Workforce Development
The 2010 Workforce Development Committee is focused on providing the most up to date information and best practices to Human Resources personnel on common issues facing manufacturing. The committee sponsors periodic workshops, conducts an annual wage and benefits survey and serves as spokesman on federal, state and local legislation involving specific Human Resources issues. Through its new Customized Training initiative, it is also responsible for developing educational and training programs for members, continuing education for employees and working with local educational institutions to improve the skill level of students to better prepare them for manufacturing jobs. FCMA’s Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are also a result of this committee, of which the Maintenance and Reliability SIG began in 2009. Below are the significant initiatives and goals the Workforce Committee is dedicated to providing to the FCMA membership in 2010:
- Customized Training: This benefit is offered exclusively to FCMA members, and is being implemented based on a 30-year foundation of best practices from a similar program conducted by the South Florida Manufacturer’s Association. Utilizing the vast FCMA network, locally and nationally, we have access to a multitude of diverse subject matter experts involving every aspect of training and instruction regarding the manufacturing and logistics industries. This initiative is being coordinated by Joanna Scarboro (CPBA, CPVA, and MBA) whose subject matter expertise in coaching and training has been successful in the manufacturing and logistics communities. FCMA’s Amanda Starling will be assisting Joanna in the administration of the CT initiative. Please contact the FCMA office at 904-296-9664 or email Joanna or Amanda to see how we can assist with your training needs.
- Special Interest Groups (SIGs): The SIGs encourage participants identify similar issues for sharing of best practices and keeping up to date with current issues. Companies share changes they have made to realize savings in operations and facilities, allowing all involved to realize the value. The Maintenance and Reliability SIG and Plant Manager SIG are off to a good start!
- Workshops: Workshops are held monthly on topics generated by both current issues and emerging strategies, such as Health Care and Social Media Networking, along with ongoing significant HR related events that have local, state and federal relevance. Additionally, if you have a topic that is of interest or value to your organization, suggestions are welcome for upcoming workshops. FCMA will locate the subject matter expert that speaks the facts to ensure our membership is in compliance and that our members are the best informed in the industry.
- Wage and Benefit Survey: Are your wage and benefits packages competitive enough to ensure you will attract and retain the employee talent you require to be successful? By participating in this exclusive opportunity you can be confident in your answer to that question. Our goal is to collect information and disseminate it so that you can make decisions regarding the status of your current wage rate and what adjustments you may make to your own compensation package. The questionnaire has been sent to our manufacturers with a completion deadline of June 30. Results are scheduled for release August 1, distributed free of charge to all participants. Cost to non-participating FCMA members is $75 (only to members).
- Half-day Symposium: A sub-committee will be formed to set a date and explore opportunities and themes for a symposium that addresses the workforce needs of our members. Volunteers and inputs are welcome.
The Workforce Development Committee is a very interactive committee whose goal attainment and success is driven by the participation of FCMA members. Get involved, and immediately realize the value!
Welcome to…
APL Logistics
Contact: Ross Urso, Senior Account Executive
Phone: (904) 616-8665
1734 Plantation Oaks Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32233
…a third party logistic company.
Sponsor: FCMA
Crestcom
Contact: Phil Aitken, Vice President
Phone: (904) 568-7445
12641 Briarmead Lane, Jacksonville, FL 32258
…management and leadership training company.
Sponsor: Neil Hancock, Golder Associates
Peak 10, Inc.
Contact: Mike Stockwell, Vice President, General Manager
Phone: (904) 807-4311
4905 Belfort Road, Suite 145, Jacksonville, FL 32256
…leading independent data center operator and managed services provider.
Sponsor: FCMA
Ulrich Research Services
Contact: Nancy Ulrich, President
Phone: (904) 264-3282
1329 Kingsley Ave., Suite A, Orange Park, FL 32073
…full service marketing research and consulting firm.
Sponsor: Nelson Bruton, Interchanges and Les Loggins, Les Loggins Marketing
White Electrical Construction Co.
Contact: Jay Hunter, Branch Manager
Phone: (904) 723-3523
6825 Phillips Industrial Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32256
…the premier source for electrical contracting in the Southeast.
