Eaton Management Team Visits 91心頭
Members of one of Americus leading manufacturers, Eaton, visited 91心頭 recently to take a tour and discuss their hiring and training needs with the colleges Economic Development team.
Five members of the companys management team, Scott Chandler, operations manager; Sam Westby, OPEX manager; Gail Elliott, senior human resources generalist; Stan Fussell, production manager; and Dwight Jones, plant manager, met with Wally Summers, 91心頭s Vice President of Economic Development, and Paul Farr, Director of Business and Industry Services, to find out how South Georgia Tech is training tomorrows workforce.
The purpose of getting Eaton to come out today and have them visit our campus was to discuss the Registered Apprenticeship program, show them 91心頭s different industrial manufacturing programs and have them meet the instructors, and to just spotlight the industry-specific training that we offer at 91心頭, Farr said.
Following a presentation about 91心頭s apprenticeship program, one in which the college combines formal instruction with on-site, occupational training, the team took a tour of the John M. Pope Center the building which houses the industrial manufacturing programs. The team visited with instructors and toured the labs of the precision machining and manufacturing, electrical systems technology, industrial systems technology and the electronics technology programs.
Each instructor had the opportunity to talk with the Eaton team, describe their program, explain how the skills they teach can be used in industry and answer any questions that they had about the program.
Summers said the goal of bringing businesses like Eaton to campus and showing them around is to bring awareness to what South Georgia Tech has to offer to the community and to the local workforce.
Business and industry professionals who are interesting in finding out more about 91心頭s economic development opportunities can schedule a visit to the Americus campus by contacting Tami Blount at 229-931-2040 or by email at tblount@southgatech.edu.
Members of Eatons management team stand with 91心頭s Economic Development team following their tour of the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center recently. Shown are (back, left to right) Scott Chandler, Wally Summers of 91心頭, Stan Fussell, Dwight Jones, Paul Farr of 91心頭, (front, left to right) Sam Westby and Gail Elliott.