Team
Shon Hunter
Stamping shop Team Member Shon Hunter has been at HMMA for the last 10 years. When she joined the Hyundai family back in October 2005, she began as an inspector. “We had to inspect the panels to look for any imperfections,” she says. “We would use an oil stone to rub across the panels and …
Kim Abrams
When Kim Abrams first joined the Hyundai team in January 2004, she began as a production Team Member in the weld shop. “Those first few weeks we were at HMMA’s Training Center, and then we went to Korea for 30 days for training on the assembly line,” Kim recalls. “We got hands-on training there so …
Johnny Shaw
Paint shop team leader Johnny Shaw joined the HMMA family 11 years ago, in February 2004. At that time, he says his days were spent learning the ropes to prepare him for his job in paint. “When I first started, we spent every day for about the first month down at the Training Center just …
Donna Lenning
Donna Lenning works on the BC1 line in the weld shop. Her 10-year anniversary with HMMA is quickly approaching as she became a Team Member in November 2005. Donna says she had some experience in automotive and manufacturing before she came to HMMA, but she still had quite a learning curve to overcome in the …
Krista Hawkins
Krista Hawkins is a community relations specialist in HMMA’s public relations department. She joined the HMMA team in early 2005 as a contracted HR recruiter, and then became a PR Team Member later that year. “When I first became a Team Member I was a protocol specialist which meant I gave plant tours and did …
Randy Williams
Randy Williams is a quality process evaluation specialist in the quality assurance department. He has been a Team Member since October 2006. “When I first started, I was working in body quality control in the CMM lab,” he recalls. “At that time we were building the Sonata and Santa Fe, and we would pull two …
Charlena Mack
Charlena Mack has been a Team Member on the door sub line since June 2005. Charlena used to work in retail, so she says working at HMMA came with quite a learning curve. “It was such a challenge at first, and sometimes I still face those challenges,” Charlena said. “It’s hard to work and talk …
Calandra Mills
Calandra Mills is a Team Member in the weld shop, working on the BC1 line. She joined the HMMA family back in February 2006 and is quickly approaching her 10-year anniversary with the company. “When I first started at HMMA, the plant had just achieved the 1,000 vehicle-per-day milestone,” Calandra recalls. “I started in moving …
Sharon Robison
Sharon Robinson has been an HMMA Team Member since November 2004. She currently works in engine shop No. 2, but she started off in general assembly. “When I first started here, I was working on trim 3,” she remembers. “We weren’t building cars yet, so we spent a lot of time training. We learned how …