Leah has been at Riverdale since 2021.
In this position she cuts panels from rolls of welded wire mesh to produce a finished panel that meets customer quality and size specifications. She then stacks them onto pallets to prepare for shipping.
According to Leah: “My co-workers are friendly and helpful and they are great to work with. I love running and operating the wire mesh machines. The work is fast-paced but easy to learn and my shift goes by quickly”
Blackstone Valley Xpress
Like other manufacturers across the country, Riverdale Mills Corp. was dealt a blow by the COVID-19 pandemic. But if “Riverdale,” or “RMC,” is known for anything besides the innovation that put the Northbridge-based company on the map in the first place, it is resiliency.
Fence News USA
Females are making big career strides in the manufacturing industry, demonstrating that modern manufacturing offers rewarding careers with limitless opportunity for growth, regardless of gender. The women at Riverdale Mills in Central Massachusetts have certainly made a huge impact on their company and their industry, from the upper levels of management to the manufacturing floor.
Worcester Business Journal
Riverdale Mills Corp., tucked away on the Blackstone River in the Riverdale section of Northbridge, manufactures more than 3,500 sizes of welded wire mesh for marine, aquaculture, security, farming and construction industries. The company boasts nearly 400,000 square feet in a renovated facility it says previously forged bayonets for the Union Army in the Civil War. CEO Jim Knott spoke with WBJ about the company’s relationship to shellfishing, the search for skilled workers and what brought Riverdale Mills to Northbridge.
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