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What Do Machinist's Dream Of?
Our machinists have the power to make the parts to make their dreams become reality. What do you dream of?
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Blog | Career | Front Office
Yes, INC Magazine, There Really Is A Skills Gap
It is easy for big city editors and academics to broadly dismiss the real issues that employers face as we try to find and hire skilled workers. There are systemic disincentives and cultural issues that are discouraging people from getting the skills that could lead to a great career in precision machining and advanced manufacturing….
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Teamwork Leads to AS9100 Certification
“With aerospace function and safety criticality, we absolutely need to know the status and location of every piece that could be considered a part. We have definitely upped our performance in the accuracy, flow and knowledge of status of “what’s in the bin.””- Tammy Wilson. Permac Industries recently announced that they were just awarded their…
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Wanted- Women To Bring Their Talent To Manufacturing
We can close the gap of females in manufacturing by following these 4 steps. We need to do this, we need their talent and work ethic.
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Skills CAN Fill the Skill Gap
The economic security and upward mobility that have long been the perceived promise of a four-year college degree are less certain now, it’s “skills that pay the bills.” Post gives three steps to refill the pipeline for skilled workforce in the U.S.
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Congratulations- 122 Women in Manufacturing Honored at STEP Awards by Manufacturing Institute.
Women hold a number of vital and challenging roles in manufacturing at their companies. 122 were recognized by the Manufacturing Institute for their leadership in Science, Technology, Engineering and Production,
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PMPA Vice President Darlene Miller STEP Honoree
PMPA Member and Vice President Darlene Miller is one of the inaugural honorees by the Manufacturing Institute STEP awards program for her efforts to create programs and jobs for advanced manufacturing.
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Teaching For Future Jobs Skills- Right Skills Now
USA Today has an extensive article on Right Skills Now, the skilled workforce development program spearheaded by PMPA Vice President Darlene Miller of Permac Industries, in Burnsville, Minnesota. Thanks Paul Davidson at USA today for a great story about how to get started in a career in machining / advanced manufacturing.
“We can’t wait two years or four years,” for students to graduate college, says Darlene Miller, CEO of Permac Industries, a contract manufacturer in Burnsville, Minn. “We need people now.” -
Darlene Miller at Clinton Global Initiative- Getting Skilled Workers
Darlene Miller, President and CEO of Permac Industries, Vice President of PMPA, gave an employer’s perspective of Right Skills Now during an interview with President Bill Clinton during a panel discussion about developing talent to continue economic recovery that has been led by manufacturing.
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Right Skills Now Is Giving People Skills
Real people getting real skills leading to a real job- that’s RightSkillsNow