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F a l l 2 0 1 7 • S T U F F 6 9 C O M P A N Y P R O F I L E S MARION MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. Marion Manufacturing Co. is a leader in the field of progressive stamping and metal components — and has been for quite a while — all while keeping up with innovation. Over the past seven decades, the company's risen to the top, with many U.S. companies turning to Marion for products its competitors simply don't make. With the latest CAD manufacturing software and efficient, on-site tooling, Marion reduces the time it takes to get new products to the market place for its customers. Companies in the medical, automotive, aerospace and telecommunications fields hire Marion to make metal components they need, like terminals or fasteners, for example — for medical devices, or pieces that go in military guidance systems. The company also makes automotive products, like receptacles for cell phone car chargers. Tool and die makers; power press operators; tool setters; shipping and receiving personnel; and quality assurance team members. Marion does not take on interns, but does offer apprenticeships for various skilled positions in the company. Its current tool and die apprentice, for example, is in an 8000-hour state accredited program after completing nine months of advanced manufacturing at Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury. Marion Manufacturing reimburses employees for technical training and work-related college classes. "Tool-and-die makers and CNC machinists are some of the most-needed jobs in Connecticut. We're always going to need manufacturing; everything around you is manufactured. Everyone has a misconception that manufacturing is dangerous, dirty, and that you don't make a lot of money. In today's industry that simply is not the case. "I wanted something where I could work with my hands and be educated at the same time. I got into tool setting … I didn't know what it was like. Now I'm working with presses, learning how to operate them and set them up. I get to work with my hands … better than sitting at a desk all day." P R O D U C T S C O M PA N Y B E N E F I T S www.Marionmfg.com Address: 1675 Reinhard Road, Cheshire, CT 06410 Phone: 203-272-5376 Full-time employees: 23 Year founded: 1946 President: Douglas Johnson C A R E E R / J O B O P P O R T U N I T I E S Tyler Johnson Sal Rubano I N T E R N S H I P P R O G R A M C O M PA N Y P R O F I L E POSITION: Tool-and-Die Apprentice AGE: 20 SCHOOL: Cheshire High School, Naugatuck Valley Community College YEARS AT COMPANY: 1.5 POSITION: Tool-Setter Apprentice AGE: 20 SCHOOL: Cheshire High School TIME AT COMPANY: 4 Months