Career Training Course Catalog: Manufacturing
Address: Goodwill Industries Urban Center
355 Sheldon, S.E.
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: 616-451-8800
Fax: 616-451-4050
Facility Description:
Manufacturing Training has been established at the Grandville Urban Center, a real manufacturing environment where participants are paid while they put their newly acquired skills into action.
General Description of Training:
Our light industrial training includes small assembly, Hi-Lo, warehousing, pallet jack use, inventory control, shipping and receiving, MSDS and bio-hazardous material safety. These are all hands-on, paid work experiences that are supported with classroom-based instruction. Classroom instruction will include training on the principles of lean manufacturing, ISO and employability skills, among others.
Goodwill offers a paid transitional work experience component as part of this training. The rate of pay is $5.15 per hour.
Proposed Length of Course:
The current length of training is determined on an individual basis. The skill development of each individual is assessed and an estimated length of training is initially determined. During the training, Instructor, participant and his/her support staff review the Competency checklist and adjust length of training based on the individualfs competency attainment. Hours of training average 20 hours per week of hands-on paid training.
Where will the participants work?
The participant will work in one of Goodwillfs Industrial Operations sites in downtown Grand Rapids, Grandville or Greenville.
What will they be doing?
The participants will be participating as a member of an assembly team to accomplish a pre-determined rate of production while meeting quality standards.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Exhibit a desire to work
- Be a current participant in a Goodwill program
- Participate in the development and execution of his/her vocational plan
Certificate of Completion Criterion:
To complete the training, a minimum of 80% of the designated competencies will be achieved.
Physical Demands of Training:
The physical demands described here representative those that must be met by a participant to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the participant is often required to stand for long periods of time, walk, use hands, talk or hear.
- Regularly required to reach with hands and arms.
- Occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, taste or smell, and operate a computer.
- The participant must regularly lift up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift up to 25 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by the job include distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and ability to focus.
People who are successful in this industry typically like the following:
They like to work with their hands. They enjoy being indoors, being precise and working in teams.
Examples of entry-level jobs participants would qualify for following training:
Hand workers, assemblers, laborers, hand packers, packagers, etc.
Average wage range of entry-level workers in this industry in the Grand Rapids area:
$9.09 - $11.03/hour
What does the job market look like for this kind of work? Is the demand high, medium or low?
The demand is high.
Instructional tools and equipment to be used:
- Varies by job assignment.
- All tools and equipment are provided by Goodwill Industries and are included in the training cost.
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