“I always wanted to work with money-maybe in accounting. Operating a large decanning machine isn’t a career McCoy knew about growing up-let alone imagined she’d spend her days mastering. “It takes a lot of physical ability to operate my machine, crush the scrap materials and collect it all in scrap bins,” McCoy says.
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Challenging workĪt 24, DiQuisha McCoy is the youngest employee at Metallix’s Maxton, North Carolina, processing plant, yet her role lies at the heart of the facility’s function: She operates decanning machines that crack open catalytic converters’ metal shells to access the precious metals inside. These decisions have led to a fascinating cross-section of positions occupied by women under Metallix’s roof, all contributing in unique ways to the company’s growth and success. “They’re simply good business decisions.” Leiner says his company’s equal hiring practices aren’t attempts to buck a system or make a splash. In September, Leiner promoted then-Vice President Maria Piastre to president of Metallix, making the 37-year-old one of only a handful of female executives in a squarely male-led industry. In my case, many of them just happen to be women.” “I’ve always hired the best person for the job. “It was such a stark contrast to Metallix,” he continues. Of the 100 or so people there, only five were women,” the second-generation owner of the company recalls. “I was at an industry event when I looked around the room. Leiner only recently started to think about the number of women who work at Metallix. That person should probably steer clear of Eric Leiner, owner of Shrewsbury, New Jersery-headquartered Metallix, and the 27 women who work for his company. “No place for a lady,” a person of a certain era or mindset might describe the North Carolina plants where precious metals recycler Metallix mines scrap materials for gold, silver, platinum, palladium and rhodium. Across the plant, acid solutions dissolve precious metals in specialized tanks. Red-hot metal pours from a furnace, creating a halo of sparks as it lands in a mold. Pictured, from left: Maria Piastre, Sharon Bachmann, Angelica Laracuente, Gladys Petrone, Patricia O’Shea, Kelly Warren and Nina Daniels
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