MANUFACTURING: Fast-Track Career Guide

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1 MANUFACTURING: Fast-Track Career Gide Great Careers Solid Pay Hometow Pride

2 Table of Cotets What is Mafactrig?...3 Mafactrig Idstry Employers i Jefferso Coty: Cotietal Tire the Americas, LLC...6 IoTech... 7 Magm Steel Works, Ic...8 Natioal Railway Eqipmet...9 Phoeix Modlar Elevator...10 PPG Idstries...11 Schlte Idstries...12 Top 10 Skills Needed for a Sccessfl Mafactrig Career...13 Traiig Opportities at Red Lake College Illiois Army Natioal Gard ad Mafactrig...17 Career Developmet Assistace...18 Additioal Commity Resorces...19 Sposored by the Jefferso Coty Developmet Corporatio, Ma-Tra-Co Corporatio, Red Lake College, ad the Illiois Departmet of Commerce ad Ecoomic Opportity. 2 MANUFACTURING: Fast-Track Career Gide

3 What is Mafactrig? People made this booklet. They made the paper. They mixed the ik. They created the wire that was ct ito staples to bid the booklet. Ad, they made every piece of the machiery that prited the booklet. People like yo, yor parets, ad yor eighbors, made everythig arod s. The thigs we se each day are the reslts of mafactrig! Mafactrig has chaged a lot over the years. It is cleaer, easier, SAFER, ad more techology-drive tha ever before. People traded i braw for braipower to work smarter istead of jst harder. That is why we have access to more techology today tha ever before. This gide will show yo what a career i mafactrig looks like here i Jefferso Coty. May people worked their way p the ladder, gettig promotios ad traiig throgh this career pathway. If yo are thikig abot yor career optios, this gide will give yo the basics, pls tell yo what skills, ambitio, ad commo sese it takes to work i mafactrig. Did Yo Kow? A college edcatio ca lach yo ito a rewardig career i a may fields, icldig mafactrig. However, stdets ofte overlook two big challeges to a for-degree: 1. the for-year wait, ad 2. the risig cost of edcatio. O average, a bachelor s degree stdet gradatig i 2016 had $28,446 i stdet debt, accordig to data from the Istitte for College Access & Sccess. Pls, they potetially had to forgo the earigs that a fll-time job cold have geerated for those for years. A skilled positio withi mafactrig ot reqirig a Associate s degree paid a average of $38,000 per year i I Jefferso Coty, Illiois, we have some of the best ad fastest-growig job opportities that ca fast track yo toward a solid livig all withi a 60-mite drive from Mt. Vero. Accordig to Jobs EQ data for 2017, a Basic Assembler positio ot reqirig ay specialized skills or traiig paid a average of $30,800 per year. A more skilled positio withi mafactrig ot reqirig a Associate s degree paid a average of $38,000 per year. I additio to wages, most mafactrers i the Mt. Vero area offer beefits icldig bt ot limited to: health israce, paid time off, paid sick time, titio reimbrsemet, employer paid specialized traiig, 401k plas, stock optios, ad more. Packages vary amog employers, bt ofte add thosads of dollars to the wages offered. (Sorce: Brea of Ecoomic Aalysis ad Brea of Labor Statistics ad Jobs EQ Chmra Ecoomics & Aalytics). WHAT IS MANUFACTURING? 3

4 What is Mafactrig Wage Data Whe yo compare this optio to some of yor stadard degrees, a mafactrig career really has a lot goig for it! See how these jobs stack p! We ivite yo to explore the pros ad cos of this local opportity. Yo ever kow where it may lead! The Most Commo Degrees Soght i College O average, the more edcatio oe has, the more oe ears. However, people ofte coclde their aalysis there. Trade school offerigs ca ofte otpace the earigs of may for-year degrees. Researchers at Georgetow Uiversity sed the 2009 America Commity Srvey to look ito the differeces betwee earigs ad degree selectio, amog other fidigs. Here are the top te most poplar dergradate majors ad their earigs: NATIONAL EARNINGS FOR THE TOP 10 MOST POPULAR MAJORS Percet of All Majors Media Aal Earigs Earigs at 25th Percetile Earigs at 75th Percetile Bsiess Maagemet ad Admiistratio 8% 58,000 40,000 85,000 Geeral Bsiess 5% 60,000 40,000 90,000 Accotig 5% 63,000 43,000 95,000 Nrsig 4% 60,000 48,000 80,000 Psychology 3% 45,000 31,000 65,000 Marketig ad Marketig Research 3% 58,000 40,000 88,000 Commicatios 3% 50,000 35,000 77,000 Elemetary Edcatio 3% 40,000 31,000 50,000 Compter Sciece 3% 75,000 50, ,000 Fiace 3% 65,000 43, ,000 All data is for fll-time, fll-year workers (across the US) with a termial Bachelor s. SOURCE: Carevale, Strohl, & Melto (Georgetow Ceter o Edcatio & the Workforce). 4 MANUFACTURING: Fast-Track Career Gide

