Manufacturing companies rely on skilled machinists to maintain productivity, improve quality, and keep pace with changing technology. Investing in employee training is one of the most effective ways to strengthen your workforce, reduce errors, and build long-term capability. Intro to CNC Milling: Build Your Workforce from the Ground Up Finding experienced CNC machinists can be...Continue Reading

AWT is seeking skilled, experienced manufacturing professionals as apprenticeship instructors in inspection, programming, and CNC machining. If you have 5+ years of experience in any of the following areas, please reach out: • NX • GibbsCAM • SolidWorks • CNC Machines, especially Okuma • Inspection equipment, particularly utilizing and teaching CMMs AWT encourages highly experienced,...Continue Reading

Laketran explores ways to expand the industrial workforce on Mentor’s Tyler Boulevard. Photo via Cleveland.com AWT, the Mentor Chamber of Commerce and the Lake County Ohio Port & Economic Development Authority are supporting the City of Mentor and Laketran in their efforts to investigate a transit route of some kind along Tyler Blvd. This initiative...Continue Reading

Check out this list from Ohio Means Jobs!     Occupation Ohio Average Yearly Pay (*US average) Number of openings  Statewide Regional Materials Engineers checkbox Materials Engineers  $68,800 – $117,060 43 15 Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology & Product Development Managers checkbox Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology & Product Development Managers  $102,670 – $152,270 220 63 Manufacturing Production Technicians checkbox Manufacturing...Continue Reading

We’re excited about this year’s ThinkManufacturing Student Expo!  As always it promises to be a great event for students, teachers, and business. Local manufacturers will have booths to showcase careers at their facilities to students from across Lake County.  Since this event is during the daytime, it’s a field trip, so we have an idea...Continue Reading