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Employer Quotes
The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Manufacturing
They are talking about this topic: Workforce Trends & Challenges
The quotes below are about this issue:
Overall, many employers find it difficult to attract quality entry-level applicants; this is particularly true in the areas of welding/fabrication, system automation technology, and machine technology.
| "We need quality inspectors." | Metro |
| "We need equipment maintenance techs—same kind of skills—automation and robotics." | Metro |
| "Employer 1: You mentioned other jobs that aren't listed in the discussion points—the finishing area, painting, color-coding, plating—that whole area. I think these areas need to be addressed, also. Especially at the chemistry level. Question: I've seen virtual painting curriculum—I've seen all different kinds of things. Is that the type of thing you're using currently? Employer 1: We're not yet, but I know other companies are. Employer 2: I know for the whole chemical or plating-type finishing, there's all sorts of need there for, obviously, chemists and very technical people." |
Metro |
| "In fabricating, we're finding a disconnect there, in the education that's available in that area. There are some programs for that, but they're not near our facility. And we're just having a hard time finding quality people in the fabricating area." | Metro |
| "And then there's the tool and die making, of course—that's one issue in the fabrication area. These are the actual set-up people, the operators. That's where we're having a little more issue finding qualified people—people that can come in and help us without getting quite a bit of further training, to train them on how to do their job." | Metro |
| "We need CNC machinists." | Metro |