5 Now, look at the chart below to see some typical mafactrig jobs i demad i Jefferso Coty. I most cases, people ca hire i to these positios with a Associate s Degree or a Certificatio from a local commity college. This atioal data is derived from lookig specifically at mafactrig jobs. A startig positio i mafactrig is ofte the first step toward becomig a Mafactrig Egieer, Seior Egieerig Techicia, Operatios Maager or eve Plat Maager. We ecorage yo to have a look at PayScales.com or similar sites to see how yor career aspiratios stack p to both of Complimets of Cooper Stadard these charts. A startig positio i mafactrig is ofte the first step i o a career pathway as a Mafactrig Egieer, Seior Egieerig Techicia, Operatios Maager or eve Plat Maager. NATIONAL EARNINGS FOR POPULAR MANUFACTURING JOBS Media Aal Earigs Miimm Aal Earigs Maximm Aal Earigs Compter Nmerically Cotrolled (CNC) Operator & Programmer 51,213 31,667 85,584 Diesel Mechaic/Shop Forema 58,052 37,873 81,737 Machiist 48,526 30,024 76,115 Maiteace Techicia 42,680 27,505 68,536 Welder 44,028 24,983 84,155 WHAT IS MANUFACTURING? 5

6 Cotietal Tire the Americas Horly Prodctio Fifty pls job titles fall der the category of Horly Prodctio. Job titles iclde Tire Bilder Operator, Mixer Operator, Trcker, Loader, ad Mold Cleaer. Employees mst safely operate varios pieces of eqipmet ad be prepared to meet prodctio stadards ad specificatios. A high school diploma or eqivalecy is reqired for these positios. Beefits iclde competitive wages, Medical/Detal/Visio Israce, 401K with 6% match, Life Israce, Paid Holidays/Vacatio Time, O-Site Fitess Ceter, Discot Tires, ad more! Cotietal Tire the Americas, LLC, i Mt. Vero, Illiois will celebrate its 45th aiversary i 2019; a tre mlti-geeratio mafactrig plat! The Mt. Vero plat prodced more tha 14 millio Passeger ad Light Trck (PLT) ad Commercial Vehicle Tires (CVT) i 2017 aloe. With over 100 acres der roof ad more tha 3,300 employees, Cotietal is the largest employer i Sother Illiois ad has available opportities i horly prodctio, maiteace, egieerig, ad more! Cotietal promotes growth ad ecorages developmet from withi! Shop floor employees have worked their way p to maagemet roles! Employees ca ear a free Associate s Degree while workig fll time. They also offer titio reimbrsemet for Bachelor s ad Master s degrees! May people thik Cotietal oly offers horly prodctio positios, bt hdreds of employees work i salaried, professioal positios, sch as egieerig, IT, cotrollig, ad more. De to the atre of how tires are made, desigated areas of the plat ca be dirty ad hot. Bt most employees wold agree that the plat provides a clea ad safe work eviromet. Maiteace Appreticeships/Techicias Stdets i Cotietal s Maiteace Appreticeship program gai valable work experiece while earig their degree. They offer 100% paid titio for the program, so stdets ca gradate debt-free. Erollees work hors a week to gai experiece. Gradates ca apply for permaet employmet as a Maiteace Techicia, complete with the previosly metioed beefits ad rewards. Other techicias hold Associate s degrees i Electroics, Weldig, Atomotive Techology, or similar programs. Egieerig Cotietal s egieers work o a variety of projects, icldig desig, bdget, procremet, istallatio, or start-p of electrical ad/or mechaical projects i the plat. Egieers are ivolved i trobleshootig problem eqipmet with the Maiteace Departmet. They esre all drawigs ad prits are p to date ad all ew eqipmet spare parts are set p. Egieers protect the plat s iterest i all projects for which otside or iteral egieerig i desigig, procrig ad startig p is reqired. A Bachelor s Degree i Electrical Egieerig, Mechaical Egieerig, or Idstrial Egieerig is reqired for these positios. Iterested i Applyig? Go to for details! 6 MANUFACTURING: Fast-Track Career Gide

