Let’s start the New Year with a new apprentice and a new industrial partner! That’s how Northeast State and the Regional Center for Advanced Manufacturing (RCAM) kicked off the first week of 2022.
Northeast State staff welcomed Ryan Hickman from ebm-papst, Inc., to sign his apprenticeship contract at the RCAM in Kingsport on January 7. Hickman represents the first employee from ebm-papst to enter apprenticeship program. He enters the program’s Mechantronics apprentice path.
“It is a great day to host our new apprentice and industrial partners,” said Heath McMillian, executive director of Economic & Workforce Development at RCAM. “Today, we welcome Ryan and our friends from ebm-papst into the RCAM family.”
RCAM established the Northeast State Registered Apprenticeship Program in collaboration with the United States Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Apprenticeship. The program enabled RCAM to provide registered apprenticeships in partnership with employers around the College’s service region.
“The apprenticeship is a great way for us to support our employees,” said Leah Tilson, human resources generalist at ebm-papst. “Ryan has already shown a mindset of wanting to do more and grow in the company; that’s why we felt this would be a great opportunity for him.”
With international headquarters in Germany, ebm-papst began operations in Johnson City during 2019. The company expects to begin production later this year in a second operations facility located at the Washington County Industrial Park in the Telford community.
The ebm-papst company manufactures electric motors used in fan systems. From automotive to HVAC and all points in between, the company’s products power thousands of ventilation applications around the world.
The Johnson City facility employs approximately 75 people. Tilson said the new facility will employ 120 personnel upon completion. The company employs more than 15,000 people in locations including China, Germany, and the United States.
As a DOL-registered apprenticeship sponsor, RCAM develops training curricula for companies of any size. This training is especially valuable for smaller companies and entrepreneurs that might not otherwise be able to offer or sustain an apprenticeship program for their employees. Each employee completing a sponsored apprenticeship received a DOL certificate of completion.
Mechatronics combines the knowledge of mechanical technology with electrical technology and electronic circuits. Mechatronics technicians perform critical maintenance and repairs on complex systems that use robotics, Programmable Logic Controllers, hydraulics/pneumatics, and electrical/electronic circuits. The Mechantronics schedule delivers 8,000 hours of on-the-job training for an apprentice from enrollment to graduation.
Tyler Warwick, senior maintenance technician at ebm, leads the Johnson City site’s maintenance department. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology and joined the company shortly after operations began in 2019. He noted the apprenticeship program created an attractive path for career-oriented students ready to enter the workforce.
“We hope it will be a viable option for young people coming right out of high school, who are looking to start a serious career on the fast track,” said Warwick. “You should be able to work, learn practical skills at a faster rate and be making money all the while.”
Tilson noted that the attributes to achieve success at ebm-papst were straightforward: Come to work, be eager, have a good attitude, and want to be there.
“At EBM we are going to set you up for success,” said Tilson. “If you show that need or desire, we are going to do everything we can to figure out how to make it happen for you.”
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Let’s start the New Year with a new apprentice and a new industrial partner! That’s how Northeast State and the Regional Center for Advanced Manufacturing (RCAM) kicked off the first week of 2022.
Northeast State staff welcomed Ryan Hickman from ebm-papst, Inc., to sign his apprenticeship contract at the RCAM in Kingsport on January 7. Hickman represents the first employee from ebm-papst to enter apprenticeship program. He enters the program’s Mechantronics apprentice path.
“It is a great day to host our new apprentice and industrial partners,” said Heath McMillian, executive director of Economic & Workforce Development at RCAM. “Today, we welcome Ryan and our friends from ebm-papst into the RCAM family.”
RCAM established the Northeast State Registered Apprenticeship Program in collaboration with the United States Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Apprenticeship. The program enabled RCAM to provide registered apprenticeships in partnership with employers around the College’s service region.
“The apprenticeship is a great way for us to support our employees,” said Leah Tilson, human resources generalist at ebm-papst. “Ryan has already shown a mindset of wanting to do more and grow in the company; that’s why we felt this would be a great opportunity for him.”
With international headquarters in Germany, ebm-papst began operations in Johnson City during 2019. The company expects to begin production later this year in a second operations facility located at the Washington County Industrial Park in the Telford community.
The ebm-papst company manufactures electric motors used in fan systems. From automotive to HVAC and all points in between, the company’s products power thousands of ventilation applications around the world.
The Johnson City facility employs approximately 75 people. Tilson said the new facility will employ 120 personnel upon completion. The company employs more than 15,000 people in locations including China, Germany, and the United States.
As a DOL-registered apprenticeship sponsor, RCAM develops training curricula for companies of any size. This training is especially valuable for smaller companies and entrepreneurs that might not otherwise be able to offer or sustain an apprenticeship program for their employees. Each employee completing a sponsored apprenticeship received a DOL certificate of completion.
Mechatronics combines the knowledge of mechanical technology with electrical technology and electronic circuits. Mechatronics technicians perform critical maintenance and repairs on complex systems that use robotics, Programmable Logic Controllers, hydraulics/pneumatics, and electrical/electronic circuits. The Mechantronics schedule delivers 8,000 hours of on-the-job training for an apprentice from enrollment to graduation.
Tyler Warwick, senior maintenance technician at ebm, leads the Johnson City site’s maintenance department. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology and joined the company shortly after operations began in 2019. He noted the apprenticeship program created an attractive path for career-oriented students ready to enter the workforce.
“We hope it will be a viable option for young people coming right out of high school, who are looking to start a serious career on the fast track,” said Warwick. “You should be able to work, learn practical skills at a faster rate and be making money all the while.”
Tilson noted that the attributes to achieve success at ebm-papst were straightforward: Come to work, be eager, have a good attitude, and want to be there.
“At EBM we are going to set you up for success,” said Tilson. “If you show that need or desire, we are going to do everything we can to figure out how to make it happen for you.”
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