Over 400 dedicated and hardworking employees make up Lanz Cabinets. From sales, design, manufacturing, and installation to back punch and billing—each individual employee makes Lanz Cabinets successful. Whenever we can, we prefer to promote from within. Many employees of our executive team, supervisors, and managers started in production and installation.
“Lizbeth has worked on the build floor for three months. She excelled at door and drawer installation and has moved to the build line and has become one of our strongest builders. She produces a quality product. Lizbeth is an excellent employee.” -Blaine Callaghan, face frame build floor supervisor
Day Frameless | Charles “Chuck” Caudill
“Charles ‘Chuck’ Caudill has been with the Lanz Cabinets team for over five years and has earned the Employee of the Month for March 2023 due to outstanding customer service and hard work as recognized by his peers. Congratulations Chuck.”– Christopher Miner, frameless division manager
Swing Face Frame | Nick Mellor
“Nick comes to work every day with a positive attitude and is always ready for the next challenge. He has great attendance and is a team player.” – Johnny Kays, face frame division, assistant manager
Swing Frameless | Steven Prasard
“Steven is an extremely motivated individual. He goes above and beyond his required duties to help others. He comes to work every day with a positive attitude.” – Don Matthews, frameless division assistant manager
Swing RTF | Adrienne Barnes
“Adrienne is such a stellar employee that this is the third time she’s won this special honor. She shows up to work every day with a positive attitude and is always willing to help where needed. Her attention to detail sets a standard for everyone in the department to strive for.” – Alexander Boehm, RTF swing supervisor
JANUARY 2023
Braxton Newbury | Swing RTF
“Braxton comes to work with a great attitude and willingness to learn and grow. In three months, he has gone from offloader to employee of the month press operator. He’s humble but has the drive and the ability to go above and beyond–making him an amazing employee.” – Alexander Boehm, RTF swing supervisor
Julio DeLuna-Ensaldo | Swing Face Frame
“Julio comes to work with a great attitude and drive to get the job done every day. He’s always eager to learn something new and build on it.” – Johnny Kays, face frame division, assistant manager
Colton Nance | Swing Frameless
“Colton works in doors & drawers and always has a positive attitude. He stays busy and does an outstanding job. Always willing to help where needed.” – Don Matthews, frameless division assistant manager
William O’Hare | Day Frameless
“He always has a positive attitude with a matching smile. He is always willing to go wherever he is needed, regardless of department or division. William is very knowledgeable and is willing to share it with others. He is currently working on his leadership skills and wants to learn the areas in Machining he has no experience at to be more versatile.”– Christopher Miner, frameless division manager
Haley Bush | Service
“Haley Bush steps up to the challenge any time needed. She knows every aspect of the service department and has had perfect attendance throughout January.” – Jeffrey Upton, customer service manager
Travis Hamilton | Day Face Frame
“Travis works on the UV line on the day shift and is a vital part of what we do here at Lanz. He’s always positive, happy-go-lucky, and can do pretty much anything we need him to do.” -Rick Ensley, stain/UV supervisor
DECEMBER 2022
Erika Garcia | Wood Door and Frame
“Erika is the definition of a team player. She is always willing to take on new tasks and challenges with a smile on her face. Her positive attitude and hard work is exactly what we need. Great job Erika!” – Jordan Lindsay, wood door and frame supervisor
Adrienne Smith | RTF
“Besides being an awesome worker, Adrienne is an avid reader and loves scary story podcasts. She brings great energy and enthusiasm to the thermofoil department, and we are lucky to have her on our team!” – Ben Afu, RTF supervisor
Alexander Purvis | DAY Frameless
“Alexander Purvis has been with Lanz Cabinets about five months and has excellent attendance. He comes to work every day ready to outdo himself on what he did the day before, setting an excellent example for other employees. He has a great sense of humor and is easy to get along with, making him a great team player. Way to go Alex, keep growing and glowing my friend.”– Christopher Miner, frameless division manager
