A former US Marine Corps Gunner and graduate of Meridian Community College’s Precision Machining program, Sean Datusch, like so many, found a CNC career path by chance. Sean is now working as a Technical Line Specialist at Glock Inc. in Smryna, Georgia.
Owner of TNT Machine in Auburn, California, machinist and entrepreneur Trent Phippin credits his positive outlook, desire for learning and passion for the trade in his career success. Harnessing the value of social media (nearly 4,000 followers on LinkedIn) has given Trent and TNT Machine added global exposure and valuable resources.
The skilled labor shortage continues to be the largest challenge manufacturers face. Enoch Precision Machining (enochmachining.com) located south of Portland, OR took up that challenge by implementing their own in-house technical training program to address the skills gap.
Jeston Porter, Enoch’s full-time Lead Trainer recently discussed their unique, but highly-effective solution with Jon House of hireCNC.
An Advanced Manufacturing teacher at Van Buren Tech in Lawrence, MI, Gabriel Kooyers recognizes the importance of inspiring youth at the high school level to pursue hands-on class options- eventually leading to potential career paths in machining and related fields.
Like so many others, Jackie Heeremans- a certified Tool & Die maker, happened upon a CNC career by chance. Her industry story began as a CNC machine operator and has evolved into her current role with DGI Supply (dgisupply.ca) as a Technical Sales Representative in Southern Ontario.
Parneet Saggu realized the value of a mechanical engineering and machining background when looking for work in a challenging economy after graduating from George Brown college.
