Northwest Georgia

Critical Jobs | < Back to Talent Management Menu

The Northwest Georgia Advanced Manufacturing Work Ready Region has identified the jobs critical to the ongoing growth of the industry and is working to ensure its people have the right talent and skills to not only fill those jobs today, but also be ready to take on new challenges as the industry evolves.

Currently, the most critical jobs are: (Data from WRR Industry Network & C2ER)

First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers

Supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators.

Helpers - production workers

Help production workers by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

Machinists

Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, shop mathematics, metal properties, layout and machining procedures.

17-3024 Electro-Mechanical Technicians (PLC/Robotics/Automation)

Operate, test, and maintain unmanned, automated, servo-mechanical, or electromechanical equipment. May operate unmanned submarines, aircraft, or other equipment at worksites, such as oil rigs, deep ocean exploration, or hazardous waste removal. May assist engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment.

Welders, cutters and welder fitters

Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations or seams of fabricated metal products.