7 IoTech Mafactrig IoTech Mafactrig, based i Mt. Vero, Illiois, is a leadig provider of almim balcoies, awigs, caopies ad sshades, distribtig prodcts throghot the Uited States. I 2017, balcoy sales more tha dobled from years past. Iotech crretly employees 32 people. Maagemet ecorages employees with a iovative, motivated midset. Applicats shold be eager ad iterested i growig withi the compay. Each departmet has a leader resposible for empowerig, traiig ad ecoragig their team. This maagemet style has attracted applicats lookig for a stable, egagig eviromet. Iotech is lookig for welders, fabricators, powdercoat techicias ad geeral laborers. I 2017, IoTech Mafactrig experieced sbstatial growth, specifically i the almim balcoy sector. Projected to lach i Mid-September 2018, IoTech Mafactrig plas to veil a iovative, iteractive website where cliets ca desig ad prchase their ow balcoy. IoTech will be the first balcoy spplier to tap ito the e-commerce market. Welders Welders at Iotech per form TIG, MIG, ad Stick Weldig. Sccessfl applicats will have a high school diploma or eqivalet ad at least two years weldig experiece. Fabricators Fabricators make the compoets that go ito the varios prodcts mafactred at Iotech. Sccessfl applicats will have a high school diploma or eqivalet, ad at least three years experiece i readig CAD drawigs. Iterested i Applyig? Call (618) for details. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY EMPLOYERS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY 7

8 Magm Steel Works, Ic. Magm Steel Works, Ic. bega i 2005 i a 12,000 sq. ft. bildig. They are ow i their third facility ad have called a ew 128,000 sq. ft. bildig home sice May people thik that they by ad sell steel becase of their ame. However, Magm Steel Works repairs ad rebilds coal miig ad other types of eqipmet. The compay projects to be at maximm capacity for the ext two years miimm ad crretly employs 110 people. Stdets that like workig with their hads ad solvig problems shold cosider a job here. MSW is a cool place to work becase they repair a variety of eqipmet for cliets all over the world. Employees are costatly learig ew thigs. They are prod whe they completely rebild a piece of machiery that came i rsted ad broke, ad it goes ot the door lookig like it is brad ew! There are so may differet positios to choose from; Welder/Fabricators, Heavy Eqipmet Mechaics, CNC Programmers, Prchasig Maagers, Accotig Clerks, Electricias, Hma Resorces, Paiters, Shippig Clerks, Tool Crib Attedats, Waterjet Operators, ad Ispectors. Magm Steel Works is aother compay with promotio opportities. Oe of their weldig spervisors bega as a geeral laborer abot seve years ago. With a iterest i weldig, he practiced o his ow time ad became a welder doig basic work. He ow spervises the drm-weldig grop, which reqires high-qality welds. Welders/Fabricators Welders ad fabricators make ad weld parts together followig specificatios from bleprits. Startig pay is i the mid-tees per hor ad beefits iclde grop medical, detal, visio, ad life israce; retiremet beefits; iforms; vacatio; ad holidays. All applicats mst have a certificate i weldig techology ad have take bleprit readig. Welders mst pass a weld test. Mechaics Mechaics at MSW diagose ad make repairs o varios types of heavy eqipmet. Startig pay is i the mid-tees per hor ad beefits are the same as above. All applicats mst have a heavy eqipmet techology certificate ad oe year of experiece. Mechaics mst be able to idetify items o a hydralic schematic ad geerally read schematics. CNC Machiists CNC Machiists program ad operate compter merically cotrolled mills ad lathes. Startig pay is i the pper tees per hor ad beefits are as above. Applicats mst hold a valid CNC Machiist Certificate ad pass a micrometer ad caliper readig test. Iterested i Applyig? Cotact Ms. Jlie Rohr, HR Maager, at (618) or jlie@magmsteelworks.com 8 MANUFACTURING: Fast-Track Career Gide

