West Georgia

Critical Jobs | < Back to Talent Management Menu

The West 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.

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers and weighers

Inspect, test, sort, sample or weigh nonagricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated or assembled parts or products for defects, wear and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment.

Team assemblers

Work as part of a team having responsibility for assembling an entire product or component of a product. Team assemblers can perform all tasks conducted by the team in the assembly process and rotate through all or most of them, rather than being assigned to a specific task on a permanent basis. May participate in making management decisions affecting the work. Team leaders who work as part of the team should be included.

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.