RRHS Michigan Works Mi RSA Manufacturing

RRHS / Michigan Works / Mi. RSA Manufacturing Career Presentation By Northern Star Industries of Iron Mountain Davis – Human Resource Specialist Jon Harry – Vice President Operational Excellence

Who are we? IMHS Graduates ¡ Dan – 1995 -IMHS Graduate, ¡ Jon – 1982 -IMHS, 1986 -Michigan Tech, Mechanical Engineering, 1991 -LSSU Masters in Business Administration ¡

Who is Northern Star Industries? Boss Snow Plow and Systems Control

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

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

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

Careers at Northern Star Industries ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Engineering CAD Drafting Accounting Marketing / Sales Welding Machine Operator Painter Assembler Wiring Testing

Engineering Careers ¡ Mechanical Engineers l l ¡ ¡ ¡ Design Manufacturing Electrical Engineers Bachelors Degree Required Many MTU, LSSU and NMU Graduates employed at NSI

Manufacturing Engineering Project

An Engineers work environment… work from 7: 00 to 4: 00 ¡ work with people and by ourselves ¡ work on computers and with equipment ¡ Every day is different! ¡

CAD Drafting Careers ¡ ¡ ¡ Associates Degree or Technical Training Required Work closely with design engineers Create solid models using sophisticated drawing software

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

Robotic weld cell – Boss Factory

Our newest weld robot

Machine Operator ¡ ¡ Must understand blue prints Many machines have computer interfaces with Windows Must understand basic math concepts Today’s machines are high-tech

Our newest Laser Cutter

Painter ¡ ¡ ¡ Powder Coating used in both Plants We employ 8 painters Paint systems are controlled by computers and PLC’s

Paint System at Systems Control

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

Assembly at Systems Control ¡ ¡ Must be able to read blueprints Installation of electrical components Work with basic hand tools No prior training required

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

Wiring Area – Systems Control

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

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

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