TALENT DEVELOPMENT KNOW-HOW
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specific to the training needs of the employee, something we’ve previously been unable to do when working on the production floor.” Sean Shapiro, pultrusion crew lead at GEOTEK came in with zero knowledge about GEOTEK or its processes but was familiar with manufacturing as an industry. “Now I can run any machine or any role within my department, having learned it entirely from the ground up. I think the learning center is a great opportunity and I have experienced the transition from learning in a conference room, to learning in a hands-on classroom. I already take part in training on the floor, and it excites me to get to train others in a structured classroom environment. You can have an engineer teach, but it’s better to have someone with hands-on experience working day in and day out teach another team member on a process,” he says. As a leader and manager, Bailey Kazeck, pultrusion department manager at GEOTEK, says the changes made to the training program and addition of the learning center
THIS MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPACE IS EQUIPPED WITH A:
• Computer lab • Customizable classroom section with seating • Large presentation screen • Multiple hands-on learning stations that replicate production departments
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