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Your One Source Newsletter For All Things Manufacturing...Current and Future!!!
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Quality: A Culture That Pays
This is a workshop you can't afford to miss!
Quality is imposed on your business in various ways by regulations. In fact, it's estimated that these regs cost you as much as $10K per employee annually. Quality is also something that your customers expect from you; so it's a choice on your part to set and produce to those expectations. Quality is also something you expect from your suppliers and service providers. But quality does not come by accident.
In this workshop you will learn the very practical aspects of what it takes to establish a quality of culture in your business from the ground up. When done right, quality pays you back. Learn to lead! Register now!
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Upcoming!!!
Mark your calendars. We're trying to look ahead a bit.
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National Manufacturing
Day Month
President Obama initiated National Manufacturing Day as October 2 in 2014. We think it deserves a month. It's a chance to both publicize and celebrate the role of manufacturing in our country and economy as well as introduce folks to what goes on under their noses that they don't see or realize. But none of that works without your involvement. So, we're trying to make it easy for you. Here's an
Infographic providing the big picture. Below are local ways you can get involved.
Plant Tours. A great way to let the future see the value of actually making things that work and perform critical jobs in their lives. Just click the link to let me know you're interested and we'll do the matching.
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SMT Takes The Lead
Roy Sweatman, Southern Manufacturing Technologies takes the early lead on plant tours by hosting a summer tour for the St. Leo's University Girls Robotics Camp.
SMT also hosted Florida Senator Dana Young, Hillsborough Commissioner Sandy Murman and Florida Makes Executive Director Kevin Carr showcasing why SMT was presented the Governor's Sterling Council Award for excellence in manufacturing.
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Florida Students Encounter Barriers
to Learning Outside the Classroom
OK folks, we know the single most important barrier to sustained strength and growth in the manufacturing sector is a motivated, trained and skilled workforce. The Florida Chamber released information on a
survey by Scholastic that found Florida educators were more likely to report inadequate access to the internet and other learning resources outside school than educators from other states.
The report was based on a survey of teachers and principals nationwide, including 250 in Florida. According to the survey, 56 percent of Florida teachers reported a lack of family involvement in student learning compared with 48 percent nationwide.
So, we have some work to do. Depending on your interest level here are a couple hyperlinks that you can drill down into very deeply. Click for the Teacher and Principal School Report and the Chamber Florida Scorecard where you can look by county in six different categories from education to quality of life. Research away! This is an excellent resource.
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Support The National MEP Program
The Association needs your help in contacting our legislators regarding funding for manufacturing training and services. Florida Makes is our MEP agent reporting through the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST).
It is important for legislators to hear from you as they develop the FY18 budget. The House Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Committee has already proposed a 23 percent cut to the program in its FY18 budget, down to $100 million from its $130 million enacted level.
Click here to access a form to weigh in. It's easy. Just need to add your company information to personalize the letter.
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How They Voted and Distinguished Advocates
Check here to see how the Florida Chamber rated your legislator on their pro-business scale during the last session.
The Florida Chamber also identified Distinguished Advocates for their work in the last session. Congratulations and thank to:
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For Philosophers (and HR folks) Only
What is 'big data' and how does it impact your personnel decisions? Is it missing human insights? Here's an excellent
TED.com video aimed at demystifying 'big data' .
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We Do Round Tuits
Have anything that nags you routinely in you
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operation but doesn't q
uite get up the priority
scale to make it go away
permanently?
Stuff that may cross some management lines and isn't quite worth the battle? These are irritants you never get around to. No more excuses, we're here to take them on. A great one is us of IWT and EWT grants to offset training costs. The next round of applications starts July 1.
Contact Patrick Baymont for more information.
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| Things That Make You Go Hmmm????
Things are getting curiouser and curiouser. Need to just look at the titles of articles in here and see what you need to assess a little more deeply. Some categories evolving:
- Cyberattacks, ransomware and cyberfare...no one is exempt
- Trade...it's a global economy but how to go about America First with all the balls in the air
- Fewer US Factories a security risk...is if you outsource some key technologies but re-shoring can offset
- Trump continues to make headlines across the board; has stalled or stopped hundreds of regulations but not without some breakage
- Artificial Intelligence...China sets goal of global leadership by 2030; Elon Musk says we need to control the growth, dangerous stuff
- Humor - actually found a couple things to laugh at...enjoy
- Click here.
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Time Savers
Here are links to additional information on various important topics
- White Papers...you either lead, follow or get run over. Some excellent white papers on challenges, opportunities and solutions. Don't forget, we can help when you want to get a Round Tuit. Click here....
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Jobs Corner and Marketplace
Hiring
Seeking
- Added some great new job seekers this month some highly experienced.
- Forward focused manufacturing production manager with over 20 years experience
- Logistics Coordinator, Shipping/Receiving Manager, Production Expeditor more than 28 years experience. Recently relocated to area.
- Public Relations and Marketing
- Warehouse/Logistics Supervisor, 15+ years manufacturing experience
- Sales support, financial services professional, customer experience skills, manufacturing experience
- Experienced logistics leader.
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- Director of Training and Leadership Development. Highly experienced and motivated 20 year Navy veteran
- Proven senior leader and management professional,veteran
- Veteran, aircraft maintenance, HAZMAT qualified, heavy equipment operations, leadership skills
Marketplace
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Association Update
We appreciate those of you that have joined either the Upper Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce or the Florida Suncoast Manufacturers Association. We request that you consider formal membership at this point. We are attaching a brochure outlining the service activities we provide as well as an application form. We appreciate your consideration and support and look forward to advancing the cause of manufacturing in the Upper Tampa Bay in 2017 and beyond!
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| Manufacturers Association Resource Guide At the roundtable we heard many comments along the lines of 'I didn't know that', 'I wish I would have know that' and how do find out about that'. So we have developed a resource guide which will have a permanent spot on this newsletter to try and help out. This is a 'work in progress' so any suggestions on making it more robust and useful are welcome. Access the guide by clicking here. |
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Save The Date
- Quality Seminar August 17
- Manufacturers Dinner October 5
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| Why An Association ?
- We host nearly 20% of Florida Manufacturers
- Build and sustain a world class workforce
- Develop new markets, products and services
- Leverage state and federal grants and incentives
- Improve business practices
- We can be stronger together with a common voice
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Fall Hiring
Career Source Pinellas and Career Source Tampa Bay are gearing up for the Tampa Bay Fall Internship cycle. If you're seeking interns or have openings for recent college grads you can
post directly. Just
click here. If you prefer Career Source to assist, just complete the attached Job Order and either fax or email
Jason Druding.
For a more complete description of Career Source Services
click here.
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| Who Is Involved?
- Manufacturers
- Manufacturers
- Manufacturers
- Key Elected Officials
- Florida Makes
- Regional Economic Development Agencies
- Regional Workforce Agencies
- Regional Colleges and Schools
- UTB Chamber
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| Manufacturing Consultants Here are some links to local business consultants you may find useful. Prism Plus Consulting Huttlin Associates Synapse-Sync Mark McCatty, Inc.
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