Creating a 21st Century Workforce Jennifer Kruse, SPHR Director of Human Resources Vermeer

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Creating a 21st Century WorkforceJennifer
Kruse, SPHRDirector of Human ResourcesVermeer
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• Privately held family owned company
• Manufacture hay harvesting and large industrial
  equipment
• Vision Taking Care of Customers Worldwide with
  Better Solutions

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Indian Hills Community College Partnership

• On Campus
• Advisory Board Participation
• Lean Manufacturing
• Class trips to Vermeer
• Visits to surrounding community High Schools
• Oskaloosa, Eddyville-Blakesburg, Bloomfield

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High School Teacher Internships

• High School Teachers the World of Manufacturing
• Mary Andringa, Co-CEO President
• David Corbin, Vice President of Operations
• High School Teacher Internship Program
• 10 Teachers
• Three Week Session during the summer
• Rotate through all functional areas
• Compensation AEA Credit

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High School Teacher Internships cont.

• Week One
• Procurement, HR, Quality, Engineering, Marketing,
  Finance
• Week Two
• Kaizen Event
• Welding Parts Flow, Baler Model Line Layout
• Week Three
• Operations Safety, Machine Shop, Welding,
  Assembly, Receiving, Paint

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High School Teacher Internships cont.

• Feedback from Teachers
• I now have a lot of information about careers
  and career-readiness from lots of different areas
  that I need to pass on to colleagues and students
  at my school.
• I thought the whole three weeks was great and
  eye opening. There was so much more to this
  operation than I imagined.
• My knowledge base has been expanded
  exponentially.
• Follow-up Meeting with Teachers
• When I was at Vermeer

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High School Teacher Internships cont.

• Results
• Onsite equipment demonstrations
• Tour Vermeers Water Treatment building
• Vermeer people visiting classrooms
• Career Opportunities
• Machinists, Welders, Engineering, etc.
• Preparation for job search and interviews
• Finance (Apples Oranges)
• Marion County Advisory Meeting
• Relationship between Manufacturing and High
  Schools

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Vermeers Annual Training Camp

• Involves every team member in a highly
  interactive learning event
• Strategic Objectives
• Job Specific Quality, Benefits, Market Based
  Strategy, Finance, Continuous Improvement, etc.
• FY06 Camp
• Healthy Future
• Healthy Company
• Healthy You

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