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Bluebag Media
Manufacturing not
what it used to be
GREENVILLE – “This was very educational… it totally changed my
perspective on what factories are like.” Kassidy York and Layne
Washington, 10th grade students at Greenville High School, had almost
identical reactions to their tour at Ramco Electric Motors Oct. 3.
Kassidy said upon graduation from college she’d like to consider Ramco
an option on the accounting side. She was impressed by the company…
“There’s a lot more intricate work put into it than I thought. Also it
really has an effect on our community.” She added she would rather be
on the business side. “I’d like making the customers happy,” she said.
Layne liked the welding part, but added it would also be fun to work on
the line. “It’s really well organized, thought out,” he said. “I’d
consider working here… I think it would be a good career.”
According to Dave Dunaway, president, about half the workforce is
production. The other half is support. He wrapped up the tour for about
20 Greenville 10th graders noting the company is always looking for
people… “Consistent people, wanting to do good work,” he said. These
are the workers they want. The tour was a repeat of the first half of
the morning when Ramco hosted 56 Franklin Monroe 10th graders.
It was part of Manufacturing Day, conducted by Darke County Economic
Development. Tenth grade students from all high schools participated,
spending half of the morning at Memorial Hall and the other half at a
participating manufacturing facility. The manufacturers were Midmark,
Whirlpool, GTI, Ramco and BASF...
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