Training
Attracting & Retaining the Z & Millennial Generations for Manufacturing Worcester, MA
MassMEP 27A Midstate Drive, Auburn, MA, United StatesCustomizable technical training with minimal impact to production!
With millions of manufacturing workers expected to retire in the next few years, rapid changes in technology and record low unemployment, employers are discovering that they need to do something different to train the next generation of the workforce. Manufacturers need to leverage new learning and development systems to attract new workers, accelerate workforce training and retain tribal knowledge.
In this session you will learn how:
- online learning aligns with how Millennials and Generation Z workers think
- MassMEP can customize Tooling U training programs and manage their administration
- the Workforce Training Fund Program may be able to offset some of the cost
About Tooling U-SME
Tooling U-SME delivers versatile, competency-based learning and development solutions to the manufacturing community, working with more than half of all Fortune 500¨ manufacturing companies, as well as 600 educational institutions across the country. Tooling U-SME partners with customers to build high performers who help their companies drive quality, productivity, innovation, and employee satisfaction. Working directly with hundreds of high schools, community colleges, and universities, Tooling U-SME is also able to help prepare the next generation workforce by providing industry-driven curriculum.
Manufacturing Summit & Excellence Awards
Manufacturing Summit & Excellence Awards
Hogan Campus Center One College Street, Worcester
Single Ticket Rate: $45.00
#WBJManufacturing
Worcester Business Journal is excited to produce our fourth annual Manufacturing Summit where we’ll tap a panel of experts to dig into top issues affecting manufacturers in our region. In addition, we’ll recognize some of the area’s top manufacturing firms with our annual Central Mass "Manufacturing Excellence Awards" ceremony and networking reception.
Winners will be announced in our April 1st edition.
2019 Summit Theme: Finding ways to grow in the face of the manufacturing workforce challenge:
Low unemployment, a horde of retiring baby boomers and demographic shifts in the workforce have all conspired to make it difficult for manufacturers to fill open positions. While this structural challenge is not unique to manufacturing and has been around for some time, companies around the state have been finding creative solutions to being more productive and finding ways to grow. We’ll explore some of the creative solutions that have been implemented and how they are working.
Don’t miss this special event and the opportunity to network with industry leaders, and celebrate the 2019 Central Mass "Manufacturing Excellence Award” honorees - register today!
Stay tuned - additional speaker line-up coming soon!
ÔShine Bright!’ A Holiday Party with Women in Manufacturing of Massachusetts.
Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United StatesWiM Massachusetts invites you to our second annual ÔShine Bright!’ Holiday Party on Wednesday, December 4th, 2019. Join us to learn more about WiM, connect with our local WiM Massachusetts Chapter, and meet female/male professionals from a wide variety of area companies. There will be complimentary appetizers and beverages. Register today!
Date:
December 4, 2019
Time:
6:00PM-8:00PM
Location:
Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation
154 Moody St, Waltham, MA 02453
Pricing:
WiM Members: $25.00
Non-members: $35.00
Take the Guesswork out of Growth
Controls for Automation 25 Constitution Drive, Taunton
According to a compilation of several studies by Moya Mason, an estimated 100 Million companies are started each year worldwide (11.000 each hour). About that same amount also fail each year. One of the major causes of failure or stagnation in business is growth. There are myriad reasons for this such as poor hiring, financial mismanagement, poor strategy, growing too fast that all can be traced back to mismanaged growth. It is easy to fall into this trap over time which is why most businesses fail in less than a decade.
Companies that endure, that last decades, generations and centuries typically make a handful of decisions right. For instance, when Alan Mulally helped to turn around Ford in the middle of the worst financial crisis of our lifetime, he focused on these four things:
- Aggressively restructure to operate profitably at the current demand and changing model mix. (EXECUTION)
- Accelerate development of new products our customers want and value. (STRATEGY)
- Finance our plan and improve our balance sheet. (CASH)
- Work together effectively as one team. (PEOPLE)
- How growth can become a silent killer of business
- How to build a systematic decision framework for your business like Alan MulallyPractice, Practice, Practice -
- Bill will lead us through at least 2 simple, practical and actionable exercises
The audience will come away with a real sense of why and how growth if managed improperly can stealthily stall and/or kill their businesses. They will also be led through practical exercises that they can act upon as soon as they get back to the office.
