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The Cook Inc. Way
Values & Competencies
Where in the Cook Inc. World?
Know your Leader
100

This program, recently begun by our Employee Health and Safety team, allows each of us to find problems … ideally before they become an actual problem.

What is Find It Fix It?

100

This is the number of core methodologies we use in the Cook Inc. Way.

What is 4?

100

This is the philosophy of making small, incremental changes to drive our commitment to getting better every day.

What is Continually Improve?

100

Known for packaging, shipping, and occasional pies in faces, this location shares physical space with Cook Polymer Technology.

What is Curry Pike?

100

While he’s all business at work, this person’s hobby is racing his car at the track — when it’s not broken down.

Who is Gene?

200

Cook Inc. is getting laser focused on our Culture Quality — and everyone plays a role. In what month is Quality Week annually?

What is November?

200

In addition to our Values, this is a key driver in our pursuit to continually improve

What is competition?

200

“Doing what we say we are going to do, even when no one is watching” represents this value.

What is Act with Integrity?

200

This location is near a Wal-Mart, a school, and Cook’s Texas Pike Place neighborhood.

What is Spencer?

200

When he’s not in the office, you can find him racing his mountain bike all over the country.

Who is Kenny?

300

We’ve come a long way with backorders. This was Cook Inc.’s highest backorder volume (in dollars) ever, back in May of 2022.

What is $68 million?

300

This high-speed, competitive event is symbolized in our Cook Inc. Way posters and graphics.

What is an Indy car race?

300

This Cook Medical value ensures that every person from the manufacturing floor to the executive suite is valued and recognized with dignity.

What is Treating Everyone with Respect?

300

With a pond out front and recently closed West building, this location is known for its vital role in product sterilization.

What is Ellettsville?

300

In addition to his interest in trading stocks and crypto, he’s also a very accomplished water-skier.

Who is Shaun?

400

Known by a three-letter acronym, this program rewards employees financially based on our company profits and performance each quarter.

What is CRT?

400

In our Cook Inc. Way posters and graphics, this is what the fans in the stands represent.

What is our community?

400

This value and competency reflect our beliefs that the best solutions come from collaborative effort across teams and departments.

What are Solve Problems Together?

400

Made up of 5 buildings, two parking garages, and scenic walking trails, this location is also home to the “Politeness Parade.” If you know, you know.

What is Park 48?

400

This leader once ran a website dedicated to bourbon.

Who is Mark?

500

Within 100 people, this is the total number of employees tied to Cook Inc. — out of roughly 10,000 Cook Medical employees around the globe.

What is 3,015 (2,348 Direct employees, 757 Indirect)?

500

This is our strategic and simple model for "how" we achieve the results that Cook Inc. is accountable for.

What is “The Cook Inc. Way?”

500

When a team prioritizes patient safety above production schedules by immediately halting the line and notifying affected customers before any product ships represents this competency.

What is Focus on the Customer?

500

The hometown of our founder, Bill Cook, this location has recently transitioned from Cook Inc. to Cook Polymer Technology

What is Canton?

500

He performed in (and won) Dancing with the Stars.

Who is Jimmie?