadership position in our industry. possible work environment for tools is key to our competitiveness. We apply a variety of these manufacturing techniques throughout all of our plants our associates.” • Our regional structure is nimble and assures that each participant in our Manufacturing Training in an ongoing effort to produce more with less and have no degradation of quality. Company-wide, we have certified Program will have first-hand personal exposure to our management team. Our assignments Master Blackbelts, Blackbelts, Greenbelts and Lean Technicians who put Lean Six Sigma to work every day. The provide participants with opportunities to truly make a difference in our Company while enjoying Company is dedicated to the Lean Six Sigma process, offering numerous internal and external training programs to Mark Thackeray an exciting, intellectually stimulating career. our associates. Ongoing training is also provided to all our associates who wish to obtain Blackbelt, Greenbelt or Lean Senior Vice President, Operations Technician certification status. 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