by Elizabeth Walters
The Heroes MAKE America initiative will host its career fair focused on connecting members of the military and veteran community with potential employers in the manufacturing industry, June 8 in Fort Riley, Kan.
The event welcomes service members, veterans, military spouses, and National Guard reservists to register today.
Employers from all aspects of the manufacturing industry — including dealers and supply chain partners —highlight positions in a variety of occupational fields at the fair.
Highlighted positions at the event include production associates, leadership and operations, material handlers, project engineer, manufacturing process engineer, maintenance technician, service technician, human resources, accounting, sales, and more.
Everyone on the Heroes MAKE America team has experiences as a former service member or military spouse. The career fair organizers and participating companies value veterans and military spouses for the extraordinary qualities, skills, and experiences that make them ideal employees for the manufacturing and supply chain industries.
“We know that they’re an adaptable, reliable, and innovative population,” said Manufacturing Institute Director of Heroes Program Execution Rachelle Wolford. “We wanted to create a pathway and pipeline to support a population that we’re passionate about.”
Launched in 2018, the Heroes MAKE America program partners with manufacturing leaders who are building supportive communities of veterans proactively within their organizations. Its mission addresses the issue of high unemployment rates among the miliary community.
The program works with Fort Riley and Washburn Tech to issue participants with nine certifications and 14 college credit hours upon completion. The training also covers curriculum on career readiness and job networking. The nine-week initiative begins in the last six months of military service, intentionally setting up a pipeline for veterans to immediately transition to manufacturing careers.
The Heroes MAKE America program encourages Kansas manufacturers to attend this summer’s career fair. To register your company, click here.