9 Natioal Railway Eqipmet Natioal Railway Eqipmet i Mt. Vero mafactres locomotives for domestic ad iteratioal cstomers. The locomotive cab, frame, mai electrical cabiets alog with mch more are also mafactred by NRE. Other services that NRE provides to cstomers arod the globe iclde locomotive rebilds, field service ad ispectios, locomotive leasig, egieerig services ad wreck repair. If yo work at NRE, yo are a part-ower! NRE is employee-owed ad headqartered i Mt. Vero, with 9 locatios i North America, ad more overseas. I Mt. Vero, NRE employs 241 people, most of them workig as welders, electricias ad mechaics. They have a average of 10 or more opeigs i each positio aally. Here s a f fact; oe of NRE s locomotives was featred i the 2010 actio thriller, Ustoppable, starrig Dezel Washigto. At NRE, employees start work performig a job bt stay ad bild a career. May at NRE have started o the shop floor ad grow their techical skills ad abilities to allow them to frther their careers i may differet ways all over the globe. Welders At NRE, welders remove a locomotive s damaged areas or parts. They measre, fabricate, fit ad weld replacemets to origial specificatios. The compay seeks welders with kowledge of varios types of weldig sch as: ARC weldig, carbo arc gogig, ad flame torch brig. All applicats mst hold a weldig certificate, pass a weld test ad have advaced MIG weldig skills. Electricias Electricias istall, repair, test, ad maitai electrical apparats o locomotives. They also modify electrical circits from bleprits, ad test cotrol ad power circits o locomotives. Applicats mst hold a high school diploma, have experiece workig with bleprits, ad the ability to work overhead from ladders ad platforms. Mechaics NRE s mechaics remove, repair, rebild, ad reistall diesel egies ad other parts for locomotives. They work from writte istrctios, bleprits ad Maiteace Istrctios. Applicats mst hold a high school diploma, have experiece workig with bleprits, ad be mechaically iclied. A backgrod with heavy eqipmet is preferred. At NRE, each of these positios has a startig horly wage of $ At the 6 moth mark, the average pay rate jmps to $14.68, ad is at abot $20.97 by year five. These are fll-time, io jobs with beefits available followig a six-moth probatioary period. Iterested i Applyig? Cotact Lara Bedokis at l.bedokis@re.com MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY EMPLOYERS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY 9

10 Phoeix Modlar Elevator Phoeix Modlar Elevator is growig fast! This iqe compay cstom bilds exterior elevators i their ow shafts ad istalls them o-site. PME has istalled elevators from New York City to Alaska to far or ther Maitoba. With a staff of 27, PME is small eogh to kow yo as a perso, ot a mber. They are also growig fast eogh to provide opportities for career growth ad advacemet. People ofte mischaracterize mafactrig work as midless drdgery. PME relies o creative people that ca solve problems ad improve processes. Their team approach icldes dedicated weekly time to work o improvemet activities that make yor job easier. Eve i small compaies, iteral promotio is available. Arro Nelso started istallig drywall o elevator shafts o the weekeds whe he was still i high school for $10/hr. After gradatio, he worked fll-time ad progressed to Prodctio Lead (sper visor). Next, he was traied as a Assembler, the became a Elevator Mechaic appretice. Whe he fiishes the program ad is a licesed mechaic, he will have a maiteace rote ser vicig a wide variety of elevators. Assembler PME hires for a mber of positios, icldig welders, elevator mechaics, assembler (mechaical or electrical), ad dr ywallers. If yo ca assemble mechaical compoets or wire electrical compoets, ad have at least a year of experiece i a factor y eviromet, yo may be a good fit for a assembler positio at PME. A high school diploma or eqivalet is also reqired. Welder Elevator Mechaic Welders at Phoeix Modlar Elevator fabricate ad weld large strctral hoistways. Uder certai coditios, PME will cosider o-the-job traiig. However, a certificatio i weldig is geerally reqired ad/or two years of experiece. This specialized opportity pays well bt reqires a 3-4 year appreticeship. Elevator mechaics istall, maitai ad repair elevators. PME has worked with iteral cadidates for appreticeship opportities i this role. Iterested i Applyig? Cotact Phoeix Modlar Elevator at or by at ifo@phoeixmodlarelevator.com 10 MANUFACTURING: Fast-Track Career Gide

