Becoming an Employer of Choice (Augusta Manufacturing Growth Meeting)

3126 Parrish Rd,Augusta GA 30907

28 October, 2021

Description

Manufacturing Growth Educational Series*Location: The Vineyard Church Storehouse Café * Lunch is included in the registration price. Becoming an Employer of ChoiceIn today's environment, many manufacturers are struggling to fill open positions and keep their existing workforce. Learn how to overcome these challenges by discovering what it means to become an employer of choice and what it takes to achieve this status. Join us for a lunch-n-learn event to: Learn how to identify the attributes of an engaged workforceDiscover best practices for becoming an employer of choiceBetter understand how achieving this status can encourage business growth through increased productivity, reduced turnover, and improved employee safety.Event includes lunch, networking, presentation, group exercises, and Q&A. Speaker Information: Speaker: Mike Stonecipher, GaMEP Group Manager of Strategy and Leadership Development Mike specializes in strategic planning and managing projects that will enable top-line growth through product innovation and deliver bottom-line results through process innovation, team development, and lean implementation. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, he served 15 years in the automotive industry with AlliedSignal and Honeywell International, where he held the position of Director of Operations for the Automotive Friction Materials Division. Stonecipher also worked in the energy and sustainability industry and has served on the board of directors for Power Partners, Inc. (formerly a division of ABB). He has extensive experience in leading product and process development, six sigma and lean implementation, factory start-ups, new product launches, and managing operations that serve a global OEM customer base. He was awarded AlliedSignal’s CEO Technology Achievement Award and received a patent for abrasive coating on brake pads. Stonecipher holds a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Tennessee Technological University and an M.B.A. from Brenau University. He has completed Lean Enterprise training through the Lean Design Institute at UT Knoxville and Finance for Executives, Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Series Partners: Augusta Economic Development, Augusta Technical College, Augusta University, Development Authority of Columbia County, and Central Savannah River Area River Commission *This quarterly lunch and learn educational series will deliver actionable tips and tools of the trade specifically designed to help Georgia Manufacturers grow their business. For more information, please visit: www.gamep.org or www.oshainfo.gatech.edu.