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Joann Bomar was fresh out of high school when her job search 鈥� spurred by her father 鈥� led her to the doors of the Spartanburg, South Carolina, manufacturing plant owned by Hoechst Celanese.

Then, just 18, Bomar wasn鈥檛 particularly interested in a career in manufacturing 鈥� or really, working at all.鈥�

鈥淚 slumped down in my chair鈥� I did everything I could not to get hired,鈥� she recalled, chuckling.鈥�

Bomar even hoped she wouldn鈥檛 pass the physical exam necessary to start work. But pass and get hired she did, and she began working swing shifts in the texturizing department 鈥� which has since been eliminated 鈥� at the plant, which now produces a variety of polyester reinforcement, filtration and specialty fabrics.

鈥淚t was hard,鈥� Bomar said. 鈥淚 told my father, 鈥業 won鈥檛 be here long.鈥欌��

That was 50 years ago.

鈥淚 just kept coming to work,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 started earning money and kept getting raises and I wanted to get more. Things were going good. If you鈥檙e happy in your job and you鈥檙e comfortable, stay there,鈥� Joann said. 鈥淚鈥檝e practically lived my whole life here.鈥�

When 麻豆直播app acquired the spunbond/monofilament division of Hoechst in the 1990s 鈥� greatly expanding its synthetic product offerings in its Engineered Products business 鈥� Bomar became a 麻豆直播app employee. She has held various roles in the plant in texturizing, spinning, bailing and now as a production operator for spunbond.

鈥淚鈥檝e been all over the place (at Spartanburg),鈥� she said. 鈥淚 figure, if you鈥檝e got to have a job, why jump?鈥�

She continued, 鈥淚 like most of the people and the management is good. It鈥檚 a good place to work. All you鈥檝e got to do is come in and do your job.鈥濃��

Bomar鈥檚 longevity with the company was recently celebrated with a luncheon at the plant in Spartanburg.

鈥淓veryone was so nice. I told them 鈥榊鈥檃ll are embarrassing me,鈥欌�� she said.

Plant Manager Andy Universal said the celebratory BBQ was full of congratulations from Bomar鈥檚 fellow employees.

鈥淛oann would have been perfectly fine letting her 50th year come and go unnoted, but we weren鈥檛 going to let that happen,鈥� Universal said. 鈥淛oann has been a core member of our production team for so many years, her process knowledge is immense and her consistency is unmatched.鈥濃��

He continued, 鈥淚 know her team really enjoys having her on their production crew, and everyone has learned a lot from her. She鈥檚 a joy to converse with, she is always interested and engaging and can make you smile even on the most challenging days.鈥�

Bomar is the second woman to celebrate half a century of work at Spartanburg, with Mary McCraw, who works in the plant鈥檚 quality lab, having celebrated 50 years in January 2022. Universal said he is proud of the positive work environment maintained at Spartanburg, marked by ample opportunity to grow and progress.

鈥淚 think any time you know that you are a valued member of the team, and that you are vital and important, it鈥檚 motivating and fulfilling, that leads to people wanting to stay,鈥� he said. 鈥淚n Spartanburg culturing a respectful workplace is of the utmost importance to us, and I think that lays the groundwork for everyone to have a chance to be successful.鈥�

Bomar will undoubtedly be missed when she retires later this year. 鈥�听鈥�听
鈥淛oann鈥檚 abilities extend beyond her process knowledge; it鈥檚 her attention to detail, consistency and approachability that have set her apart over the years,鈥� Universal said.鈥�

Bomar said she鈥檚 looking forward to retiring in June, to spend time with her daughters, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and her 91-year-old mother, who lives with her.鈥�

鈥淭hey鈥檝e been wanting me to retire for a while,鈥� she said. 鈥淚鈥檓 going to put my feet up and I might sew for people a bit; I鈥檓 good at sewing. But I plan on enjoying my time.鈥濃��听