MY NAME IS CLAYTON NORTON AND I AM ZACHRY.

I started working for Zachry at Phillips Petroleum Company (now Chevron Phillips Chemical) in Borger, Texas, in 1990. I worked as a surveyor for about six years before moving into quality control (QC), where I am now quality control supervisor. I also still do surveying when it’s required, and I am the site’s lead abatement coordinator and Smart Focus champion.

Although I’m the only one in QC, it’s great to know if I’m in a bind, I can ask for help and someone will jump in. Our numbers fluctuate, but we maintain a core group of about 70 close-knit Zachry employees who laugh together, cry together and work together.

Apart from performing my duties, I enjoy helping others grow. I had good mentors and so I try to do the best I can for others. Sometimes, just making it known that you’re available to answer questions can mean a lot to others who are new or cross-training in fields in which you have knowledge.

One of the things I like best about working for Zachry is that it’s family-owned, and I’m proud and honored to work for a company that takes care of all its employees the way they take care of me and my family. A lot of companies talk a good game, but Zachry doesn’t just talk about putting its employees first. It walks the walk.

I love my job and I try daily to treat people with the respect and dignity that I want to be treated with, and that is why I AM ZACHRY.

 

Watch for the July/August 2015 edition of the Force Report on the Zachry Group website to read the full article, and more!