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Ever-expanding Masy Systems is hiring
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PEPPERELL -- "JOBS in Pepperell."
That's what it said on flyers being handed out by Masy Systems, Inc. Executive Vice President Laurie Masiello at the Nov. 7 town meeting. She's been out there before, because, as she's said in the past, "Pepperell works for them."
Masy Systems sells, develops and rents temperature-sensing and regulating devices for the bio-tech industry. They now offer storage capability to pharmaceutical firms where they document temperatures in chambers for clients. But it is only one of their fortes.
By not only surviving the recent economic downturn, but actually expanding their company within it, Masy has hired many Pepperell residents as part of their growth and, as such, proven an example of a local, small town boom.
"I literally live a half mile from here," said Bob Foss. "I can walk here, I used to bike here."
A career lineman, Foss was laid off from his job over a year ago. Though he still found some work through the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union during emergencies, he was looking for steady work.
He has lived in Pepperell since 1949 and knew the Masiellos. They were expanding.
"It was my first indoor job, and I work where I am needed," Foss said, of his maintenance and facilities management position.
He also serves as a safety officer. As the company expanded into units in Lomar Park, they gained warehouse space and took on more room for offices, calibration equipment and cold storage. Foss helps repair, maintain and create new spaces for the seemingly ever-expanding company.
"My experience here has been unique," Foss said. "(Masy Systems) is a breath of fresh air for the town."
Laurie Sullivan first met the Masiellos in 2007 when she moved to Pepperell and began renting their house. Then, her commute to her administrative assistant job at Lincoln Labs in Lexginton was an hour and 10 minutes.
"Now it is only 10 minutes," she said.
Last July she bought a home in Pepperell.
"I love Pepperell, my home and work keeps me local," Sullivan said. "This company is very nice to it's employees."
She went on to name events such as spring raffles and the upcoming Christmas party, but Sullivan highlighted the lunch, which is served each day in the kitchen. Mondays are usually cold cuts, but as the week progresses the menus can include bigger courses like pizza, prime rib or chicken.
Two years ago, Sullivan sent in a resume for a similar position she had been working at Lincoln, but it was filled when she eventually went in for the interview. Masiello encouraged her to interview for a sales department position. Although it isn't what she was doing at the government labs, she got the job.
It is a different environment, but she says she finds dealing with customers, setting up site visits and other tasks similar. Others, like Melissa Misch, are re-entering the workforce entirely.
"I was a stay at home mom," Misch said. "After looking for a while, I read a newspaper article on Masy Systems and I was psyched."
During dot-com boom mid-90s, Misch worked for companies in places like Framingham and North Andover. She stopped to spend more time with her kids in 2001. When she re-entered in 2008, there had been a world of change in her field.
"I've always liked working with small companies," she said. "The job offer happened to be a perfect fit."
After being hired a sales administrator and project manager, Misch has been recently helping the company expand it's business systems to work more efficiently and organized.
Tony Mariano said he was the longest non-family member employee. When he first began 12 years ago, he says he did everything from maintenance to set up and tech support.
"I have now moved into the lab mainly, as senior calibration technician," he said.
Masy is like a family to Mariano. He says the Masiellos are devoted to family and the town of Pepperell and are very accommodating bosses. For him, the commute is the one of the best things about the job and past commutes he had to make to Woburn and WIlmington made for long days.
"I knew I didn't want to work out of town," he said. "Of course you can't call in sick here, they can see you down the street."
Having been townies themselves for more than 30 years, Laurie and her husband, CEO John Masiello, plan to stay in Pepperell and continue to expand. They have a board in their offices with job descriptions for in-house sales positions, technical support and HVAC specialists as well as traveling positions to calibrate and validate clientele equipment.
"We always encourage people to apply," Laurie Masiello said. "We are still growing because we provide high quality service and satisfy our customers."
Courtesy of Nashoba Publishing.
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Masy Systems, Inc. Obtains US DOT Certification Through Hazardous Materials Ground and Air Shipping Training
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Pepperell, MA, October 2011 -- Masy Systems, Inc. in Lomar Park, Pepperell, a provider of quality services for the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries announced that two members of their Biostorage team have completed the necessary training for proper handling of BioHazardous Material when shipping via ground and air.
Melissa Gravel and Greg Kelly, Biorepository Assistants at Masy, completed the DOT Shipper Course for shipping hazardous materials by ground. This allows Masy to transport materials that require dry ice.
DOT shipping requirements include definitions, security planning, hazardous materials identification, bulk and non-bulk labeling, marking, truck placarding, product and waste shipping documents, and emergency response information for shipments of hazardous materials, hazardous wastes and hazardous substances.