11 PPG Idstries PPG Idstries has bee a global leader i the pait ad coatigs idstry for more tha 130 years ad operates more tha 160 plats i roghly 70 cotries. Origially kow as Vaex Ic., the Mt. Vero facility opeed i PPG acqired the plat i 2008 ad it has sice experieced tremedos growth. The plat expects to prodce over 1.25 millio gallos of prodct i 2018 aloe. PPG crretly employs over 50 idividals. Pait prodced here is sed i the prodctio of steel bildigs, metal roofs, high-ed lovers ad shtters, Joh Deere ad Case New Hollad tractors, Cotietal white-wall tires, ad may other icredible prodcts. What does a career look like at PPG? After gradatig i 1978, Jeff McKay served for years i the Marie Corps ad rose to Sergeat. I 1982, Jeff was hired at Vaex i Maiteace. Oe year later, he moved to the Warehose ad worked for 12 years. I 1994, he joied Batch-Makig ad was promoted to forema soo after. I 2008, Jeff bega as a Lab Techicia, ad participated i a Coatigs Techology program at Missori Uiversity of Sciece ad Techology. Today, Jeff is part of PPG s Lab ad Qality Cotrol Departmet. He esres all pait meets the strict stadards that PPG cstomers expect. The majority of PPG s employees work i prodctio, batch makig, prodct fillig, prodct labelig, shippig ad receivig, ad maiteace. PPG s lab reqires techicias, egieers, ad chemists who work i qality cotrol, research & developmet, ad techical service. They also employ spervisors ad spport staff i sales, prchasig, logistics, ad EHS (eviromet, health & safety). Batch Makers Batch makers assemble ad process batches of pait. Each batch maker locates, weighs, ad stages their ow raw materials. Utilizig the correct taks ad Iterested i Applyig? eqipmet, the batch maker creates a fiished prodct, ready to be filled. A high school diploma or eqivalet is reqired. Beefits iclde Medical, Detal, ad Visio Israce; 401K retiremet pla; paid vacatio ad holidays. Fill-Crew Members Fill-Crew Members trasfer fiished batches of pait from holdig taks ito fial packagig, workig closely with qality cotrol to esre proper filterig of each batch. The fill-crew also esres se of correct cotaiers ad labels. They are the last workers to toch the prodct before shippig. A high school diploma or eqivalet is reqired. Beefits are as previosly stated. Lab Techicias Lab Techicias work i qality cotrol, research & developmet, ad techical service. They esre every batch meets specificatios, aid i prodcig small batches of experimetal formlas, ad test ew raw materials ad potetial material replacemets. They also test retaied samples to esre prodct ad service qality as part of addressig cstomer isses. While college-level chemistry skills are preferred, PPG accepts high school gradates (or eqivalet) with chemistry classes. I additio to beefits stated previosly, lab techicias gai membership i the St. Lois Pait & Coatigs Society. Lab Techicia cadidates ca cotact Mr. Walter Rexig, Techical Maager, at wrexig@ppg.com. All other cadidates shold go to MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY EMPLOYERS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY 11

12 Schlte Idstries Schlte Idstries has grow to $1 Millio i sales over the last five years. At this pace, they expect to grow from their crret 11 employees to 20 withi the ext five years. What do they make? Schlte Idstries specializes i resable packig ad trasport materials for shop floors; amely, sewig mlti-pocket bags that fit i idstrial crates. Sewig?, yo might ask. Yes! Schlte Idstries employs material ctters, mltiple compoet sewers ad fial sewig assemblers. Ad before yo coclde that they are ot big eogh to pay ver y well, yo shold kow that professioal sewers ca commad p to $75,000 aally. At Schlte Idstries, employees see some of the ext geeratio models of vehicles ad boats before they ever reach the market. Whe they see a Toyota Camry drive by, they kow they had a part i that vehicle s prodctio. Ctters Ctters at Schlte Idstries dimesioalize raw stock textiles; they ct the patters that will become differet parts of a project oce sew. O average, Schlte hires 2-4 people per year for this positio. Iitial pay rate is $12/hor ad a high school diploma (or eqivalet) is reqired. After oe year, a ctter shold be earig abot $35,000/year ad after five years, they shold ear abot $45,000. All employees get retiremet beefits ad paid leave. Sewers Sewers hem ad prepare compoets for assembly after the ctter is fiished. The demad for this positio is people per year. Iitial pay rate is $12/hor ad a high school diploma (or eqivalet) is reqired. After oe year, a ctter shold be earig abot $35,000/year ad after five years, they shold ear abot $45,000. All employees get retiremet beefits ad paid leave. Assemblers Assemblers perform qality cotrol ad fial assembly of the prodct. All assemblers mst have a high school diploma or eqivalet ad two years experiece. Sewers are eligible for promotio to assembler after at least oe year i that role. Demad for assemblers is at people i a give year. While startig pay for ew hires is at $12/hor, the average earig potetial after oe year is at $45,000 ad rises to $75,000 by year five. Iterested i Applyig? Cotact Bill or Brado Schlte at (618) MANUFACTURING: Fast-Track Career Gide

