NORTHWEST TENNESSEE WORKFORCE BOARDAdvanced Manufacturing Study

WHAT IS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING?

• Advanced Manufacturers use processes and technology that makes them globally competitive.

• The efficiency and productivity gained from those processes more than offset the higher cost of U.S. labor.

WEST TENNESSEE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING STUDY

• Conducted for 19 counties in West Tennessee

• Northwest Tennessee Workforce Board obtained grants and sponsors

• Purpose: to find out

• Which companies use advanced manufacturing

• What types of advanced processes

• What types of skills do workers need

• Where/how can workers get required skills

WEST TENNESSEE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING STUDY

• Reviewed 677 West Tennessee companies involved in some type of manufacturing

• Narrowed the list through preliminary interviews and published information

• Conducted interviews with companies that showed potential for advanced manufacturing processes

• 42 companies were found that currently use advanced manufacturing processes

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING STUDY

• Windsor Republic Door- McKenzie • Premier Manufacturing

Corporation- Henderson• Asea Brown Boveri (ABB)-

Alamo• Kolpak/ Manitowoc Company-

Parsons• Caterpillar Precision Machined

Castings- Dyersburg• Colonial Diversified Polymer

Products- Dyersburg• Ermco- Dyersburg• Excel Polymers- Dyersburg

• Nordyne- Dyersburg• NSK Steering Systems- Dyersburg• Polyone- Dyersburg• SRG Global- Dyer and Lauderdale

Counties• Sun Products Corporation-

Dyersburg• Ceco Door Products- Milan• Dana Holding Corporation-

Humboldt

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING STUDY

• U.S. Tool and Gauge Incorporated- Paris• Marvin Windows and Doors-

Ripley• SRG Global- Dyer and

Lauderdale Counties• Black & Decker- Jackson• Bodine Aluminum- Jackson• Devilbiss Air Power Company-

Jackson• H R & M Compressors- Jackson

• Dura Automotive Systems- Milan• Thyssen-Krupp- Middleton• Manufacturers Industrial Group-

Lexington• Volvo-Penta Marine Products,

L.P.- Lexington• Dana Corporation Plumley

Division- Paris• PML, Incorporated- Paris• SETCO Automotive- Paris• Tecumseh Products Company-

Paris

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING STUDY

• Masco Bath Corporation- Adamsville• Monogram Refrigeration LLC-

Selmer• Kohler- Union City• Lennox Hearth Products- Union

City• Waymatic Incorporated- South

Fulton• The Delfield Company- Covington• Unilever- Covington• Parker Hannifin Corporation-

Greenfield

• Intermet- Jackson• ITW Industrial Finishing

Binks/Devilbiss- Jackson• Mill Masters Incorporated-

Jackson• Procter & Gamble Manufacturing

Company- Jackson• TBDN Tennessee Company-

Jackson• Tennalum- Jackson• UGN, Incorporated- Jackson• US Farathane- Jackson• General Electric Company- Selmer

ADVANCED MANUFACTURERSWEST TENNESSEE

U.S. INDUSTRY BY SECTOR

TENNESSEE INDUSTRY BY SECTOR

INDUSTRY BY SECTOR WEST TENNESSEE

PROPORTION OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING JOBS IN WEST TENNESSEE

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING JOBS IN DEMAND IN WEST TENNESSEE

• Computer- Controlled Machine Tool Operators

• Coil Winders, Tapers and Finishers

• Drafter, Engineering and Mapping Technicians

• Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

• Electrical Engineering Technicians

• Electrical Engineers

• Electronics Drafter

• Electronics Engineering Technicians

• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

• Engineering Managers

• First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers and Repairers

• First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers

• Industrial Engineering Technicians

WEST TENNESSEE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING JOBS IN DEMAND

Among employers who responded to the survey

• 455 advanced manufacturing jobs currently needed

• 932 job openings projected in one year

WEST TENNESSEE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING JOBS IN DEMAND IN INDUSTRIES SURVEYED

Category Current Year 1

Plant and System Operators, All Other 0 100

Team Assemblers 30 30

Welders 16 18

Mechanical Drafters, Engineering & Mapping Technicians 10 11

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 6 7

Advanced Manufacturing Employment Outlook

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SECTOR OUTLOOK

Category Estimated Employment Projected 2016Employment

Plant and System Operators, All Other 580 640

Team Assemblers 5770 6400

Welders 1020 1270

Mechanical Drafters, Engineering & Mapping Technicians 510 530

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 90 120

Advanced Manufacturing Sector Outlook

Source: Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development

ANNUAL AVERAGE WAGES FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING JOBS IN DEMAND

ANNUAL AVERAGE WAGES FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING JOBS IN DEMAND

JOBS IN DEMAND IN WEST TENNESSEETHAT SUPPORT ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

• Accountants

• Auditors

• First-Line Supervisors/Manager of Office and Administrative Support Workers

• Helpers-Installation, Maintenance and Repair Workers

• Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers and Weighers

• Machine Feeders and Offbearers

• Metal Workers and Plastic Workers

• Occupational Health and Safety Specialists and Technicians

• Packaging and Filing Machine Operators and Tenders

• Packers and Packagers, Hand

• Plant and System Operators

• Team Assemblers

• Welding, Soldering and Brazing Machine Setters

• Welders, Cutters, Solderers and Brazers

ANNUAL AVERAGE WAGES FOR JOBS IN DEMAND THAT SUPPORT ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

EDUCATION LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

EXAMPLE JOB PROFILE

CAREER PATHWAY

SPONSORS

Bronze Sponsors

• Hamilton-Ryker Group

• Humboldt, Milan, and Greater Gibson County

Chambers of Commerce

• Lauderdale County Government

• Obion County Greater Joint Economic

Development

• Tennessee Municipal Electric System

• Tennessee Technology Center of Covington

• Tennessee Technology Center of Jackson

• Tennessee Technology Center of Newbern

• Tennessee Technology Center of Ripley

• Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie and

Paris

• United Steel Workers, Local 878L

Platinum Sponsors

• Northwest Tennessee Workforce Board

• Tennessee Valley Authority- Benton County Electric System

Gold Sponsors

• Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber of Commerce

• Northwest Tennessee Development District

• Southwest Tennessee Development District

Silver Sponsors

• Dyersburg State Community College

• Manpower West Tennessee

• Memphis Area Associates of Governments

• West Tennessee Industrial Association

• Jackson State Community College