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4 N E W M A N U F A C T U R I N G A L L I A N C E C O U R T E S Y O F A L E X Z A C A R I A S , 3 N P R O D U C T I O N S , L LC Alex Peters KI, Green Bay What does your company make? Furniture for office, school and government offices. What do you do there? I install and program automated systems. Troubleshooting robotic and automated systems is a large part of the job. What are the most interesting things about your job? The variety of work that comes across my desk. One week I can be programming and editing a robot, and the next I can be retrofitting in a new robot or building an entirely new system. How did you decide on this career path? This career really found me. After the military I started going to college for solar engineering where I discovered the electromechanical program. KI is on the leading edge of technology, including assembly, plastic injection molding, electro-nickel plating, powdercoat paint, automated machinery and metal fabrication. What kind of education and training do you have? What C O U R T E S Y O F A L E X Z A C A R I A S , 3 N P R O D U C T I O N S , L LC ROBOTIC/AUTOMATION SPECIALIST Online: Watch Alex discuss robotics and automation at KI. www.newmfgalliance.org Check out KI's website at www.ki.com. N E W M A N U FA C T U R I N G A L L I A N C E ALL STAR O C O U R T E S Y O F A L E X Z A C A R I A S , 3 N P R O D U C T I O N S , L LC What does your company make? Sargento works with natural cheese that we shred, slice and cube. We also make frozen appetizers and cheese-based snacks. What are your job duties? Daily, I'm responsible for running and troubleshooting high-speed packaging equipment, package quality, coaching employees on my lines and ensuring workplace safety. I am also the second shift back up supervisor. What are the most rewarding things about your job? I never know what is going to happen day-to-day, and I think that's interesting. I've been running lines for six years and I still see problems that I have never had before. I enjoy training and coaching employees. It makes me feel a sense of accomplishment to see an employee improve on the task they are doing. Erin Halle Sargento, Plymouth PROCESS TECHNICIAN & BACKUP SUPERVISOR N E W M A N U FA C T U R I N G A L L I A N C E ALL STAR O Online: Watch Erin discuss her work at Sargento. www.newmfgalliance.org Check out Sargento's website at www.sargento.com.