13 Do Yo Have What It Takes? Top 10 Skills Needed for a Sccessfl Mafactrig Career May etry-level mafactrig positios withi Jefferso Coty reqire oly a High School diploma or eqivalet. Some positios reqire a Occpatioal Certificate, ad others reqire a Associate s or Bachelor s degree. I additio to techical edcatio corses, other commo sese skills ca help yo ejoy a sccessfl career i mafactrig. Here are several tips from srveyed employers o what they are seekig i potetial job cadidates: 1. Good Math Skills Solid basic mathematics skills will help yo calclate accrate weights, fractios, measres, covert betwee it systems, ad se a tape measre. 2. Respect for Safety Reglatios Plat positios i most facilities have stadard operatig procedres that team members mst follow exactly to esre qality prodcts are made safely ad efficietly, prevetig most ijries ad accidets o the job. 3. Active Work Eviromet A mafactrig positio is more physically demadig tha a desk job. Employees ofte work stadig p ad sometimes eed to lift light loads. If yo like workig i a active ad fast-paced eviromet, mafactrig may be a good fit for yo! 4. Attedace & Pctality A mafactrig positio is o differet from school whe it comes to attedace ad pctality. Excellet attedace ad pctality are ofte rewarded, while ot showig p o time or missig work are commo reasos why mafactrers termiate employees. 5. Teamwork Have yo ever wodered why yo had grop projects i high school? Part of this is abot learig teamwork. A positive ad agreeable attitde, the ability to stay o task, workig well with others ad idepedetly is critical for all employmet positios. 6. Iitiative Be a self-starter ad willigly accept extra work or overtime opportities. Offer costrctive sggestios to help streamlie processes. Have a spirit of volteerism ad go beyod the miimm job expectatios. 7. Attetio to Details Payig attetio to details ad learig from past mistakes ofte helps team members avoid creatig prodcts with defects or worse safety isses that ca risk lives! 8. Willigess to Lear Take o ew challeges ad lear ew skills. The most valable employees cotribte safer, more efficiet, less wastefl, ad more iovative ways of doig thigs o the job improvig their etire team! 9. Ability to Focs The ability to focs o work, i spite of whatever may be happeig i yor persoal life, will help yo avoid wastig time discssig problems that shold be solved drig persoal time. 10. Good Commicatio Skills Coflict resoltio shold ot be difficlt. The ability to commicate clearly to resolve coflicts makes workig together more f, prevets misderstadigs, ad helps create mtal respect amog team members. Still Iterested i a Mafactrig Career? The followig pages have iformatio o available corses at Red Lake College ad career developmet resorces to get yo started. TOP 10 SKILLS NEEDED FOR A CAREER IN MANUFACTURING 13