Ms. Gravel also completed the International Air Shipping Course for shipping hazardous materials by air.
Masy Systems provides secure Biorepository storage from -196°C to 80°C. Masy also provides sterilizer, warehouse and chamber validation. Masy is NVLAP accredited to ISO 17025 for calibrations, and ISO 9001 certified for validations, equipment rentals, and biostorage. Masy provides related products for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
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Masy Systems Calibration Laboratory Welcomes Third ASQ-Certified Calibration Technician
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Pepperell, MA, June 24, 2011 -- Masy Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce that Kerry Brough of Pepperell, MA completed the requirements to be named an ASQ-Certified Calibration Technician (ASQ-CCT). He joins John Joyce and Robert Perry at Masy in reaching a significant level of professional recognition, indicating a proficiency in and a comprehension of quality auditing tools and techniques. This accomplishment has allowed Masy to divide their Calibration Laboratory into three sub-departments each led by an ASQ-Certified Calibration Technician.
“ASQ provides certification as a way to provide formal recognition to professionals who have demonstrated an understanding of, and a commitment to, quality techniques and practices in their job and career,” explains E. David Spong, ASQ president. “This is a great accomplishment and, although not a formal registration or licensure, it represents a high level of peer recognition.”
CCTs understand the principles and applications of metrology, calibration, and measurement systems, as well as the principles of uncertainty, basic quality systems, and the application of quality tools and standards in a calibration environment. In order to sit for a CCT examination, a candidate must have at least five years of training and on-the-job experience in one or more areas of the body of knowledge.
Laurie Masiello, Masy Systems President, is please to support Kerry as he furthers his quality credentials. “Kerry is a dedicated calibration professional and deserves this recognition from his peers. We congratulate him on his accomplishment.”
Kerry oversees the Field Calibration team at Masy System. This group calibrates Validation Dataloggers, Controllers, Chart Recorders, Balances, Scales, and Gauges for temperature, relative humidity, pressure, CO2, light, time, rotation, weight, voltage, current and resistance.
In addition to the Field Calibration team, Masy proudly has two other groups in the Calibration laboratory that focus on In-house Calibrations and Thermometry. The In-House Calibration team led by Robert Perry calibrates Datatrace dataloggers, Validator 2000 and Digi-family datalogger, temperature reference baths, temperature reference standards, thermocouples, relative humidity, CO2 and pressure sensors. The Thermometry team is led by John Joyce and performs Fixed Point, IRTD, PRTs, SPRTs, Thermocouple, and high end temperature calibrations.
ASQ (American Society for Quality) has been the world’s leading authority on quality for more than 60 years. ASQ is a founding sponsor of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).
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Robert Perry Receives ASQ-Certified Calibration Technician - Masy Systems
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Milwaukee, WI, December 17, 2010 — The Certification Board of ASQ (American Society for Quality) is pleased to announce that Robert Perry has completed the requirements to be named an ASQ-Certified Calibration Technician (ASQ CCT). As such, Robert Perry has reached a significant level of professional recognition, indicating a proficiency in and a comprehension of calibration tools and techniques that support a variety of quality-related systems and processes. Individuals who earn this certification are allowed to use “ASQ CCT” on their business cards and professional correspondence.
“ASQ provides certification as a way to provide formal recognition to professionals who have demonstrated an understanding of, and a commitment to, quality techniques and practices in their job and career,” explains E. David Spong, ASQ president. “This is a great accomplishment and, although not a formal registration or licensure, it represents a high level of peer recognition.”
A Certified Calibration Technician (CCT) is a professional who understands the principles and applications of metrology, calibration, and measurement systems, as well as the principles of uncertainty, basic quality systems, and the application of quality tools and standards in a calibration environment. In order to sit for a CCT examination, a candidate must have at least five years of training and on-the-job experience in one or more areas of the body of knowledge.
Since 1968, when the first ASQ certification examination was given, more than 170,000 individuals have taken the path to reaching their goal of becoming ASQ-Certified in their field or profession, including many of who have attained more than one designation. To learn more about ASQ’s Certified Calibration Technician program, visit http://www.asq.org/certification/calibration-technician/.
ASQ (www.asq.org) is a global community of people dedicated to quality who share the ideas and tools that make our world work better. With millions of individuals and organizational members of the community in 150 countries, ASQ has the reputation and reach to bring together the diverse quality champions who are transforming the world's corporations, organizations and communities to meet tomorrow's critical challenges. ASQ is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., with national service centers in China, India and Mexico. Learn more about ASQ's members, mission, technologies and training at www.asq.org.
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