Sponsor: Mark Wood, MJ Wood Fire Protection
FCMA Community
With the help of Interchanges, we have launched a new social networking site called FCMA Community. This website is designed to allow members to keep up with FCMA news and upcoming events, and member promotes interaction. Features on the site include: Group pages for committees and SIGs; photos, videos, blogs; and an interactive calendar. Check out the site by going to FCMACommunity.com. Sign up as a member of the site, and then start networking!
Mark your calendar for our Background Screening workshop to be held 7:30-9:30 AM on May 19 at Golder Associates (9428 Baymeadows Road, 5th Floor). Our presenters will be Don Dymer of SingleSource Services and John MacLennan of Smith Hulsey & Busey. To RSVP, e-mail Sherri Mitchell. Click here for more information.
Announcing the Crane Awards
Outstanding Employee Award Banquet
UNF University Center, Jacksonville, Florida
September 17, 2010 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Click here for more information about the Crane Awards and how you can get involved. Please contact Maria for more information.
Sponsorship Opportunities
FCMA is looking for sponsors for the 2009 Crane Awards. Click here to find out about sponsorships opportunities. If you are interested please contact Maria.
We have begun conducting our annual wage and benefit survey for local manufacturers. If you are a manufacturer and would like to participate in this year’s survey, click here to download the form. E-mail Sherri if you have any questions or if you participated last year and would like to use your 2009 data. Response is due by June 30 to Sherri; results will be available August 1 (free to participating members; cost to all other FCMA members is $75). Information provided will be treated with the strictest of confidence. Results are published in summary only with no individual company information divulged. Please give us your comments on how we may improve this survey.
Doing Business in Turkey - presented by the US Dept. of Commerce
The speakers will provide an overview of the economy, offer an analysis of the best export prospects in this dynamic market and discuss the best practices for doing business in the region.
Details
When: Monday, May 10, 2010
Where: JU Davis College of Business, Room 159, 2800 University Blvd. N.
Time: 7:30-10:30 AM
Cost: $15 per person (free parking, refreshments)
Register online at: doingbusinessinturkey.eventbrite.com
Brazil - Jacksonville Alliance of Northeast Florida
If you have not given much thought about Brazil for business development purposes, here are some opportunities for you to begin: gain knowledge by participating on the Training and gain experience by participating on the Mission.
Please, see attached the flyers for both, training and mission.
For more information, visit BrazilJacksonville.com
MAY 24th at JM Family
Our next General Meeting will be held on May 24th from 4:00 to 6:00PM at JM Family, located at 9985 Pritchard Road in Jacksonville. JM Family is a diversified automotive corporation whose principal businesses focus on vehicle distribution and processing; finance and warranty services; insurance activities; retail sales; marketing and consulting; and dealer technology products and services. For a map to the location, click here.
VAC-CON hosted the April 26 meeting. VAC-CON pioneered the use of polyethylene water tanks to end water leakage and created a modular subframe so that components could be repaired or replaced easily. We had a great turnout at the meeting, including a lot of guests and new members. Attendees at the meeting we treated to an in depth tour of the facility.
Congrats to Golf Tournament Winners!
More than 100 members and guests participated in our annual golf tournament on April 30, benefiting our UNF Engineering School scholarship program. It was a major success for FCMA and provided an excellent opportunity for networking and fellowship.
Member companies who played in this year’s tournament include: Aerostar Environmental Services, Atlantic Marine, Auld & White, WhiteWave, Brown & Brown, Colomer USA, Eng Engineering, Johnson Controls, Georgia-Pacific, IFF, Jacksonville Aviation Authority, Jacksonville Port Authority, Allstates World Cargo, Miller Electric, Gate Concrete, Verizon Wireless, Regions Bank, UNF, Waste Management, WorkflowOne, Eagle SWS, APL Logistics, Progressive Power Products, PBS&J, Rayonier, Rex Corporation, Rogers Towers, Geosyntec, Shaw’s Southern Belle, Solantic, Southland Waste Systems, Spectrum Logistics, Swisher International, Vac-Con, Vistakon, WJ Sapp, CSX Transportation.
Congratulations to all of our winners and thank you to everyone who participated and helped to make FCMA’s 2010 Charity Golf Tournament such a big success!
