Making a Career Choice: Choose Minnesota Manufacturing
Here at MPS Technical we are well aware of the great career opportunities precision manufacturing and medtech firms in the Twin Cities offer. Whether you are an engineer, operations manager, machinist, assembler or in customer service, a seasoned professional or just out of college, the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota manufacturing industry delivers a variety of exciting and rewarding careers. Today, we have gathered recent state-wide industry news to help you see the possibilities as well! First up, readers of medical device industry publication Qmed voted Minneapolis/St. Paul into 2nd place for “Top U.S. City for MedTech Innovation”. From the…
Events Around Town: MN Manufacturer of the Year
MPS Technical had the pleasure of sponsoring the Manufacturers Alliance’s 18th annual Manufacturer of the Year awards held April 10, 2014, in Minneapolis. Attending the event from MPS were Matt Knutson in Sales, Dave Rohlf from Business Development and Mandy Hanson from Business Intelligence. From the recruiting side, Amara Miller and Cindy Johnson attended as well as Branch Manager Stephanie Poirier. The Manufacturer of the Year award ceremony brings local manufacturers together to celebrate and recognize companies that share information and experience to strengthen the Minnesota manufacturing community. Each year, an award is presented in one of three categories: Companies…
MPS Perspectives: Hiring Veterans
By Cindy Johnson, Recruitment Manager: Professional Search Division As we head into mid-May, we start thinking about weekend plans for Memorial Day on the 26th. Some of us will also be thinking about Armed Forces Day on the 17th to honor Veterans and those still on Active Duty. If you’re in the staffing industry, you’re probably now thinking about hiring Veterans. It’s become a movement across many industries to focus on hiring Vets, and we at MPS Technical are doing our part. But how do you take the idea and make it a reality? A job in the military is…
Tips to Get More from Your Floor Operation
Industry Week reports, “Last year [2013] saw a renaissance for much of the [manufacturing] industry. Production as measured by the Institute for Supply Management averaged well over 50 during most of 2013, signifying expansion.” As this trend continues into 2014, floor managers will be the first to feel the impacts of production growth. John Mills of Industry Week provided these great tips to get more from your floor operation: Revisit: review your 2013 performance metrics, what went well, what didn’t. Where do you see opportunity and where do you see challenges to overcome? Then write it down and determine action…
New Tactics for Better Manufacturing Recruiting
“Today’s high-tech manufacturing jobs require employees to be computer savvy, able to multi-task, and able to transfer seamlessly between production processes. Recruiters for these manufacturing jobs thus need to revamp their mentality and methods in attempting to fill these positions” writes Michelle Benjamin for ThomasNet News. The article gives several tips for reaching high-potential, qualified candidates. Where is your talent pool? Today’s manufacturing jobs are high-tech, STEM heavy. If you do not already have a relationship or partnership with local community colleges and technical programs, you should. This is a great opportunity to not only interact with potential candidates right…
Solving the Skills Gap – MN Public-Private Partnerships
In February’s blog post Minnesota Manufacturing and Education we highlighted several examples of how Minnesota manufacturers, organizations and college and technical programs are working together to educate the future manufacturing work-force. Today, let’s take a look at a northern Minnesota example in Bemidji. Featured on MPR and in a recent Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Association journal is the public-private partnership of Northwest Technical College, Bemidji State, the Department of Employment and Economic Development and TEAM Industries as well as other regional manufacturers. It formed to educate potential and current employees through the Minnesota Innovation Institute. “As the manufacturing industry moves into…