Manufacturing Job Openings in Manasota Area Are Hard to Fill

We have all heard lately that the unemployment statistics in the US are high, particularly for the past several years. What is interesting is that in our geographical area, manufacturers are having a very difficult time finding qualified employees to hire. I recently attended a meeting of manufacturers based in the Sarasota/Bradenton Florida area. We are all struggling to find employees with the experience and qualifications we need. There has even been a Gap study performed to determine the specific areas of need and how to best fill these workforce requirements. The study will be revealed to the public soon and an action plan to resolve the workforce deficit will be undertaken. But, it will undoubtedly take time to correct.

In the meantime, we manufacturers are looking at recruiting employees from other areas of the country that may have unemployed workers with the skills and experience we require. New England Machinery is currently looking for experienced employees to fill positions in our Mechanical Design Engineering, Human Resources, Accounting, and Sales Departments. We also need qualified Service Technicians, Machinists and Machine Builders. If you are moving to the Bradenton, FL region and are experienced in any of these positions, stop by and fill out an application.

The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.