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Boston Centerless

Boston Centerless. Massachusetts Jobs & Workforce Summit. June 22, 2010. Agenda. Industry Overview Company Overview Workforce Strategies / Results Importance to Boston Centerless Demand & Skills needed for Precision Mfg Partnerships Formed / Results.

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Boston Centerless

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  1. Boston Centerless Massachusetts Jobs & Workforce Summit June 22, 2010

  2. Agenda • Industry Overview • Company Overview • Workforce Strategies / Results • Importance to Boston Centerless • Demand & Skills needed for Precision Mfg • Partnerships Formed / Results

  3. Manufacturing Industry Workforce Overview • Poor (erroneous) public image • Dying sector with few jobs and no career path • Dirty environment, low skilled work • Boring – no challenge • Low pay • Aging workforce • Need lots of new entrants just to keep pace with attrition, even if the total workforce shrinks due to productivity improvements • Off-shore competition provides abundance of labor

  4. Company Overview Company Overview

  5. Company Overview • Family owned and operated since 1958 • Superior level of trust and value with customer base, built up over 50 yrs • Employees: over 150 • Facilities: over 70,000 ft2 under roof • ISO 9001:2000 Certified in Dec-01 • 2006 Northeast Shingo Prize silver medal recipient

  6. Company Overview • Provide high precision bar materials, grinding services and gage products • Service over 30 market sectors – primarily Medical Device, Defense, Aerospace and Automotive • Market presence in 45 states and 15 countries

  7. Workforce Strategies / Results • Workforce Training Funds • Received 4 grants since 1995 worth $160,000 • 180 people trained in: • Lean manufacturing training • Supervisory training • Technical skills development • ESL, math education • Developed in house skills matrix and corresponding documentation to raise the level of skill across the organization

  8. Workforce Strategies / Results • Results: • Doubled employment – All jobs stayed in the state of MA • Tripled revenue • Much more engaged workforce • Able to compete globally

  9. Importance to Boston Centerless • Looking to continue to grow in order to compete in an ever challenging space • Need more talent depth to perform the work not being sent off-shore

  10. Skills Needed for Precision Mfg Industry • Problem solvers – thinkers not just doers • Good communicators • Team first mindset • Educated to understand the big picture • Leadership through good character • Solid math • Technical aptitude – exposure to things mechanical

  11. Partnerships Formed / Results • Voc-Tech Schools • Sit on Advisory boards – able to provide input to curriculum development to meet demands of today • Hire co-op students • Have hired several graduates – two just last week • National Robotics League (part of the NTMA) • Sponsor local teams • Provide materials and assist with the manufacturing • Students exposed to the industry and the skills required to be successful

  12. Partnerships Formed / Results • E-Team Machinist Training Program • Founder and Advisory Board member • Program has graduated over 250 entry level machinists • BC has hired over 10 graduates • North Shore Community College • Working to develop a manufacturing technician degree program

  13. Other Participation & Means to Raise Visibility • MA STEM Council participation • Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership • Core purpose to keep mfg jobs in the northeast • Provides training and consultation services • National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS) • Audit team leader • Aligns educators with industry • MA State SkillsUSA Precision Machining competition sponsor

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