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NEW MANUFACTURING ALLIANCE MEMBERS Are there any misconceptions about manufacturing careers? Our society has put too much emphasis on working in an office and not enough in the trades. We need to get young people back to the trades because some are being lost. Why Quin is an All Star Mentor (from Andy Bushmaker, human resource manager): Quin is serving as a mentor to a student we have working here as an intern through the NWTC Career Academy. In addition, Quin readily volunteered for a project to help high school and middle school students understand practical applications for math through videos showing applications in the workplace. Tool & die maker Avg. salary range: $39,320 to $54,520 Source: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development they understand a new task they are learning. I also enjoy creating new and innovative methods of training to make learning easier. Why Monica is an All Star Mentor (from Derek Lineberry, production manager): Monica is a reflection of our culture of treating employees like family, with trust, honesty and fairness. She has also been a strong leader, developer and driver of our employee mentor program. This program helps to make sure that new incoming employees have a positive experience as they start their career at Sargento. Production supervisor Avg. salary range: $40,440 to $64,340 Source: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development A to Z Machine Co. Aarrowcast Advanced Pain Management Amerequip Corp. Ariens Associated Bank Astro Industries Baldor Electric Bassett Mechanical Manufacturers added more than 2,800 jobs in the region last year, or nearly one in every three new positions. Source: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Baum Machine BayTek Games BPM Inc. Belmark Blankenheim Services Brenner Tank Centerline Machining & Grinding, Inc. Cineviz CMD Corporation Coating Excellence International Consolidated Construction Curt G. Joa, Inc. EMT International Energis Fabio Perini Federal Mogul Fincantieri Marine Group First Business Bank Focus on Energy Fosber America Foth Fox Valley Metal-Tech Fox Valley Metrology Fox Valley Wood Products Gardan, Inc. Georgia-Pacific Great Northern Corp. Green Bay Packaging Green Bay Pallet Innovative Machining, Inc. Jay Manufacturing Johnsonville Sausage KI KS Klobenschmidt US, Inc. KS Large Bore Piston, Inc. L & S Electric Lakeside Foods Leicht Transfer & Storage Lindquist Machine M3 Insurance Manitowoc Co. Masters Gallery Foods MCL Industries, Inc. MEGTEC Systems, Inc. Metals Engineering Metzler, Timm, Treleven, Pahl, Beck, S.C. Mid Valley Industries In 2013, on average there were 450,246 people employed in manufacturing in Wisconsin. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Miller Electric Nemak Nercon Engineering & Mfg., Inc. Nestle Pizza Division N.E.W. Plastics Nicolet Plastics NPS Corporation Olson Fabrication, Inc. 180 Risk Management Operon Systems OPTIMA Machinery Corp. Plexus Corp. Plymouth Foam Precision Machine Co. Precision Metrology Precision Paper Converters Recoveron Restoration Services Renco Machine Co. Robinson Metals, Inc. Rockline Industries Romo Durable Graphics Sadoff Iron & Metal Co. Sargento Cheese Schenck SC Schwabe North America Services Plus Shopko Optical Mfg. Sturm Foods Surface Mount Technology The C.A. Lawton Co. Tidi Products LLC Tyco Safety Products Valley Packaging Supply Co. Velocity Machine Vollrath X-Treme Trucking Walker Forge, Inc. Waupaca Foundry Webex Wipfli Wisconsin Film & Bag Wisconsin Plastics Inc. Wisconsin Public Service World Class Manufacturing Link to these companies' websites from: www.newmfgalliance.org/manufacturers/alliance-members'-websites M A N U FA C T U R I N G A L L S TA R S 2 014 15