First place went to Southland Waste Systems
Second place went to Spectrum Logistics
Third place went to PBS&J
“Most Honest Team” went to APL Logistics
Other winners:
Closest to the pin: Brian Stewart, Solantic and Cathleen Prevost, Solantic
Longest drive: Steve Rogers, Georgia-Pacific
Longest putt Andy Allen, Southland Waste Systems
Putting contest: Jamie Jolly, IFF
Wine Raffle: Louis Costanza, Regions Bank and Alex Williams, IFF
Thank you to all the companies and individuals who made this year’s event a success! We would not have been able to accomplish this without the support (of time and/or donations).
Our 2010 Golf Sponsors…
Hole Sponsors
Aerostar Environmental Services, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Atlantic Marine, Auld & White Constructors, Inc., Bacardi Bottling Corporation, Brown & Brown Insurance, Inc., Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Jacksonville, Colomer USA, Inc., Eng Engineering, Florida Power & Light Co., Georgia-Pacific Corp., Ian Martin LTD, IFF Chemical Holdings, Inc., Jacksonville Aviation Authority, Jacksonville Port Authority, Maxwell House-Kraft, Miller Electric Co., PBS&J, Randstad, Rayonier, Rex Corporation, Rogers Towers, W.J. Sapp & Son, Inc., Shaw’s Southern Belle Frozen Foods, Solantic, Southland Waste Systems, Spectrum Logistics, Swisher International, Inc., VAC-CON, Vistakon
Silent Auction, Goody Bags, and Prizes
Advanced Disposal Services, Inc., Advantus, Aerotek, Aflac, Aerostar Environmental Services, Akerman Senterfitt, Anheuser-Busch, APL Logistics, Bacardi Bottling Corporation, CND Trucking, CopyFax, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Jacksonville, Colomer USA, Inc., Corporate Traffic, Colonial Complete Benefits, CopyFax, Dixon Hughes PLLC, Kelly Services, JEA, Maxwell House-Kraft, Moran Environmental Services, Merita/Interstate Brands, Pal-King, National Premium, Paycor, Pilot Pen, Pine Castle, Port City Promotions, Regions Bank, R. L. Harris LLC, Rogers Towers, Shaw’s Southern Belle Frozen Foods, Singlesource Services, Southland Waste Systems, Spectrum Logistics, SingleSource, Suncoast Industrial Services, SunTrust, Swisher International, Inc., Trend Offset Printing, Turner Pest Control, Wyle Labs
Thank you to the Committee…
We especially appreciate the leadership of Charlie Moore, Southland Waste Systems (2010-2011 Chairman). He would like to recognize his team members that went above and beyond the call of duty: Kal Patel, Aerotek for challenging his company to match the wine donated by other companies for the Wine Raffle, getting additional donations by making himself available to the entire committee; Wanda Fort, AFLAC for recruiting the most players and donations in the shortest amount of time; Silent Auction Coordinators - Sarah Sanders, Kelly Services and Susan Wright for all their hard work.
Once again we thank Charlie Moore, Southland Waste Systems (Golf Chairman) and Amanda Osborne, Wachovia (Assistant Golf Chairperson).
Committee
Charlie Moore, Chairman, Southland Waste Systems
Amanda Osborne, Assistant Chair, Wachovia
John Townsend, Aerostar Environmental Svs.
Kal Patel, Aerotek
Mike Marlette, Aerotek
Wanda Fort, AFLAC
Lisa Diaz, Corporate Traffic
Larry Kay, Energy Reduction Solutions
Sarah Sanders, Silent Auction Coordinator, Kelly Services, Inc.
Raquel Crummitt, National Premium
Blake Sherrod, S. David Co.
Nicole Bernath, Southland Waste Systems
Greg Wellstead, Spectrum Logistics
Dan Heald, SunCoast Industrial Services
Susan Wright, Silent Auction Coordinator, Turner Pest Control
Best Practices for Layoffs Workshop
Employers face significant legal risks in making decisions concerning layoffs, downsizing, and reduction in force. Jeff Watson with Fowler White did a great job explaining the modern reality in this month’s workshop.
CAP Community Project
On April 24th, the North Jacksonville CAP companies’ (IFF (International Flavor & Fragrance), CSXT, Riechhold Chemical, and LyondellBasell) community project at Brentwood Elementary School was a huge success. Volunteers planted 60 azaleas, holly bushes, 30 bags of mulch, and 6 flower beds. The majority of the work was concentrated in the school’s courtyard area.
