MTE investing, expanding locally and globally
MTE Corp.N83 W13330 Leon Road, Menomonee FallsIndustry: Power Qualitywww.mtecorp.com Menomonee Falls-based MTE Corp. is investing in capital equipment, expanding...
Franklin Business Park companies teaming up with MATC on training program
Companies in the Franklin Business Park and Milwaukee Area Technical College are in the planning stages of establishing an employee training program that is slated to start in late 2015 or early 2016.
The objective of the program is for MATC faculty to come to the business park and teach a variety of classes to employees of participating companies. Employees would receive in-demand training in a convenient location, and the collaboration of businesses would make the classes more affordable.
The objective of the program is for MATC faculty to come to the business park and teach a variety of classes to employees of participating companies. Employees would receive in-demand training in a convenient location, and the collaboration of businesses would make the classes more affordable.
Tailored Label boosts productivity through unique cross-training program
Tailored Label Products Inc. has developed its own method for strengthening employees’ skillsets, improving workplace efficiency and fostering teamwork.
Called the 3x3 cross-training program, it is a system in which employees are trained to become proficient in at least three different positions, and each job can be performed by at least three employees.
Such tasks include running a printing press, ink mixing and color matching, laminating, or working in shipping, receiving, or in the warehouse.
“What we want is for every employee to have at least three pieces of equipment or processes that they are rock stars at,” said Jeff Kerlin, president and chief operating officer of the Menomonee Falls-based label manufacturer.
Called the 3x3 cross-training program, it is a system in which employees are trained to become proficient in at least three different positions, and each job can be performed by at least three employees.
Such tasks include running a printing press, ink mixing and color matching, laminating, or working in shipping, receiving, or in the warehouse.
“What we want is for every employee to have at least three pieces of equipment or processes that they are rock stars at,” said Jeff Kerlin, president and chief operating officer of the Menomonee Falls-based label manufacturer.
Smithfield Foods undergoing 12,500-square-foot expansion
Smithfield Foods' Cudahy-based dry sausage facility broke ground Thursday on an expansion that will add 12,500 square feet, four new smokehouses and two dry rooms. It is scheduled to be completed in March 2016.
Mortara breaks ground on $5 million facility, plans to hire 150
Milwaukee-based Mortara Instrument Inc. is scheduled to break ground later today on a $5 million, 64,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility. Expected to reach full occupancy in March 2016, the expansion is said to allow for the creation of more than 150 jobs over the next five years.
Kangaroo Brands expands Milwaukee HQ, plans to hire 50
Milwaukee-based Kangaroo Brands Inc., a manufacturer of specialty breads and frozen handheld sandwiches, recently spent more than $1 million to convert 2,500-square-feet of storage space into production space.
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Indian motorcycle manufacturer establishing North American HQ in Third Ward
Indian motorcycle manufacturer Royal Enfield plans to establish its North American headquarters in the 101-year-old Mitchell Leather Factory & Retail Store building in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.
Milwaukee ranks highest in manufacturing job growth
Milwaukee ranks highest in the nation in manufacturing job growth, according to a new report by the New York City-based statistics firm Wanted Analytics.
Allcast undergoing $14 million expansion in Washington County
Allcast LLC, a custom aluminum die-casting manufacturer, is undertaking a $14 million expansion of its facility in Washington County—a project expected to create 88 new jobs.
Johnson Controls to build automotive battery plant in China
Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. announced today that it plans to build a new $200 million automotive battery manufacturing facility in northeastern China. The state-of-the-art plant, located in the city of Shenyang, will have the capacity to produce 6 million automotive batteries a year.
