
Fairbanks Scales, Inc.
About Fairbanks Scales, Inc.
Employment Opportunities
Looking for a bright future? Become a part of the diverse team of professionals who take pride in their work at Fairbanks Scales. Our history dates back to 1830 when Thaddeus Fairbanks invented the first platform scale. Today Fairbanks Scales continues to be recognized as an innovative leader in the scale industry.
Headquartered in Kansas City, MO, Fairbanks employs approximately 600 people, has more than 30 customer support centers across the country, and two manufacturing facilities in the U.S.
Human Resources
Fairbanks’ number one asset is its employees. We strive to hire and retain high caliber employees who will go the extra mile to offer superior customer service. It is very common to celebrate employees’ 10th, 20th, 30th and 40th year anniversaries with the company. They take huge pride in representing Fairbanks’ products and services, and Fairbanks feels honored to have them as ambassadors of our company.
We attribute most of our success to the vision and mission of our company, as well as our core values:
-Vision Statement - To be the preferred partner for critical weighing and service solutions.
-Mission Statement - We bring comprehensive weighing products, services and information in a trusted and innovative manner generating value in our partners’ critical operations.
-Integrity - We act with honesty and integrity without compromising the truth in all of our actions and decisions.
-Accountability - We accept our individual and team responsibilities. We meet our commitments. We take responsibility for our performance in all of our actions and decisions.
-Innovation and Continuous Improvement - We work diligently and continuously to improve and innovate our products, services and processes, in order to provide our customers with better quality, solutions and value and to potentially change our industry.
-Safety and Health - We are committed to providing a healthy and safe work environment through training, tools, communication, incentives and wellness programs. We take ownership of safety and health awareness by incorporating it into every aspect of our lives.
-Passion - We have a passion for what we do, putting our heart and mind into our work to provide the best possible outcome, which results in routinely going the extra mile to exceed our customer expectations.
-Empowerment - We are each empowered to take initiative to tackle problems in a cost effective and timely fashion. When we make a decision, we ask ourselves "Is it good for the customer, our Company, for us individually, and is it in agreement with The Fairbanks Weigh?" If the answer is yes, we do it!