Inventory Trip Day 11 - Worthington, MN

Worthington Ag Parts - Tractor Parts, Combine Parts, Implement Parts providers to customers all over the world for 43 Years!  PARTS - Expect More from us!

Hello from windy Worthington, MN!  The wind is blowing so strong here the wind turbines are glowing red instead of their usual white!  Okay maybe I'm exaggerating but it's really strong here today!  The temperature is 37 degrees today and the wind is blow between 25 and 35 miles per hour.  We made it to Worthington around 4:30 PM yesterday.  The crew wasted no time and headed into the parts bins for an hour, then fatigue set in and we wrapped it up for the night.  They were very quiet this morning departing the hotel, a result of the long day ahead of them evaluating the large amount of standing combines, tractors and grain heads in the yard.  You can see from the above photo the large amount of used inventory in the yard.

You can see from the photo that our sales area is a little different in Worthington!  The parts specialists are in desks.  There are usually seven parts specialists serving the customers full time at this location.  They also have a nice display of parts in the lobby.  This store has a steady stream of walk in customers all day long.  This location has been in business for over 43 years the the name Worthington Ag Parts!  This store is all about the people similar to most of our other locations so here are a few of the team!

This is Laurie Hokeness our office manager she's been on the team 26 years!  She started in July of 1981!  Laurie use to work out of the corporate office when it was in Worthington.  She handled all of the payroll, personnel and inter company accounting.  She is now the office manager at the Worthington store. 

Meet Shelly Bird - bookkeeper Worthington store!  Shelly has been with Worthington Ag Parts since June of 2004!  She is a big Tony Stewart fan even though he didn't do so well this year!  She has a bunch of his stuff posted on her office wall.  Both of these girls carry a big stick like Libby does in Audubon.  If the guys don't do their paperwork right look out.  If you don't believe me just look at the sign they have posted in their office! 

Here is our counter staff, and their hire dates.  It doesn't matter if you need tractor parts, combine parts or implement parts they have the inventory and knowledge to provide a solution to you problem!

Dan Poss - Parts Specialist!  Dan can sell parts, buy inventory, mechanic in the shop and even haul salvage in the company truck!  Dan has been with Worthington Ag Parts since October 1988!

Arnie Ihrke - Parts Specialist!  Arnie has been on the team since April of 1981.  You can count on Arnie to be at the phones everyday!

Dale Martin - Parts Specialist!  Dale has been on the team since October 2000.  Dale is always good for a laugh, if you have time email Dale and ask him his story about the West Nile Virus!  If he can't remember that one I'm sure he has another joke for you! 

Rick Cobb - Parts Specialist!  Rick has been on the team since November of 2006 - he is the rookie!  Rick is excellent on greeting the customer on the phone and is catching on quick to the variety of parts we offer to the customer.  Rick also became a Grandpa recently congratulations!

Matt Helmers - Assistant Manager, Parts Specialist and Buyer!  Matt has been on the team since September 2004.  Matt not only sells parts but he also purchases quite a bit of our salvage for the Worthington location and a host of others.  If you can't find Matt at work you might find him hunting!  I think someone else shoots those big deer he has his picture taken with.

Dennis Bucholz - Manager - Worthington Division!  Dennis is the leader of the team here in Worthington.  He has been employed with the company since July of 1987.  Dennis became the manager of the facility in January of this year.  It's a big job to run our largest store and year one is the hardest but Dennis has risen to the challenge!

That's a few of our 26 employees here at the Worthington store!  I will have more tomorrow, that's it for today!

Thanks,

Mike Winter