On Friday, October 4, 2019, Groov-Pin celebrated Manufacturing Day by hosting students from Lincoln High School’s Design & Engineering Academy. The students toured our facility in Smithfield, Rhode Island, along with their Applied Technologies instructor.
Brian Sylvestre and Jon Dupre, Groov-Pin engineers, and Scott Bunn, Groov-Pin’s operations manager, led groups of students through each department – machining, production, quality, cleaning, tooling, and shipping – to give visitors a full overview of our business and manufacturing processes.
We also held a Q&A session after the tour so students could ask questions about what they had learned during the tour. Many students asked questions about various topics including materials, cleaning processes, manufacturing salaries, and health of the industry and competition.
Our team thoroughly enjoyed hosting the group from Lincoln High School. They were engaged, attentive, and curious to know about what goes into manufacturing our fasteners.
We participate in Manufacturing Day because it is a great opportunity to connect with students and educators in our community to give them an idea of what modern careers in manufacturing look like and inspire the next generation.
There are many other benefits to hosting or participating in an event for Manufacturing Day including making people more aware of manufacturing jobs in local communities and more convinced that manufacturing provides rewarding and interesting careers, and increasing motivation to pursue manufacturing careers.
Last year, there were over 3,000 events hosted by manufacturers in all 50 states. You can check out more facts and resources on Manufacturing Day’s official website.
Events like Manufacturing Day and job fairs help people (not just students) make the connection between their interests and strengths and how these can translate to different careers in the manufacturing industry. They also allow manufacturing job candidates to learn about educational opportunities as well as career openings.
Manufacturers need the next generation and their ideas and creativity. By opening our doors not just on Manufacturing Day, but year-round, we can increase awareness about the industry and its needs.
Manufacturing Day inspires us to continue our efforts to attend career fairs and host facility tours to connect with students, parents, and educators.
This month we will also host tours for students from the Intro to Engineering Course at the New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) and high school seniors and instructors from the Providence Career and Technical Academy (PCTA). We look forward to seeing them and answering their questions.