Certified Production Operator for Manufacturing

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To meet the growing demand for capable machine operators throughout our local economy, Tri-County Technical College and the Center for Workforce Excellence has developed the CPOfM program. It is an intense 2 week certification course intended to prepare serious job seekers or current machine operators to enter and be successful in a entry-level manufacturing career. The years following 2020 have had a devastating effect on the Manufacturing environment here in the Upstate of SC. Growth in manufacturing and the decrease in fully capable machine operators has caused a major strain throughout our region. To provide a talented and capable workforce, TCTC went to work and the CPOfM program was born. This is the industry solution to the widening gap between customer demands and production.

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Certified Production Operator for Manufacturing
Tri-County Technical College, Pendleton Campus
Industrial & Business Development Center

Participants will receive 80 hours of extensive overviews of all major manufacturing processes with emphasis on their responsibilities within each process. These include:

• Introductions and hands-on labs to all major machine processes:
  Electro and Mechanical - Fluid, Electrical, PLC, Robotics and CNC
• Hands-On certifications on over two dozen machine specific tasks
• Quality Systems; Principles of Precision Measurement, ISO 9001,
• Six Sigma and TQM
• Lean Manufacturing Practices; 5S, OEE and Root Cause Analysis
• OSHA 10 Hour Certification
• Team Building
• Effective Communication

Attendees will leave this course with the confidence and abilities to begin a new career or continue a career in manufacturing. They bring with them new perspectives for change and continual improvement.
Decreased retention issues and production delays due to a deficit of qualified machine operators.