Manufacturing & Logistics Cluster

Manufacturing and Logistics, the creation of and movement of products from inception to the consumer does indeed 'propel the pipeline of commerce' both nationally and globally!
This cluster is comprised of employers ranging from 12 employees to several hundred; from metal fabrication, plastics, food and chemical to national and regional distribution hubs for food products. It is the largest and most comprehensive of the three clusters. Formerly separate clusters, Logistics and Manufacturing were merged in 2004 to complement the definition and significance of supply chain management.

Hiring projections from this group indicate that from January 2010 to January 2012, the following positions will be in demand: Machine Operators, Warehouse Selectors/Stockers/Loaders/ Packagers/Handlers, Fork Lift Operators, Truck Drivers/CDL, General Labor, Mechanic - Industrial Machinery, Engineers, Outside Sales Representatives, 1st Line Supervisors, Sheet Metal Workers, Maintenance Repairers, Assemblers - Production, and Inspectors.

Cluster Companies

ALCOA, Inc. - Danville ALSTOM - Gas Turbine Mfg. - Danville Automation International, Inc. Ball Corporation Bunge Danville Metal Stamping Co., Inc. Danville NECA-IBEW Electrical JATC Dines Machine & Manufacturing DynaChem, Inc. EnvirOx, LLC Fiberteq, LLC Greenwood Plastics Industries KIK Custom Products Leatherneck Hardware, Inc. Mervis Industries, Inc. MT Systems, Inc. Quaker Oats Co. ThyssenKrupp Crankshaft Co. ThyssenKrupp Presta Danville, LLC Towne Machine & Tool Co. Tridan International, Inc. Turtle & Hughes Co. Viscofan USA, Inc. Watchfire Signs by Time-O-Matic, Inc.

 

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