When Nick Abbot finished college, he had one goal career-wise: to find a job that he enjoyed and where he would have an impact on people’s lives. In short, he wanted to help people. He also had a personal goal: to go to the Baseball Hall of Fame!
After almost four years on the Carroll County Police Force, Nick still wanted to serve, but he no longer wanted to be a public servant. A return trip to college, a master’s degree in safety, security, and emergency management, something he knew quite a bit about, and another couple of years stint at a company in Warsaw, led Nick to become the Safety Coordinator at Phoenix Global.
Six months into his new gig, Nick is equally as fulfilled helping people, and in a less threatening, crime-free environment. “While the overall goal of helping people stands, my goal every day now is that everyone goes home to their families at the end of the day,” said Abbot. “If everyone goes home, no one got hurt, and in essence, that’s my job.”
Nick takes great pride in having the training to handle almost any situation and make the right decisions when stress and chaos take center stage. “I like to get out and get involved with our team,” said Abbot. “We have a really close-knit group of people, people who care, and people that want to better the culture and the company. These people are my friends, and I enjoy doing what I can to help them whenever I can. I love getting up and coming to work every day.”
He arrives about 5:30 AM daily so he can check in with the night shifters clocking out and the morning shift clocking in. He does a Toolbox Talk over safety issues daily, checks in with everyone to make sure they are set for the day, conducts employee safety audits, looks for safety hazards and addresses them, and always has his eyes on potential safety issues, both in the plant and with the personnel.
A natural outdoorsman, Nick likes to take his wife and two young sons outdoors for hiking, fishing, golfing, or just hanging out in the fresh air. His dream is to take the family to New York, to Niagara Falls, and into Vermont, with a side trip to Cooperstown along the way.