14 Red Lake College Traiig Opportities Heavy Eqipmet Techology Stdets prepare for occpatios ivolvig the maiteace ad repair of heavy-dty trcks ad eqipmet, ad develop kowledge of egie ad brake repair, servicig, sales ad aligmet. Stdets ca ear a Associate i Applied Sciece ad, po completio, have the optio to capstoe ito a participatig for-year istittio (72 credit hors over for semesters). Jefferso Coty residets have access to eight istittios of higher edcatio withi a oe-hor drive. The closest is Red Lake College the #1 commity college i Illiois for the third year i a row, accordig to WalletHb.com. Red Lake College has a mber of associate degree programs ad certificatios based specifically o the eeds of area employers. Red Lake College ow offers appreticeships throgh the U.S. Departmet of Labor Office of Appreticeship, related to Idstrial Maiteace Techology, Basic Machiig Techology, Trck Driver Traiig, ad Weldig Techology. Look for the H (star) ext to the appropriate fields below. Compter-Aided Draftig Stdets who have demostrated proficiecy i draftig ca complete a occpatioal certificate (11 credit hor over three semesters). Diesel Techology Stdets prepare for occpatios ivolvig the maiteace ad repair of diesel egies, ad develop thorogh kowledge of servicig diesel systems ad their accessories. Stdets ca ear a Occpatioal Certificate (30 credit hors over two semesters) or a Associate i Applied Sciece, with the optio to capstoe ito a participatig for-year istittio (66 credit hors over for semesters). Idstrial Electroics & Maiteace H Stdets lear electroics ad maiteace fdametals, the associated circitry ad compoets, trobleshootig ad repair of systems. Corses cotai a balace of theory ad lab experiece that develop a versatile techicia, qalifyig stdets for etry-level positios i varios idstries. Stdets ca ear a Associate i Applied Sciece with the optio to capstoe ito a participatig for-year istittio (72 credit hors over for semesters). Here are some other optios withi Idstrial Electroics & Maiteace: PLC Certificate Stdets lear the electrical skills ecessary to cofigre, program, coect sesors, motors, or other otpt devices ecessary to work with Programmable Logic Cotrollers (PLCs) sed to atomate mechaical processes. Stdets trobleshoot Alle Bradley SLC 500 cotrol systems ad cofigre PLCs i a stad-aloe ad a etwork eviromet sig a teach pedat ad the compter-based RSLogic software (20 credit hors over two semesters). Robots & Atomatio Certificate Stdets lear to istall, maitai ad trobleshoot atomated eqipmet. This icldes priciples of DC, AC ad digital circits, wirig, programmig ad trobleshootig programmable logic cotrollers, robot set-p, flow chartig, programmig poits, programmig seqece istrctios ad coditioal commads (18 credit hors over two semesters). 14 MANUFACTURING: Fast-Track Career Gide

15 Weldig Techology H Programs cover weldig theory, bleprit readig, metallrgy & ispectio, ad test procedres. They iclde extesive laboratory practice i SMAW, GMAW, GTAW ad oxy-acetylee weldig processes. Stdets weld with electrodes ad wires i positios commo to the weldig idstry. Program completers will have adeqate skills for employmet as a welder. Certified Prodctio Techicia Certificate Stdets gai fodatioal kowledge ad skills for etry- to mid-level prodctio techicia jobs i mafactrig, icldig the Mafactrig Skill Stadards Cocil (MSSC) idstry-recogized credetialig system coverig all for prodctio fctios commo to mafactrig. Stdets mst receive a C or better i all corses (16 credit hors over oe semester). Mafactrig Techology H Broad-based crriclm eables gradates to obtai employmet i a variety of mafactrig areas, sch as the Mafactrig Skill Stadards Cocil (MSSC) idstry-recogized credetialig system coverig all for prodctio fctios commo to mafactrig. The techicia develops kowledge of materials, mafactrig process, qality processes, ad compter, electrical, mechaical ad machie cotrol systems related to mafactrig disciplies i preparatio for spervisory or techical positios. Stdets ca ear a Occpatioal Certificate (32 credit hors over two semesters) or a Associate i Applied Sciece (64 credit hors over for semesters). Weldig Techology Certificates For certificate programs are available. A Weldig Fdametals Certificate reqires 12 credit hors of corsework. A Advaced Weldig Techiqes Certificate reqires a additioal 12 credits. Combied, they are eqivalet to the 24-credit Weldig Techology Certificate. The Pipe Weldig Techology Certificate reqires 12 hors of corsework. Weldig Techology Associate i Applied Sciece Weldig professioals expad their kowledge base, core competecies ad geeral edcatio. Each corse addresses specific workplace sitatios. Sccessfl completio demostrates readiess for America Weldig Society certificatio examiatios (65 credit hors over for semesters). Advaced Metalworkig Certificate Stdets icrease skills i the weldig, machiig ad layot processes commoly sed i the metalworkig idstry, providig etry-level skills reqired by small- to medim-sized metalworkig job shops (19 credit hors over two semesters). H Idicates appreticeship opportity. Iterested i Applyig? If yo are iterested i learig more abot appreticeship, degree, or certificate programs offered at Red Lake College, cotact the Applied Sciece & Techology Divisio at , Ext or AppliedSciece@rlc.ed. REND LAKE COLLEGE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES 15