Over the past several years, he has become a Certified Gazelles coach and Predictive Index Practitioner. He travels the country each year speaking to hundreds of CEOs as a Vistage Resource Speaker. He also keeps his hands in the startup world as a Mass Challenge Mentor and volunteer for NFTE (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship).
Advanced Manufacturing & Integrated Photonics Certificate Information Session
Stonehill College, Martin Auditorium 320 Washington St, Easton, MA, United StatesStonehill College, Martin Auditorium
320 Washington St
Easton, MA 02357
United States
Stonehill College and Bridgewater State University have partnered to offer a 15-month Advanced Manufacturing & Integrated Photonics Certificate Program, in collaboration with MIT’s Knowledge and Innovation for Manufacturing Initiative, to train technicians in the assembly, quality control, testing and repair of photonic devices that will run tomorrow’s driverless cars, data centers, sensors and high-speed communication systems.
On Thursday, February 20, come see how this program can prepare you for a thriving career in the field.
Agenda
12-12:30 p.m. – Lunch and Program Overview
12:30-1 p.m. – Faculty Panel
1-1:30 p.m. – Question & Answer Session
1:30-2 p.m. – Hands on activity/ demonstrations
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc; -An Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Tour
Thermo Fisher Scientific MA, United StatesPlease join the Women in Manufacturing (WiM) Massachusetts Chapter and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc; for this exclusive behind-the-scenes experience of the new $90 million viral vector CDMO (contract development and manufacturing organization) site in Lexington, Massachusetts. The 50,000-square-foot facility will add more than 200 jobs and support the development, testing and manufacture of viral vectors, which are critical to advancing new life-saving gene and cell therapies globally
Learn more about WiM, connect with our local Chapter, and meet professionals from a variety of companies.
Costs:
WiM Members-$20.00 dollars per person
Non WiM Members-$30.00 dollars per person.
Location: Instructions will be given in advance to those who are registered
Event:Chair Wendy Dalwin
Please contact Wendy Dalwin with any questions at [email protected] or 617-699-3526
This event is sponsored in full by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $25 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing productivity in their laboratories, we are here to support them. Our global team of more than 75,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services and Patheon.
Attendance is limited and security will be enforced so preregistration is a must. No Walk ins are permitted.
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Lunch & Learn
MassMEP 27A Midstate Drive, Auburn, MA, United StatesManufacturers in the DoD supply chain are required to have adequate information security measures in place to protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Starting in 2020, independent auditors will be assessing manufacturers' security posture, which will determine which contracts they can bid. This session will provide an overview of these requirements and the various options available to ensure compliance with them.
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Thirty on Thursday: Coronavirus Response Act – What Does this Mean for Employers?
Webinar
Thursday, March 26, 2020 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act was signed by President Trump on March 18. Employers must comply with the Act as they adapt to the challenges and rapidly changing circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Join AIM, AIM HR Solutions, and Kirsten B. White, Counsel at Schwartz Hannum for this 30-minute free webinar to get the information you need to know regarding this Act, as employers’ obligations will become effective no later than April 2nd, 2020.
This webinar will cover the following information:
¥ Emergency Paid Sick Leave
¥ Paid Family and Medical Leave
¥ Employer Tax Credits
¥ Best Practices for Moving Forward
Workforce Training Fund MTE Website Tutorial Webinar
If you are a small manufacturer in Massachusetts with under 100 team members, trying to understand how to use the new Massachusetts Training Exchange (MTE) website, or just wanting information on how the program works, then this webinar is for you. Join us online for our insights and step-by-step process to get your company, and team members registered with the MTE. Learn how to make use of the Workforce Training Fund.
