Manufacturing – Growing in New England
April 2009

Welcome to the April 2009 MassMEP & Manufacturing Advancement Center Career Opportunities & Programs Update. Included are the latest job openings and events of interest across the region, as well as highlights from the latest issue of The MAC Action Newsline.

Career Opportunities

Director of Lean Operations, Maynard, MA
Powell Flute is looking for a Director of Lean Operations to transform Operations so that they live by lean concepts and continue to produce the highest quality musical instruments in the world within a price category. This position reports to the Vice President Finance.

Project Manager/Customer Relations, Worcester, MA
Biomass Combustion Systems, a leading manufacturer of industrial wood fired furnace systems, is seeking a full-time person to wear a number of different hats — work with AutoCAD or SolidWorks, interact with vendors, manage boiler projects, and more.

Programs & Events

• Just-in-Time HR Webinar: 2009 Employment Law Update, April 14, 2023
• Principles of Lean Manufacturing for Job Shops, Portsmouth, NH – April 23, 2023
• Improve Your Business Performance and Bottom Line, Worcester, MA – April 23, 2023
• Pull Systems, Inverness Medical, Scarborough, ME – April 28, 2023
• Principles of Lean Manufacturing Workshop, North Andover, MA – May 6, 2023
• Lean Marketing and Sales, Boston, MA – May 7-8, 2009
• Taking Action With Lean Accounting, Nashua, NH – May 7-8, 2009
• Just-in-Time HR Webinar: Principals of Lean Office, presented by AIM and Mass MEP, May 12, 2023
• One Piece Flow, Fisher Engineering, Rockland, ME – May 12, 2023
• Principles of Lean Manufacturing for Job Shops, Laconia, NH – May 21, 2023
• Combined JMQC Meeting, Titan Machine, Windham, ME – May 26, 2023
• Process of Cultural Change, New Haven, CT – June 2-3, 2009
• Just-in-Time HR Webinar: Navigating the Massachusetts Workforce Training Grant Application Process, June 9, 2023
• Principles of Lean Manufacturing for Job Shops, Concord, NH – June 25, 2023

MAC Action Newsline: Highlights

From the Desk of Jack Healy

• Manufacturing Needs the Support of Manufacturers
• The Innovation Imperative in Manufacturing: How the US Can Restore Its Edge
• Lean in the Classroom

Successful Implementations in Lean

• Picking Up the Signal: Lean Becomes Foundation for Growth at Diamond Antenna

Education & Workforce Development

• Education in the 21st Century
• The Mid-Massachusetts STEM Pathways Initiative

Growth Strategies

• MassMEP’s Next Generation Manufacturing Study Inputs Due April 8th

Plus Industry News

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