Employees at the Home Office joined millions of Americans across the country in viewing the total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. Columbia, Mo. was directly in the path of totality, where the moon completely obscured the view of the sun. We’ve compiled a short photo gallery of images of the eclipse and employees enjoying…
The Logistics Department and Field Support Department are scheduled to merge on Sept. 1 with the start of the new fiscal year. Tina Ford, who currently oversees field support, will lead the newly merged departments as the manager of logistics and field support. “Tina has done a great job building a strong team to support…
Congratulations to the following employees on their recent promotions: Big-O Tires Jeremy Isenhart, store manager, Jefferson City, Missouri Blvd. James Richards, store manager, Enid, Okla. Bulk/Propane Operations M.G. Behrend, operations manager, South Central Karalee Brown, plant manager, Cuba James Coy, operations manager, Kansas Steven Knox, service technician I, Southwest Service Home Office Jack Goslin, systems…
Karalee Brown has been named plant manager for the company’s Cuba, Herman, Owensville and Vienna locations. Brown joined MFA Oil as a customer service representative at the Cuba plant 17 years ago and most recently held the title of senior CSR. “Karalee was selected to manage these plants because she has proven herself to be…
Plant managers, operations managers and district managers gathered in Columbia for the annual managers meeting on July 19-20, 2017. The meeting’s theme was “Navigating the Future” and featured guest speaker Mike Abrashoff, former commander of the USS Benfold and author of the best-selling book “It’s Your Ship.” The meeting began with a look at the…
Tracking all of MFA Oil’s assets is a huge job and the fixed assets department is more than up to the task. With 120,000 propane tanks and 100,000 bulk tanks, the four individuals who make up the department play a major role in ensuring company operations run smoothly. The fixed assets team’s responsibilities revolve around…
Jennifer Bach, Break Time director of marketing and merchandising, was recently selected to receive the MFA Oil Executive MBA scholarship. The scholarship is granted through the MFA Oil Foundation to one MFA Oil employee per year in conjunction with the Trulaske execMBA program at the University of Missouri-Columbia. “I hope this program will give me…
This summer, MFA Oil is giving aspiring students real world experience in their desired fields. Nine interns have recently joined the MFA Oil team as part of the company’s third annual internship program. The interns, a mix of undergraduate and graduate students, are scattered in various departments across the home office, in the field and…
Microsoft Office provides several time-saving features to simplify work projects, including pre-made templates. Templates can save you hours of time with a ready to go document formatted to fit the needs of your project. To find a template, simply click ‘file’ in any Office program then ‘new from template.’ Microsoft provides a few pre-installed templates,…
The IT service desk faces the challenging task of keeping MFA Oil technology, including that of all employees, up and running every day. Comprised of just 11 individuals, the department solves anywhere from 50 to 100 technology issues daily – some as simple as unlocking an employee’s online account and others that require more creative…
After 14 years as a bulk and propane plant manager with the company, Andy Hays will take over Bob Barton’s position as district manager of southwest Missouri and Oklahoma operations, effective September 1. Hays joined MFA Oil in 1996 as a bulk plant manager and then left in 1998 to pursue a career as an…
The Drive into Summer sweepstakes is back for Break Time, Jiffy Lube and Big O Tires customers. The giveaway which offers customers a chance to win a new 2017 Harley Davidson Street Glide, valued at $20,999, runs from July 1 through Aug. 15. Customers can enter into the sweepstakes once per day at any Break…