NMA ShopTalk
Your Monthly e-Newsletter - February-March 2020
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NEW MEMBERS!
Please join us in welcoming New Manufacturing Member:
StoRRack Manfuacturing -
division of North American Steel
StoRRack is a manufacturer of steel storage equipment that specializes in high performance and cost effective customizable storage solutions. For over 60 years they have helped their customers make lasting improvements to their facilities by providing the most advanced material handling equipment, warehouse racking systems, and engineering inspection services in the industry.
Their most innovative and cutting edge racking and shelving products are manufactured in 4 full-scale manufacturing plants located in Whitby, Colborne, Edmonton and Mississauga.
Please join us in welcoming New Associate Member:
Mosaic Logistics
Mosaic has synchronized technology with freight and logistics to give mid-level sized companies a competitive edge when managing that aspect of their business. By replacing the traditional methods with a streamlined TMS Software, your company can expect drastically increased efficiencies to its workflow and better business visibility, granular freight analysis and all pertinent information at your fingertips. This control tower will become an extension of your business where you can easily process and manage everything freight related.
Click
HERE
to learn more about Mosaic and what they are doing for businesses in Eastern Ontario
Click
HERE
to learn about their TMS Software.
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NMA hosts East Northumberland Secondary School
Grade 12 students specializing in manufacturing, culinary and entrepreneurship spent the day with the NMA and its innovative partners. Students got the chance to
hear from industry leaders, take a plant tour at Graphic Packaging and learn about the amazing careers and opportunities in Northumberland. We couldn't have been more proud to share our successes and to engage our youth like we've never done before.
The NMA hopes this model of introducing our youth to careers in manufacturing will be implemented across both school boards in Northumberland throughout 2020.
A special thank you to our partners who helped make it all happen!
Lakeland Multi-Trade
Graphic Packaging International
Choco Novolux
NorthumberlandCFDC
MicroFactory & Northumberland Makers
Venture13
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Cobourg Policetech Accelerator
Situated along the Eastern Ontario innovation corridor,
Venture13
is home to Canada’s first small town technology startup competition,
N100
, Canada’s first
Microfactory Co-operative
and now a first-of-its-kind
Policetech Accelerator
. This policetech initiative will establish Cobourg as a test bed for small to mid-sized police force innovation in community safety by driving the adoption of next generation applications in Predictive Analytics, Evidence-based Policing, Distributed Sensing/Virtual Patrols, Community Relations Optimization and other smart policing technologies.
The accelerator will offer research and development partnership opportunities, technology pilots (demonstration and validation) and investments through two streams (Policetech Start-Ups and Policetech Scale-Ups).
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Commuting in Northumberland
MPP David Piccini reached out to the NMA requesting information on our manufacturing employees work commute. He is currently reviewing a GO Bus pilot with local Mayor's and stakeholders.
Thank you to those members who provided us with data on their employees locations and commutes.
We found:
of 1000 employees, 50% live in Northumberland but not in the town they work, 25% live in the town they work, 25% were from outside Northumberland.
The NMA is proud to be at the table to discuss and influence the planning of transportation and the movement of our employees in our County.
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TRAINING ALERT!
Only a few spaces left for
Joint Health & Safety Committee Part One.
March 10, 11, 12
$375+HST per person
Venture13, 739 D'Arcy Street, Cobourg
Contact darla.price@thenma.ca for more details and to register.
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Calling all NMA HR Professionals - We want to hear from you!
In 2019, the NMA had success in helping manufacturers overcome some workforce development challenges - such as recruitment and retention. The NMA provided tools or launched initiatives such as the website job board and the recruitment video MakeWorkBetter.
We would like to know if you are having the same challenges for 2020? Should the NMA run it's recruitment video for another few months to recruit to our area, would you like us to host roundtables to have a more informal discussion and share best practices?
We are asking our HR professionals/Management for some direction and feedback on where you'd like the NMA to focus its efforts in regards to workforce development for 2020.
Please see the survey link below - any feedback you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
SURVEY LINK
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Plant Tour Series 2020
We are excited to announce a new event series - sharing best practices is what we do best! Hope you can join us! Click
HERE
to see all the tours available.
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Should the NMA create and manage a Northumberland Apprenticeship Consortium?
Results from our membership survey. Click
HERE
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Click on the images to learn more and register
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Calling all Members!
Join us May 13th for our Annual General Meeting to celebrate the successes of 2019!
During the meeting we will discussing highlights and achievements over the past year, as well as discussing initiatives planned for the year ahead and the exciting launch of the Smart Manufacturing Forum.
Start the morning with a light breakfast and hot beverage!
Wednesday, May 13
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Venture13, 739 D'Arcy Street, Cobourg
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SAVE THE DATE!!!
Annual Golf Tournament, Thursday June 11
Noon - 7:00 pm
Ashbrook Golf Club, Port Hope
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The NMA is on Social Media!
Stay in the loop, watch our activities and engage in the manufacturing community by joining us on social media. Like, follow and share! Hope to see you there!
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WSPS Safety Connection – Connecting Safety & Ergonomics
Our focus in this session is to explore ergonomics and human behaviour, not only as a part of MSD prevention, but as a crucial component to the success of implementing other health and safety programs in the workplace.
Date: March 10, 2020
Time: 9:30 – 11:30am
Location: Venture13, 739 D'Arcy St, Cobourg, ON, K9A OH6
Cost: Free
Fleming College
Mental Health: Recognizing and Addressing Human Resource
March 31. Click
HERE
to learn more
****If you have specific training needs, let us know! Through collaboration multi-member hosting, we can service the same need at reduced costs and the NMA will do the organizing! Contact us at 289-677-4988 or info@thenma.ca*****
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Check out this awesome Canadian Government Funding Tool!
Innovation Canada provides an online tool that allows businesses to input their funding needs and search on one platform for all opportunities across Canada.
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DON'T FORGET TO SHARE OUR VIDEO!
Recruitment Campaign
The NMA has launched our first video campaign with the goal of recruiting skilled employees to Northumberland.
Check us out! We encourage you to share our video with your friends, colleagues and family Help us Make Work Better!
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