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M A N U F A C T U R I N G A L L S T A R S 2 0 15 15 How does your company promote teamwork? It starts with our owner and president building the culture. They are in the production facility every day talking with employees, obtaining their input. Are there any negative perceptions about manufacturing careers? I think the perception is that manufacturing and industry is dirty, labor intensive and boring, but in reality, the growth of automation has replaced it with human skill and knowledge needed to plan, install and operate. This should be a peak time for technical colleges right now. degrees has provided me foundational knowledge that allowed me to be a better problem- solver and effective leader. Are there any misconceptions about manufacturing careers? Manufacturing often has a perception that it is very labor intensive, has poor working conditions, is boring and requires minimal skills. This is far from accurate. Manufacturing needs leaders who have the technical and leadership skills to be able to work as a team and troubleshoot high-tech equipment. Successful employees working in manufacturing are technicians who are economic thinkers and act like principled entrepreneurs. A to Z Machine Co. Aarrowcast Ace Manufacturing Industries Ace Marine Advanced Pain Management Amerequip Ariens Associated Bank Astro Industries Badger Mill Supply Bassett Mechanical Baum Machine Bay Shipbuilding BayTek Games BPM Inc. Belmark BMO Harris Bank Brenner Tank Centerline Machining & Grinding Cineviz CMD Corporation Coating Excellence International Consolidated Construction C.R.E.W. Inc. Curt G. Joa, Inc. EMT International ExactTech Employment Health Services Fabio Perini Federal Mogul Fincantieri Marine Group First Business Bank F.J.A. Christiansen Roofing Focus on Energy Fosber America Foth Fox Valley Metal-Tech Fox Valley Metrology Fox Valley Wood Products Gardan, Inc. Generac Power Systems Georgia-Pacific Great Northern Corp. Green Bay Packaging Green Bay Pallet HUI Innovative Machining, Inc. J & R Machine Jay Manufacturing Johnsonville Sausage KI Kohler KS Klobenschmidt US, Inc. KS Large Bore Piston, Inc. L & S Electric Lakeside Foods Laminations Lindquist Machine Lakeside Packaging Plus M3 Insurance Machine Plus Marine Travelift Marinette Marine Masters Gallery Foods MCL Industries, Inc. MEGTEC Systems, Inc. Metals Engineering Metzler, Timm, Treleven, Pahl, Beck SC Mid Valley Industries Miller Electric Nercon Eng. & Mfg., Inc. Nestle Pizza Division N.E.W. Plastics Link to these companies' websites from: www.newmfgalliance.org/manufacturers/alliance-members'-websites Nicolet Plastics NPS Corporation Olson Fabrication, Inc. Operon Systems OPTIMA Machinery Corp. PCMC Plexus Corp. Plymouth Foam Precision Machine Co. Precision Metrology Precision Paper Converters ProSolutions QAL Manufacturing QAL Medical Recoveron Restoration Services Renco Machine Co. Robinson Metals, Inc. Rockline Industries Romo Durable Graphics Sadoff & Rudoy Industries Sargento Cheese Schenck SC Schwabe North America Services Plus Shopko Optical Manufacturing Silvan Industries Stellar Blue Marketing STEP Industries Sturm Foods Surface Mount Technology Terrafin Consulting The C.A. Lawton Co. The Lake Company The World Class Manufacturing Group Tidi Products LLC Tramontina US Cookware Tyco Safety Products Valley Packaging Supply Co. Velocity Machine Vollrath Walker Forge, Inc. Waste Management Waupaca Foundry Webex Wigwam Mills Wipfli Wisconsin Film & Bag Wisconsin Plastics Inc. Wisconsin Public Service X-Treme Trucking NEW MANUFACTURING ALLIANCE MEMBERS in the region since 2011, or more than half of all new positions. Manufacturers added more than Source: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development 6,900 JOBS Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 453,875 people employed in manufacturing in Wisconsin. In 2014, on average there were OPERATOR BASIC CARE LEADER (first-line supervisors of production) Avg. salary range: $40,440 to $64,340 Source: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL SERVICES (industrial production manager) Avg. salary range: $64,740 to $104,280 Source: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development