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A Bright Solution for Future OEM Machining Workforce

An integrated skills-based trades program from Hoosier Feeder Company and New Castle Career Center prepares students for machine assembly jobs.

Chris Schombert, executive VP of Hoosier Feeder Company, speaking to New Castle Career Center students.
Chris Schombert, executive VP of Hoosier Feeder Company, speaking to New Castle Career Center students.
Hoosier Feeder Company

The momentum in the labor market is shifting. Companies struggle to fill positions as the market fluctuates and the gap of skilled, knowledgeable workers grows. Forward-thinking organizations are now using a skills-first method in the hiring process to meet demand. As a result, skills-based training has become vital for building the future oem machining workforce. 

Hoosier Feeder Company, Knightstown, Indiana, produces vibratory, centrifugal, and specialty feeding systems, designed to singulate and orient parts for packaging and assembly automation. The company has partnered with New Castle Career Center, located in New Castle, Indiana. Together, they support its integrated skills-based machine trades program and transform the way students prepare for the workforce. Designed for local high school juniors and seniors, the machine trades learning program provides a high-quality education. It combines real-life industry experiences to develop the skills and knowledge they need to be successful in a career in machining and machine assembly.  
New Castle Career Center provides hands-on machine assembly and problem-solving skills.New Castle Career Center provides hands-on machine assembly and problem-solving skills.Hoosier Feeder Company

“Students get hands-on experience in the classroom with actual equipment and machinery," said Greg Dickerson of the machine trades program at New Castle. "Then, in their senior year, they get valuable work experience by going to facilities like Hoosier Feeder Company,”

New Castle Career Center offers a machine trades class that allows high schoolers to learn machining and machine and assembly trade skills. It provides two courses for beginners and intermediate students. The precision machining program enables students to become familiar with standard practices in the industry. These include surface grinding, drill press, lathe, mill, CNC, CAD Software, and precise measuring equipment.

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