RRHS Michigan Works MiRSA Manufacturing Career Presentation

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RRHS / Michigan Works / MiRSA Manufacturing
Career Presentation

• By Northern Star Industries of Iron Mountain
• Dan Davis Human Resource Specialist
• Jon Harry Vice President Operational Excellence

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Who are we?

• IMHS Graduates
• Dan 1995-IMHS Graduate,
• Jon 1982-IMHS, 1986-Michigan Tech, Mechanical
  Engineering, 1991-LSSU Masters in Business
  Administration

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Who is Northern Star Industries?Boss Snow Plow
and Systems Control
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Company Facts at a Glance

• Owned by the David Brule Family
• Two Factories North side of I.M.
• 350,000 Total Square Feet
• 330 Employees
• ISO 9001 Registered at both plants

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Manufacturing in the U.P.

• 22.3 of jobs in the region are manufacturing
• Manufacturing wages and benefits exceed the
  average for all industries
• With projected growth and retirements the U.P.
  will need 9,000 skilled workers by 2012
• Current projections show a shortfall of 3,000
  skilled workers
• Statistics provided by 2004 NMU White Paper

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Why are we here?

• We need to take decisive actions to ensure the
  continued success of our company
• Our current needs include 25 new employees
  throughout the company
• We want to make prospective employees (you) aware
  of our needs
• We want you to know manufacturing jobs are
  dynamic, cutting edge and make great careers
• Average first year salary for plant employees is
  27,000

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Careers at Northern Star Industries

• Engineering
• CAD Drafting
• Accounting
• Marketing / Sales
• Welding
• Machine Operator
• Painter
• Assembler
• Wiring
• Testing

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Engineering Careers

• Mechanical Engineers
• Design
• Manufacturing
• Electrical Engineers
• Bachelors Degree Required
• Many MTU, LSSU and NMU Graduates employed at NSI

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Manufacturing Engineering Project
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An Engineers work environment

• work from 700 to 400
• work with people and by ourselves
• work on computers and with equipment
• Every day is different!

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CAD Drafting Careers

• Associates Degree or Technical Training Required
• Work closely with design engineers
• Create solid models using sophisticated drawing
  software

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Welding Careers

• Vocational Training Required
• Blue Print Reading required
• Advanced Weld training after High School is a
  plus
• Many welders work with robots

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Robotic weld cell Boss Factory
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Our newest weld robot
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Machine Operator

• Must understand blue prints
• Many machines have computer interfaces with
  Windows
• Must understand basic math concepts
• Todays machines are high-tech

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Our newest Laser Cutter
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Painter

• Powder Coating used in both Plants
• We employ 8 painters
• Paint systems are controlled by computers and
  PLCs

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Paint System at Systems Control
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Assembler

• Hydraulic connections
• Electrical connections
• Mechanical assembly
• Work with basic hand tools
• No prior training required

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Assembly at Systems Control

• Must be able to read blueprints
• Installation of electrical components
• Work with basic hand tools
• No prior training required

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Wire person

• 70 wire persons employed at Systems
• Fastest Growing area for new jobs at N.S.I,
• Blue Print reading required
• Dexterity

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Wiring Area Systems Control
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Welding

• Manual and Robotic Welding
• AWS Certified Weld Inspector on staff
• MIG and TIG Welding capabilities
• In-house fixture design and manufacturing

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Tester

• Electrical training required - Electrical
  Engineering or E.E. Technician
• Use PC based testing software
• Functional testing of Relay Panels

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Questions?