About Staff & Resources
The belief that success is achievable guides Palm Plastics and its employees to deliver high standards in all facets of the business. In a time when production is being driven offshore, high levels of automation that simplify tasks and a commitment to quality motivates staff to deliver a standard appreciated by customers globally.
Palm employees are self-managed in work groups and encouraged to maintain a healthy work-life balance. Work needs to be enjoyable and employees should feel satisfaction at the end of the day, knowing that they’ve achieved a personal or company goal and that their efforts are appreciated. Every employee is valued for the contribution made to the success of Palm Plastics and those who work directly on the manufacturing of product form the core of the business.
Palm Plastics is committed to providing a safe, respectful, and productive work place for all employees. Training forms a cornerstone of Palm Plastics’ success that ensure best practice processes work in concert with technologically advanced software and state of the art machinery. Employees are empowered to exceed production and quality targets and consistently over-deliver on key performance indicators.
Whilst investment in machinery and software is paramount, continual training and professional development of employees ensures that Palm Plastics is always optimising outcomes. Job satisfaction is intrinsically tied to job performance at Palm Plastics where employee tenure averages are well above industry benchmarks.
Production Manager, Danny Dang, was studying engineering in 1993, when he took a night job at Palm Plastics working on the floor. He enjoyed the studies which soon led him to a course in computer injection moulding and in running the factory floor. Danny is the second longest tenured employee at Palm Plastics and continues to enjoy the challenges that new technology presents as well as improvements to the methods of production. On weekends and in the Summer, Danny is most likely to be found fishing on his boat.
Operations Manager, Heather Murphy, also started at Palm Plastics in 1993 and now runs the accounts, payroll, IT and office management. Like all the staff at Palm Plastics, Heather has a unique ability to learn and apply knowledge quickly and cumulatively. Prior to Palm Plastics, Heather was involved in a small food service business. Heather’s excellent relationships with vendors and customers are vital to the success of Palm Plastics.
Marketing Manager, Lara Blamey, has almost 20 years experience in advertising, marketing and public relations. After studying a Bachelor of Arts at La Trobe University, Lara spent six years working on brands spanning telecommunications, banking, apparel and consumer goods in New York. She then moved to Sydney in 1998 to manage technology clients at EuroRSCG and in 2001, Lara joined Yahoo! Australia. In 2004 she was made a partner at hi tech PR agency MarketingFX which was sold to marketing consultancy SqwarePeg in 2006. Lara and her family moved back to Melbourne in 2008 and she’s enjoying the challenge of building the Palm Unbreakable brand as the most recently employed member of staff. Lara loves to cook and entertain and she’s also a keen tennis player and skier.
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