New-Hire Training Details

General Information

  • Monday-Friday for 2 consecutive weeks, 7:30am-4:00pm each day

  • Modeled workday, with limited breaks and one 30-minute lunch period

  • Lunch provided daily

Career Readiness

  • Attendance and punctuality

    Active listening skills

    Workplace culture

    How to ask for instructions

    Meeting supervisor’s expectations

    Teamwork

    Getting along with coworkers

    Initiative

    Communication in the workplace

    Getting a positive performance review

    Problem solving

    Quality and productivity

  • Goal setting

    Career exploration

    Getting ahead on the job

    Personal career map

    Career assessments

    Facility tours

  • Reviewing credit reports

    Understanding credit score

    Credit building strategies

    Basics of budgeting

    Banking access

  • Understanding the resume

    Writing a resume

    Completing online applications

    Identifying job search methods

    Making a good impression

    Dressing for the interview

    Interviewing skills

    Planning transportation to/from work

    Leaving a job on the best terms

  • Protecting personal information

    Creating and managing an email account

    Social media online presence

    Communicating electronically

    Technology use at work

  • Hancock County’s youth and adults learn FranklinCovey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People®

    Trainees will learn the 7 Habits and how to apply them at home and in the workplace

Manufacturing Readiness

  • Safety as the #1 rule of manufacturing

    OSHA standards

    Common hazards in the workplace

    Employer safety responsibilities

    Employer and employee rights granted by OSHA.

    Recordable incidents.

    Purpose of personal protective equipment (PPE)

    Selecting and wearing the right PPE, including eye and face protection. hearing protection, hard cats, protective clothing, footwear, etc.

    Common fall protection equipment.

    Smart PPE and protective sensors

    Lock out/Tag out procedures

  • Sort

    Set in Order

    Sweep

    Standardize

    Sustain

    Safety

    Implementing a 5S Program

    5S Communication Boards

    Assessing the Situation

  • Common assembly methods

    Assembly sites

    Manual assembly lines

    Automated assembly lines

    Common automated assembly systems

    Mechanical fastening

    Adhesive bonding

    Welding

  • Measurement, inspection, and tolerance

    Gaging and variable inspection

    Accuracy and precision

    Measuring instruments

    Basic caliper types and their uses

    Reading calipers

    Micrometers

    Mastering and calibration for measuring instruments

  • The Importance of Quality

    Quality Products and Processes

    Internal and External Customers

    Quality Organizations

    Quality and Engineering

    Quality and Purchasing

    Quality and Production

    Quality and Sales

  • Six key concepts of manual programming

    Special features of manual programming designed to make programming easier and safer

    CNC motion control

    CNC programming techniques

    Coordinate system manipulation

  • Industrial robots

    Robotic movements

    Robot programming

    Different categories of industrial robots

    Different types of mobile industrial robots

    Robotic arms

    Welding applications of industrial robots

    Material-handling applications of robots

    Safety precautions for working with robots.

  • Troubleshooting teams

    Root cause

    Common early warning signs

    Purpose of collecting troubleshooting data

    Process of troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting documentation

  • Importance of continuous improvement

    Common types of waste

    Importance of reducing product changeover times

    Describe the importance of reducing inventory

    Inspection and error detection

  • Decimals

    Fractions

    Angles

    Geometry

  • This program uses ToolingU as its primary curriculum

    Participants work toward earning a Certified Manufacturing Associate certificate from SME

    “As the workforce development division of SME, we are more than just a training provider. We empower the manufacturing industry, one company, and one individual at a time. Our products and services are built on a century of experience—and vetted by industry leaders and educators.”