Ronnie Meyer | SWING Frameless
“Ronnie is a Holzma operator for frameless on swing shift. He always has a good attitude and gets things done and is willing to help where needed.” – Don Matthews, frameless division assistant manager
Reyes Hernandez | DAY Face Frame
“Reyes has been with Lanz for several years and has always worked on the UV line. He retired, came back part-time for a few years, and now is retired from working full-time. Reyes has a good attitude, is a team player, and is vital to what we do here at Lanz. We feel an impact when he takes a day off.” -Rick Ensley
Rolando Brown | SWING Face Frame
“Rolando comes to work with a great attitude and helps keep production moving forward. He is always willing to go where needed and happy to do so.” – Johnny Kays, face frame division, assistant manager
NOVEMBER 2022
Thomas King | DAY Face Frame
“Thomas has been with Lanz Cabinets for six months and continues to have great attendance. He has an excellent work ethic and is a team player. This guy comes to work every day with a ready-to-go attitude. We love it.” -Merle Cain, face frame division manager
Anthony Miller | SWING Face Frame
“Anthonycomes to work every day with a great attitude and is always ready to embrace whatever challenge is put in front of him. He works on the shipping dock and does very well at taking care of business.” – Johnny Kays, face frame division, assistant manager
Ryan Taylor | SWING Frameless
“Ryan does an excellent job in frameless specialty on the swing shift. He has been here at Lanz coming up for 6 years. He is very agile and can work in machining, the doors & drawers, and build departments. He has a pretty good attitude and is a very valuable member of Lanz Cabinets.” – Don Matthews, frameless division assistant manager
Annalee Jones | DAY Frameless
“First and foremost, Annalee is here every day, arriving early and staying late if asked. She had perfect attendance in November. She comes in early to help with doors and drawers whenever needed. She has been cross-training in specialties and has been really excelling at it. The last few days she has been training Jose Rojas, from the swing shift, on the press and has been doing a great job at it. Jose has picked up a lot of good info from her.”– Christopher Miner, frameless division manager
OCTOBER 2022
Alexander Boehm | RTF
“Alex loves long walks on the beach and hot cocoa with little marshmallows in the fall season. He also knows everything there is to know in the THERMOFOIL dept. His work ethic is bar none. His tireless efforts to do whatever he can to keep the department ahead of schedule are very much appreciated and acknowledged.” – Ben Afu, RTF supervisor
Jakob Roberts | DAY Face frame
“Jakob has been with Lanz Cabinets for three years. He started out building face frames and worked his way into machining. Jakob has impeccable attendance. He walks in every day with a smile and positive attitude, ready to accomplish the day’s tasks–whether that be his work area or helping others. He is an awesome employee to have on our team. Also pictured are employees with anniversaries; Nicholas Hurt, two years, Kolby Challburg, three years, Edgar Rodriguez, five years.” – LeAnn Kelly, face frame division, day shift supervisor
William Lyon | DAY Frameless
“William Lyon has been employed here at Lanz since April 1, 2019. Hired for a day shift groover position, William was quickly promoted to machine operator after showing exemplary problem-solving skills on nest-based machinery. Getting to know and work with Will has been an honor. He is a very kindhearted and brilliant individual who continues to grow with the company.”– Christopher Miner, frameless division manager
Dyllon Welker | SWING Face frame
“Dyllon Welker works in the cart up area but is always willing to help where needed.” – Johnny Kays, face frame division, assistant manager
Isaac Sanders | SWING Framless
“Isaac is coming up on his 2nd anniversary at Lanz. He can operate several different machines and does an excellent job. Lately, he has been helping on the build line. Isaac is very motivated to get done whatever he is assigned to do.” – Don Matthews, frameless division assistant manager
SEPTEMBER 2022
Jorge Ramos | Customer Service
“Jorge Ramos has been with the company 11 years and has done an excellent job since day one. Jorge is the Holzma operator for the service department and continues to strive for excellence every day." - John McNichols, customer service manager
