Pundits and analysts are writing the national economy is starting to turn around. But how does that affect the job seeker? Jobs are still a hard to find in our region, however there is sign of life.
For us, you can tell how things are going by what the manufacturers are doing. Yes, we've lost a lot of manufacturing jobs and companies over the last couple years, and we may lose more, but recently we've seen in the Employment Times that a couple manufacturers are hiring.
Titan Machine Products is a "full service, high quality contract manufacturing company. Titan provides its defense and commercial customers with precision products, assemblies, services and components." They are currently hiring CNC Machinists in their Westbrook, Maine location.
If you're not skilled in machine trades, what does this mean for you? Manufacturing jobs, no matter their focus, are in and of themselves a butterfly effect that creates ripples throughout various industries. Manufacturing products leads to wholesale trade, which leads to distribution, which leads to retail, which leads to customer service, etc. When the manufacturers are hiring it means they have orders to fill from these other industries, and in turn said industries will need to hire to keep up with their product's demand.
Sure, it's only a couple manufacturers hiring now. But in your job search, keep an eye out on, or an ear to the ground for, the manufacturing industry and what they produce. This will be your gauge as to opportunities in other areas. When you start to see an uptick in manufacturing jobs, you'll know warehouses, transportation, retail stores, and call centers will be hiring more, too.
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