Manufacturing Industry
Setting the pace: new medical devices and formal continuous improvement drive growth at Guidant Puerto Rico.(Best plants: Guidant)(Guidant Puerto Rico Dorado)(Company Profile)
Industry Week, October, 2004 by Stevens, Tim
Guidant Puerto Rico Dorado, Puerto Rico
Employees: 1,028, non-union
Total square feet: 113,000
Primary product: Pacemaker leads
Start-up: 1989
Achievements: Recognized as one of the "Best 20 Employers to Work for in Puerto Rico," four years running. Named "2003 Manufacturer of the Year" in Puerto Rico. General Manager Heriberto Diaz named 2003 manufacturing Executive of the Year in Puerto Rico.
LIVING UNDER THE MICROSCOPE TAKES on new meaning at a sparkling, clean-room manufacturing facility just a mile or two from the beach on this sunny Caribbean isle. Decked out in lab coats, booties, and hair and beard nets, the workforce of Guidani Puerto Rico B.V. (GPR) makes medical devices, including a variety of...
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