Our Four Objectives:
1. Create a positive view of manufacturing careers in our area.
2. Grow partnerships with K-16, media and other manufacturers.
3. Promote workforce development.
4. Advance collaboration efforts that promote the health of manufacturing.
Alliance members are Hiring
If you are looking for a job, be sure to post your information on the Alliance's website. Many Alliance member companies are hiring. Broadwind Energy's division called, "Tower Tech" in Manitowoc is hiring several positions. Some of the positions open at the company include, welding, blaster, spray painting and assembler. To apply directly to the company click on: application. Mail it directly to Tower Tech. Include a cover letter and reference in the letter you found out about the job opening on the Alliance's website.
In order to be consider for positions with the other member companies of the NEW Manufacturing Alliance, go to the "Job Seeker" tab on the home page. Click on "Create a Network Profile." After you submit your profile, the 60 manufacturers that represent the Alliance may contact you for job openings within their organization.
We're Number 1!
Wisconsin has now surpassed Indiana as the leading state for manufacturing employment as reported in the June 22, 2009 article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The latest preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show Wisconsin with 15.6% of its jobs in manufacturing compared with 15.4% in Indiana.
Contact us at: ann.franz@nwtc.edu or bobbi.miller@workforceeconomics.org
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Calendar of Events
8/10/2010
10 a.m.
Recruitment task force
Great Northern Corp.
8/13/2010
9:30 a.m.
K-12/Training task force
Great Northern Corp.
8/30/2010
3 p.m.
Communication task force
Bassett Mechanical
9/9/2010
2 p.m.
General Membership meeting
Fox Valley Workforce Board
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