About this episode

Sebastian Bennage interviews Raymond Couture about his journey as a heavy equipment mechanic and the importance of a strong shop philosophy.

In this episode of the On Track Podcast, Marketing & Communications Lead Sebastian Bennage is joined by Raymond Couture, Maintenance Foreman, in the Western Maine Conference Room Studio. Ray shares how he got his start as a heavy equipment mechanic, from tinkering as a kid to attending Eastern Maine Technical College, and reflects on 17 years of keeping a growing fleet safe and reliable, from compactors to crushers. The conversation gets into what a strong shop philosophy looks like, why ...

People in this episode

Host: Sebastian Bennage

Guest: Raymond Couture

Topics covered

• heavy equipment
• mechanics
• shop philosophy
• maintenance
• Western Maine

Keywords

• heavy equipment
• mechanic
• maintenance foreman
• Western Maine
• shop philosophy
• fleet safety
• Eastern Maine Technical College

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eastern Maine Technical College

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