The Small Business Direct Access Program addresses smaller-scale training needs by making training slots in popular topics available, free of charge, to eligible businesses.Businesses with 100 or fewer Massachusetts employees that contribute to the Workforce Training Fund are eligible to access training through the Small Business Direct Access Program.
A business may access up to $15,000 in grant funds per calendar year through the Massachusetts Training Exchange. The Massachusetts Training Exchange is an online training marketplace. It was created by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to help Massachusetts businesses find high quality and cost-effective training for their workers and apply for Workforce Training Fund grant subsidies to help pay for the training.
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aetl8pcn15
5S Kaizen Online – Small Business Direct Access (SBDAP)
Training Description: 5S Workplace Organization and Standardization: This training instills a five-step highly disciplined housekeeping technique. This technique provides the Ôhow to’ for a manufacturer to clean up the typically disorganized work area and ensure the success of lean manufacturing on the shop floor.
The 5 steps are:
¥ Sort through all items and remove unneeded items
¥ Set in Order remaining items, set limits, create temporary location indicators
¥ Shine or clean everything and use cleaning as inspection
¥ Standardize the first 3 S’s by implementing visuals displays and controls
¥ Sustain the gains through self-discipline, training, communication and total employee involvement.
Training Objective: Students will experience and learn the basic 5S methodology
¥ Complete visual order & minimum waste of motion in the work area
¥ Maximize value adding work
¥ Point-of-Use Communications resulting in reduced scrap & rework
¥ Safety and improved Quality of Work Life
¥ A basis for Continuous Improvement
¥ "RED” Tagging Unneeded Items List
¥ Hands on experience with Setting-in-Order (Visuals)
¥ Workplace 5S Sustaining Plan and 30-day Kaizen To-Do List
Skill Attainment: 5S Kaizen training will provide a clear understanding and application of the 10 step kaizen process for improvement using the Deming Cycle of continuous improvement; Plan, Do, Check and Act. This training will be used over again and again and will become the standard method for addressing improvement opportunities going forward. The 5S technique provides the Ôhow to’ to clean up the production and office areas that lets employees "see” for the first time the waste that is inherent to the process. This basic tool will become the first step for students to eliminate waste and to streamline work areas.
Online – ISO Internal Auditor 9001:2015 – Small Business Direct Access (SBDAP)
MassMEP 27A Midstate Drive, Auburn, MA, United StatesWho Should Attend: This course is recommended for anyone involved in designing, implementing, maintaining and improving a quality management system and/or performing internal audits of a quality management system, such as quality officers, managers and auditors. No prior knowledge of auditing, quality management systems or ISO 9001:2008 is required prior to attending this course.
Course Highlights / Topics Covered:
- The process approach, performance indicators and risk
- The "Plan-Do-Check-Act” principle
- The key elements of a quality management system, management of documents/records, deviations, corrective and preventive actions
- Management responsibility, management representative and management review
- Measurement, analysis and continuous improvement on customer satisfaction, quality management effectiveness through internal audits, process performance and conformity to product requirements
- What are internal audits
- Why are internal audits conducted
- What preparatory work should be carried out before an audit
- What to pay attention to during the audit
- What is a good audit report
- What aspects are important in monitoring audit results, corrective and preventive actions
Students will benefit by:
- Learning how to plan, conduct, and report quality audit results
- Enhancing your understanding of the components of an internal quality audit program
- Gaining an in-depth understanding of ISO 9001 requirements
- Getting answers to your toughest audit questions
Capturing a working knowledge of the practices, roles and responsibilities of an auditor
The ABC’s of Returning Safely to Work
THIS IS A 5 WEEK SERIES
Webinar #1 – 1 hour
Navigating the alphabet soup of regulations. You will learn all areas of your business where you will need to make changes and considerations for new rules, new equipment, new processes and adapt the factors you consider in decision making.