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Outboard Marine Corporation —
Marine Power Products Group
My big career goal early on was to be plant manager of a boat factory. Not
to sound sappy, but it really was a dream. As a young boat builder, I noticed
that the plant manager had what I thought was a “cool” job. I mean, to run
a factory full of the hustle and bustle of building boats. Making decisions,
solving problems, leading people. All those things really appealed to me.
I did not know why, they just did. I also noticed that the plant manager
always got a “company boat” with his job. I thought that was awesome.
Another alluring thing about the job was that the plant manager usua ...