Education, Training and Workforce Development

Education, Training and Workforce Development

As the school year wraps up for area students, there has been plenty of activity at Precision Plus in the areas of Education, Training and Workforce Development. On May 19^th, Precision Plus and Director of Education & Training Mark Beilman welcomed 20 students from Delavan Middle School.

After Beilman had met teacher Steven Fouts at the Delavan High School Fab Lab open house last fall, they decided together that having the middle school age students visit Precision Plus would be a great opportunity for them to dive even further into technical education and apply what is done at Precision Plus to what they are learning in school.

Beilman gave a presentation to the students and was followed by Dale Wittlieff, Director of Quality & Continuous Improvement, who explained his statistical analysis and chart making skills. This was followed by Beilman, Wittlieff, Applications Engineer Steve Dues, and Production Manager Tom Lankford giving the students a tour of the plant. Wittlief continues to communicate with these students, teaching them about real life issues he encounters daily during his data analysis.

The Precision Plus team that worked with the Delavan students was impressed by their enthusiasm. This was a great group of kids, and Beilman added, “They were interested, listened, asked appropriate questions, and gave feedback when asked questions during the presentation.”

Precision Plus is now gearing up for summer, welcoming both new and returning interns.

New interns for the summer of 2016:

Justin Pawlowski – Justin is in the midst of completing his freshman year of college at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He is the recipient of one of four 2015-2016 Precision Plus sponsored scholarships through MSOE which includes an internship with Precision Plus. He will be rotating through all departments this summer, learning multiple aspects of our business.

William Sanchez – William is finishing his junior year at Elkhorn Area High School and was awarded a Youth Apprenticeship with Precision Plus, starting this fall for the 2016-2017 school year when he is a senior. This summer, he will be working as a 2^nd shift machine operator.

Returning interns for the summer of 2016:

Cameron Bunne had a successful High School CNC Bootcamp experience this spring and is continuing as a full time CNC Operator on the SS Platform this summer. He plans on attending UW – Stevens Point in the Fall of 2016 to pursue an engineering degree.

Matt Dowell will be a CNC Operator on the SS Platform with Applications Engineer Shannon Kelly.

Alden Filko will be a machine operator on a variety of platforms on 1^st shift.

Jessica Flock will be working in the IT Department, focusing on Network Maintenance with CFO/CIO Jeff Lemmermann.

Ryan Reader will be assisting Production Manager Tom Lankford on 1^st shift.

Jake Ruemmele will be working with Manufacturing Engineer Paul McDonough, concentrating on Lean Initiatives.

Tristan Steiner will be working on 1^st shift in the QA Department.

Troy Steinfest will be working in the Material Handling Department on 1^st shift.

The following returning interns are also recipients of a 2015-2016 Precision Plus sponsored scholarship through MSOE which includes an internship with Precision Plus:

Britt Campbell will be working on 2^nd shift in the QA Department.

Carson Filko will be working on 1^st shift as a machine operator in the Miyano Department with supervisor Sam Kirkland.

Amanda Mudlaff will be working with Applications Engineer Hank Gilman, focusing on set-ups on the Hanwha Platform.

The Precision Plus team is looking forward to working alongside these new and returning interns this summer. Stay tuned for Part II! Later this week, we’ll learn what some of our past Precision Plus interns are now doing with their education and training.