IF you keep your eyes and ears open and are willing to apply yourself and learn, no matter how large or how small the company, manufacturing touches just about every profession. This is especially important exposure for people who don't go to college, those who don't complete college or those who complete Liberal Arts and haven't a clue what to do. Manufacturing is even a training ground for High School dropouts who need to be paid as they learn (and perform).
A small to medium manufacturer is a great training ground whether you start in a clerical or shop floor position.
From the office you can learn bookkeeping, basic accounting, payroll, sales, customer service, contracting (legal exposure), buying, licensing, marketing, reception work, quality documentation, what constitutes professional entertainment AND how your government supports or attacks the business with regulations and taxes.
From the shop floor, as part of a team, you can learn how to produce a product, how to operate specialized equipment, how to track documents required to support manufacturing, how to safely handle chemicals, identify age-controlled materials, shipping and receiving, OSHA regulations, quality inspection and auditing, equipment calibration, inventory reporting, unit of measure, time/product scheduling, how to innovate to save production costs. You also learn alot of regulations - some that protect your health and some that seem pretty silly.
From both clerical and shop floor positions you can learn about shop scheduling, product budgets, first aid including CPR, basic Engineering and math that can be applied by the lay person. You'll also learn to recognize strengths and weaknesses, yours and those of others, including the degreed employees.
From any position, over time, you'll see how each of the activities briefly mentioned above interlink and how performance and the success of the business is dependent on the teamwork of all employees, especially those that support the order moving efficiently through the company to customer delivery.
In a manufacturing firm you can find work that you prefer and can develop skills that will support you in a career or in your next job. You'll also learn to identify what you really don't like so you can avoid that (or delegate it) as you take control of your future.
My Blog
Welcome to my blog. I established my store because I believe in The UNITED States of America, The Constitution and the foundation of it all - We The People. I used to believe that the media, television and radio, was our friend, doing the "watch dog" business as the rest of us went to work to build our families, homes and our country. Today I find the Internet to be the better "watch dog". The best way, as an American, for me to "share the wealth" is to acquire products made in the U.S., hire employees (when I can afford it) for the store, for our manufacturing, for mowing the lawn or whatever needs to be done. I hope you will buy American products, either here or anywhere you shop. When you support your neighbor's job, you support your own. Now for some entertainment (if I link correctly) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVh75ylAUXY The link is to "Make Mine Freedom" - 1948.
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