Siftex Bingo Afternoon & Cross-Training: A Team Built to Serve You
Bingo Afternoon at Siftex: Celebrating the Team Behind Every Order
This October, the Siftex team in South Windsor, CT put down their tools for our annual bingo afternoon, complete with prizes and an Italian feast. The fun matters, but so does what it reflects: a team that learns together serves customers better. Here is how our events and our cross-training program work hand in hand.
How Siftex Brings the Team Together All Year
Every second Tuesday of the month, our team gathers for a luncheon from 12 to 1. A handful of larger events replace the usual lunch, including a bowling afternoon in March, our company picnic in June, bingo in October, Friendsgiving in November, and a Christmas lunch in December. These events usually land on Friday afternoons, a nice way to kick off the weekend.
Bingo Afternoon: Prizes, Italian Food, and Teamwork
Each bingo winner picks a gift from the prize table, which included wireless chargers, headphones, and jackets. Here is the twist: until everyone has a gift, a repeat winner chooses a teammate to receive the next prize. Those picks often go to someone from another department, which builds connections between the people who design, sew, weld, ship, and support your orders.
Monthly Cross-Training Recognition
At each monthly event, we recognize teammates who completed cross-training that month. October recognition highlighted growth in our Sewing , Welding , and Warehouse departments. Our October training log also shows work in Production General, including making order tags, adding morning orders to the log, building fabric books, and uploading quality control records, along with sewing skills such as manual cutting, design, and building Excel sheets for bills of materials. Recognition reflects how challenging each new skill is. Read more in our cross-training program overview and our earlier milestone recognition.
What This Means for Your Orders
When more than one person can cut, sew, weld, check quality, or add an order to the dispatch list, work keeps moving even when schedules change. For distributors, manufacturers, and end-users, that means a more dependable partner behind every custom flexible connector, and in-stock items ready to ship next day.
Ready to work with a team that invests in its people? Call Siftex at (860) 421-9855 or visit siftex.com to start your custom connector project. Get Better Connected.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is cross-training at Siftex?
Cross-training means teammates learn tasks outside their primary role so more people can support each step of an order. At Siftex, employees train in areas such as cutting, design, welding, quality control, and order entry. Each month, we recognize those who complete new training, and the recognition reflects how challenging the skill is.
Which Siftex departments take part in cross-training?
Cross-training spans departments across the company. This October, recognition featured the Sewing, Welding, and Warehouse departments, and our training log also included Production General tasks such as order tags, dispatch lists, fabric books, and quality control uploads. Earlier training has covered shipping, picking, and purchasing support.
How does cross-training improve the customer experience?
A team with overlapping skills can keep orders moving when workloads or schedules change. Multiple people understand each step, from design and cutting to quality checks and dispatch. That supports consistent quality and dependable service for the distributors, manufacturers, and end-users who rely on Siftex custom flexible connectors.
How often does Siftex hold team events?
Siftex holds a team luncheon every second Tuesday of the month from 12 to 1. Larger activities replace the lunch a few times a year, including bowling in March, the company picnic in June, bingo in October, Friendsgiving in November, and a Christmas lunch in December.
Where is Siftex located and what do you make?
Siftex Equipment Company is based at 52 Connecticut Ave in South Windsor, CT. Since 1983, we have designed and manufactured custom flexible connectors in tailored shapes, sizes, and compositions for food and beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, chemical, plastics, and metal industries. Our bilingual English and Spanish team ships nationally and internationally.
