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04 Human Engineering Allan Brown, MEMIC 05 Competing Globally Wade Merritt, MITC 07 A Meaningful Career Donna Brassard, Mainebiz 07 Manufacturing Today Lisa G. Martin, MAME 09 Maker's Month MAME 12 Faces of Manufacturing 31 Manufacturing by the Numbers 32 How to Get Your Dream Job Gilly Hitchcock 33 The 10 Interview Mistakes to Avoid Tyler Pearl 34 Made in Maine 17 American Rheinmetall Systems 18 Casco Bay Steel 21 CONTOUR 360° 22 Cote Crane 24 General Dynamics - Ordnance and Tactical Systems 25 Hews Company, LLC 26 Howell Laboratories, Inc. 27 Hussey Seating Company 28 Pratt & Whitney 30 Wasco Products, Inc. F A L L 2 0 1 7 / M A K I N G I T I N M A I N E 3 Copyright 2017. All rights reserved. Mainebiz® (ISSN# 1530-0749) is published bi-weekly 28 times a year, including three special issues published in July, September and December, by New England Business Media LLC. Periodicals postage paid (USPS# 018-715) at Port land, ME and at additional entry points. Postmaster: Please send changes to: Mainebiz, PO Box 330, Congers, NY 10920-0330. Annual subscriptions are available for $47.95 and include Fact Book and Book of Lists. To subscribe, please visit our website at www.mainebiz.biz, email mainebiz@cambeywest.com or call our circulation department at 845-267-3008. Mainebiz® accepts no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts and in general does not return them to the sender. Subscriber list: We make a portion of our subscriber list avail- able to reputable firms for one-time use. If you would prefer that we not include your name, please call Donna Brassard at 207-761-8379 x327 or email her at donnab@mainebiz.biz. P U B L I S H E R : Donna Brassard M A K I N G I T I N M A I N E E D I T O R : Brad Kane M A I N E B I Z E D I T O R : Peter Van Allen C O N T R I B U T I N G W R I T E R S : Gilly Hitchcock, Maureen Milliken, Tyler Pearl E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T : Mark Jeanneret E D I T O R I A L R E S E A R C H E R : Stephanie Meagher R E S E A R C H A S S I S TA N T : Heide Martin S E N I O R A C C O U N T M A N A G E R S : Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Betsy VanderPloeg A U D I E N C E D E V E LO P M E N T C O O R D I N AT O R : Kelly Ansley M A R K E T I N G / O P E R AT I O N S D I R E C T O R : Alison Nason A division of New England Business Media LLC C E O : Peter Stanton PRESIDENT: Joe Zwiebel C F O / C O O : Mary Rogers GROUP PUBLISHER: Donna Brassard D I G I TA L D I R E C T O R : Jan Holder D E S I G N E R : Michael Geneseo A R T D I R E C T O R : Matt Selva H O S P I TA L I T Y E M E R I T U S : Zoey Contents A GUIDE TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN MANUFACTURING IN MAINE L E T T E R S A R T I C L E S S P O N S O R E D P R O F I L E S From boots to jet engines to baked beans, we're Making it in Maine Manufacturers in Maine have plenty of high-paying jobs available, but they are hurting for workers to hire for these positions — either people with the neces- sary skill sets or those willing to show up on time and be trained on the job. Despite advances over the last four decades, the manufacturing remains mired in stereotypes of a dirty, low- paying industry — set to cut jobs at any moment — only designed for the unsophisticated worker. The industry is working to prove young people can have fulfi lling, interesting careers sup- porting a healthy lifestyle. In honor of October being Manufacturing month, Mainebiz — in partnership with the Manufacturing Association of Maine — is pleased to introduce Making it in Maine, an annual publication designed to connect the young people and others entering the workforce with featured manufacturing companies offering job opportunities and willing to par- ticipate in this effort. The publication is distributed to students at all levels in Maine, and through career centers, career counselors and educators. It will also be used with the Manufacturing Association of Maine's Dream it, Do it program throughout the year. n

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