Special Interest Groups
The Maintenance & Reliability SIG was held at Miller Electric well attended topic discussion was on Contractor Management. If interested please contact Sherri Mitchell at the FCMA office.The Plant Managers SIG (pictured right), headed up by founder George Robbins, was also kicked off this month. Contact Debbie Warren if you are interested in the Plant Managers group.
CB Richard Ellis… Senior Associate, Jeff Nelson was featured in an article in the Jacksonville Business Journal. Click here to read the article.
Ellis & Associates… promoted Michael T. Gruber to director of sales, Joe Champion to director of construction materials testing and inspection, Traci Edmonds to transportation project administrator in the CMT group, Justin Scarberry to manager of CMT field operations, and Will Vaughn to manager of CMT lab operations.
Jacksonville Aviation Authority… promoted Tony Cugno to director of aviation management. Cugno has been with the authority since 2002.
Kaman Aerostructures… held an event to celebrate the 500th H-60 helicopter cockpit manufactured by Kaman on April 22nd.
The LBA Group… hired Delena Howard as director of health care consulting services.
Maxwell House Coffee Company… was featured in an article, “A Century of Coffee,” in the Jacksonville Daily Record in honor of the Jacksonville plant’s 100 anniversary this year.. Click here to read the entire article.
Paramount Performance Marketing… hired Trey Byrd as an account executive.
Paramount Performance Marketing and Predictive Results… were featured in an article in the Jacksonville Business Journal about the use of a formal sales process to find the right clients. Click here to read the article.
Rayonier… is relocating its corporate headquarters from the Northbank of Downtown Jacksonville to the Riverplace Tower on the Southbank.
Southland Waste Systems… hired Rosanna Woodard as a sales representative.
Summit Electrical Contractors… hired Kevin Hackett as controller.
Vistakon… donated $5,000 to Dreams Come True to support the programs and services of the nonprofit.
Jacksonville Business Journal “The List” of top Jacksonville law firms… FCMA members on this list are:
1. Rogers Towers PA
2. Holland & Knight LLP
3. Smith Hulsey & Busey
5. Akerman Senterfitt
8. McGuireWoods LLP
9. Fowler White Boggs
10. Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP
27. Constangy, Brooks & Smith LLP
49. Ford & Harrison LLP
49. Lewis, Longman & Walker
- Amendment 4 Opens The Floodgates For Special Interest Lawsuits - “This November, voters will be faced with a number of tough decisions at the ballot box. Fortunately, one of the most important decisions should also be the easiest. Amendment 4, a “Vote on Everything” proposal, would kill jobs, raise taxes, and lead to endless litigation at taxpayer expense.”
- Northeast Fla. Yearbook 2010 - “Downtown, Cecil Field and Mayport hold the key to success.”
- Making the Case for Made in America - “Reshoring fair aims to provide manufacturers lower total cost of ownership via local sourcing opportunities.”
- US manufacturing growth revs up, construction down - “The U.S. manufacturing sector expanded in March at its strongest pace in 5 1/2 years, leading the rebound from the recession on growth in exports and inventory rebuilding.”
- Troops rally on both sides of Amendment 4 battle - “A war is brewing over a proposed constitutional amendment that could dramatically change the development process in Florida, and business leaders in Jacksonville are on the front lines of the fight.”
- The rails and roads to recovery - “Expert panel says international supply chain will boost business”
- Developing countries vie to be Jacksonville port’s largest trade partner - “Two of the Port of Jacksonville’s largest trade partners continue to be traditional international heavyweights, but developing countries are gaining on them.”
- Jacksonville manufacturers battle for control in antitrust suit - “A company that makes a pine-derived food and drug additive says a local supplier with a minority ownership in the company is attempting a hostile takeover.”
- Jacksonville’s planned inland ports offer prime access and savings - “At first glance, plans to develop three plots of more than 1,000 acres each in rural Northeast Florida seem like pipe dreams.”
- Boeing wins $69m contract to build drones at Cecil Field - “The testing and production of the U.S. Air Force’s new drones will be built by Boeing at Cecil Field.”
Jacksonville aviation has nearly $2.9B impact
“Jacksonville’s four commercial and general aviation airports have a nearly $2.9 billion annual impact, according to a Florida Department of Transportation study. Jacksonville International Airport, Cecil Field, Craig Municipal Airport and Herlong Airport employ nearly 29,900 people, according to the ‘Florida: Statewide Aviation Economic Impact Study.’”
Source: Jacksonville Business Journal