16 Traiig Prefereces by Employer The chart below shows the edcatioal certificates ad degrees reqired ad/or preferred by each employer for specific positios. The abbreviatio of Cert. refers to Occpatioal Certificate ad AAS refers to Applied Associate of Sciece degree. Cotietal Tire IoTech Mfg. Magm Steel Works Natioal Railway Phoeix Modlar PPG Idstries Schlte Idstries High School Diploma or Eqivalet l l l l l l l Compter-Aided Draftig Cert. Diesel Techology Cert. Diesel Techology AAS Heavy Eqipmet Techology AAS Idstrial Electroics & Maiteace AAS Idstrial Maiteace PLC Cert. Robots & Atomatio Cert. Certified Prodctio Techicia Cert. Mafactrig Techology Cert. Mafactrig Techology AAS Weldig Fdametals Cert. Advaced Weldig Techiqes Cert. Weldig Techology Cert. Weldig Techology AAS Pipe Weldig Techology Cert. Advaced Metalworkig Cert. l = Reqired = Reqired for certai positios = Preferred, bt NOT reqired 16 MANUFACTURING: Fast-Track Career Gide

17 Illiois Army Natioal Gard Illiois Army Natioal Gard ad Mafactrig A Viable Partership The Illiois Army Natioal Gard provides iqe opportities for employers ad employees across may spectrms of idstry, throgh acqired skills ad certificatios. The Army Natioal Gard will trai, pay, ad certify elisted persoel o Active Dty Army bases arod the Uited States to lear varios trades ad skills. Skills iclde: diesel mechaics, weldig, techical egieerig, plmbig, electrical work, motor trasport operatio, srveyig, costrctio eqipmet operatio/ mechaic work, ad may others. Oce traied ad certified with the Army, idividals retr to the civilia workforce ad serve at a local Natioal Gard Armory oe weeked a moth, ad two weeks each smmer. They work fll-time with their perspective employer as Citize Soldiers. Illiois Army Natioal Gard members also receive a for-year titio waiver for certificates or degrees at ay pblic commity college or iversity i Illiois. Employers of reserves reap the beefits of a disciplied, traied, ad loyal employee with work experiece i relevat fields. Iterested i Applyig? Cotact Sgt. 1st Class Athoy Krajefska, Recritig & Retetio NCO, at (618) , or athoy.w.krajefska.mil@mail.mil to explore this opportity. ILLINOIS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 17

18 Career Developmet Need to fid a career path, receive fdig for traiig, create a resme, or fid local employmet opportities? The followig orgaizatios servig Jefferso Coty are dedicated to help yo with career developmet, job search assistace, ad more all at NO COST! Illiois Departmet of Employmet Secrity (IDES) Oe-Stop Bsiess & Employmet Ceter 333 Potomac Bolevard, Site E Mt. Vero, Illiois Phoe: (618) , optio 2 IDES CALL CENTER TTY: >> Visit or website at Ma-Tra-Co Corporatio Oe-Stop Bsiess & Employmet Ceter 333 Potomac Bolevard, Site F Mt. Vero, Illiois Phoe: (618) or TTY: (888) Ask s abot or Mafactrig Skills Stadards Certificatio program! >> Visit or website at 18 MANUFACTURING: Fast-Track Career Gide

19 Additioal Commity Resorces If yo are eligible, additioal commity resorces are available at the followig locatio... (Located at Red Lake College MarketPlace) 333 Potomac Bolevard, Site F Mt. Vero, Illiois Phoe: (618) Or professioal staff ca help yo fid resorces for... gettig a GED improvig readig, writig ad/or math skills retrig to school for more traiig fidig a job or creatig a resme trasportatio to work or school child care while at work or school disability services employmet services for seiors employmet services for veteras payig for food or medicie payig ret or tility bills fidig a place to live filig for employmet israce expgig or sealig crimial records We are here to serve yo Call All are welcome to atted or NO-COST workshops ad evets. For more iformatio abot all parter agecy services, visit or website at ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES 19

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