Employers Dispel Myths That Manufacturing Is ‘Dirty and Dangerous’ Job

Local manufacturing companies were out recruiting new hires in Brooklyn Park on Tuesday, Oct. 29, with a message: the industry has changed.

“A lot of people have this preconception of manufacturing being dark, dirty and dangerous, because that’s quite frankly what it could have been in the past,” said Lori Higgins, president of the MetroNorth Chamber of Commerce. “And that’s not at all what it is like today. So there’s technology, there’s wonderful advantages in working in manufacturing.”

The chamber and the North Metro Manufacturing Collective hosted a career and resource fair at the Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center.

Vendors set up tables at a career and resource fair in Brooklyn Park.

Higgins said there’s many open positions at local firms in the northwest suburbs, and they typically pay well.

“We really want to continue to add to that pipeline of future workers, but today is also about adults who are looking to change their job,” Higgins said. “Maybe they’re under employed or unemployed, so they immediately, you know, fill a position.”

A list of open positions within the industry is available here.

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