By working together, PMMI members hope to spark a new generation of manufacturing workers
They say it takes a village to raise a child. PMMI members in Milwaukee and Minneapolis would put it another way: “It takes an industry to raise a workforce.” PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies (www.PMMI.org), has launched JumPPstart, an initiative that calls on members to come together to tackle what many see as a shrinking pool of qualified workers.
PMMI’s Education & Workforce Development Committee Chairman Timm Johnson, vice president, Sales & Marketing, Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, believes perception is a critical underlying issue.