Dustin Fitzgerald | SWING RTF
“Dustin Fitzgerald operates a CNC for the Thermofoil department on swing shift. His quality of work along with his outstanding attendance makes him a great candidate each month for this award." - Ben Afu, RTF supervisor
Kristy Stiennon | DAY Door & Drawer Department
“Just hitting one year of employment, Kristy Stiennon continues to come to work every day on time and with a positive attitude. Working in the Door & Drawer department, she continues to be a major producer of quality parts and is a great example for the new employees. I’m honored to have her on our team. As you can see in the picture, this team is CRUSHING it!" - Merle Cain, face frame division manager
Dyllon Welker | SWING Cart Up
“Dyllon Welker works in the cart up area but is always willing to help where needed." - Johnny Kays, face frame division, assistant manager
Randy Terrel | DAY Frameless Edgebanding
“Randy Terrel has been employed with Lanz Cabinets since September 19, 2007. With over 15 years of dedication, he continues to come to work on time and with a positive attitude. Currently, Randy operates an edgebander and has for about a year. He continues to produce a high volume of quality parts, setting a great example for the new employees. I’m honored to have him on our team." - Christopher Miner, frameless division manager
Jose Montano-Enciso | SWING Frameless
“Jose Montano-Enciso recognizes where help is needed and jumps right in. Coming up on 8 years with us, he always has a positive attitude." - Don Matthews, frameless division assistant manager
AUGUST 2022
Kylend Atwood | Customer Service
“Kylend Atwood from Customer Service is awarded Employee of the Month for August 2022. Of course my eyes are closed." - John McNichols, customer service manager
Adrienne Smith, RTF sorter | SWING shift
“Big props to Adrienne Smith for receiving the August 2022 employee of the month award. Adrienne is the swing shift sorter in RTF (thermofoil) department and does a great job keeping up with the production flow." Ben Afu, RTF supervisor
Paul Miller | SWING shift
“Paul Miller is an outstanding part of our swing shift team." - Johnny Kays, face frame division, assistant manager
Thomas Howell | DAY shift
“Congratulations to Thomas Howell on the day finish assembly team for an outstanding job and teamwork." - Merle Cain, face frame division manager
Val Moreno, machining | SWING shift
“Congratulations to Val Moreno from swing machining for an outstanding job. Val is the one with the "Famous" t-shirt." - Don Matthews, frameless division assistant manager
Shari Kroh, finish floor | DAY shift
“Shari is one of our Frameless finish floor employees on day shift who started here on June 27, 2022. In just over two months of employment, Shari has really taken the bar and raised it. She has a great personality and an attitude that matches her amazing work ethic. I’m very honored to have her on our team. Keep up the good work Shari." - Christopher Miner, frameless division manager
JULY 2022
Andrew Benson, shipping| DAY shift
Andrew has been with Lanz for just over two months. He as managed to wow the team with his ability to quickly learn his position. He's a great team player with a natural knack for quality. His attendance and attitude is exactly what we like to see.
Kayla Hatch, machining| SWING shift
Kayla is a very valuable part of our team in the Frameless division. Keep up the good work!
Robert Shaw, shipping| DAY shift
Robert is a hard worker with great attendance. He's been with us a year now and is a pleasure to work around with such a great attitude.
Mark Quijada, machining| SWING shift
With two years of service under his belt, Mark continues to be a great machine operator and team player.
JUNE 2022
Anwar Sahar Gul, finish assembly line | DAY shift
Anwar Sahar Gul works in the Frameless department on the finish assembly line and has been with Lanz Cabinets since February 23, 2022. He has become an important part of our team’s success. In just a few short months has grown to be quite the asset. Chris Miner is honored to have such an outstanding employee in the Frameless Division.
Travis Hamilton, UV team | DAY shift
Travis is working on his first year at Lanz Cabinets and always has a good attitude at work.
James Tyree, machining team | SWING shift
Jim is getting close to his ten year anniverary with us and has cross trained in several positions during this time.