Manufacturing - Growing in New England
December 2008
Welcome to the December 2008 Manufacturing Advancement Center & MassMEP Career Opportunities & Programs Update. Included are the latest job openings and events of interest across the region and highlights from the latest issue of The MAC Action Newsline.
Career Opportunities
Manufacturing Engineering, Fall River, MA
Fall River company is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer. The position will be responsible for all engineering activities related to designing, tooling, production, and quality assurance of parts and finished models.
Programs & Events
STEM Symposium, College of the Holy Cross, Hogan Campus Center, Worcester, MA — December 3, 2008
Tech Conference 2008: Alternative Energy, Can Middle Market Dealmakers Find Opportunity Amidst the Hype, Boston, MA — December 4, 2008
WPI Venture Forum Meeting, Worcester, MA — December 9, 2008
Getting Your Foot in the Doors of New Accounts, Marketing & Sales Tactics, Dartmouth, MA — December 10, 2008
Lean Champions Roundtable at Varian Semiconductor Equipment, Gloucester, MA — December 11, 2008
Lean Office, MassMEP @ Worcester Technical High School, Worcester, MA — January 6, 2009
ProMat, Chicago, IL — January 12-15, 2009
Training Within Industry - Job Instruction, MassMEP @ Worcester Technical High School, Worcester, MA — January 12-16, 2009
Basic Manufacturing Skills, MassMEP @ Worcester Technical High School, Worcester, MA — January 12-28, 2009
Central Maine Lean Manufacturing Roundtable, Brewer, ME — January 13, 2009
Southern Maine Lean Manufacturing Roundtable, Gorham, ME — January 27, 2009
Machine Operator Skills Training (MOST), MassMEP @ Worcester Technical High School, Worcester, MA — February 9-20, 2009
5S, Standardization and Set Up Reduction, Kennebec Tool & Die, August, ME — February 10, 2009
Plant Layout/Quick Changeover, Little Harbor Windows, Berwick, ME — February 24, 2009
Lean Implementation Strategies, Lonza Rockland Inc., Rockland, ME — March 10, 2009
TBD, Advanced Manufacturing Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME — April 14, 2009
Pull Systems, Inverness Medical, Scarborough, ME — April 28, 2009
One Piece Flow, Fisher Engineering, Rockland, ME — May 12, 2009
Combined JMQC Meeting, Titan Machine, Windham, ME — May 26, 2009
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