1. RRHS / Michigan Works / MiRSA Manufacturing Career Presentation By Northern Star Industries of Iron Mountain Dan Davis – Human Resource Specialist Jon Harry – Vice President Operational Excellence

2. Who are we?  IMHS Graduates  Dan – 1995-IMHS Graduate,  Jon – 1982-IMHS, 1986-Michigan Tech, Mechanical Engineering, 1991-LSSU Masters in Business Administration

3. Who is Northern Star Industries? Boss Snow Plow and Systems Control

4. Company Facts at a Glance  Owned by the David Brule Family  Two Factories – North side of I.M.  350,000 Total Square Feet  330 Employees  ISO 9001 Registered at both plants

5. Manufacturing in the U.P.  22.3% of jobs in the region are manufacturing  Manufacturing wages and benefits exceed the average for all industries  With projected growth and retirements the U.P. will need 9,000 skilled workers by 2012  Current projections show a shortfall of 3,000 skilled workers * Statistics provided by 2004 NMU White Paper

6. Why are we here?  We need to take decisive actions to ensure the continued success of our company  Our current needs include 25 new employees throughout the company  We want to make prospective employees (you) aware of our needs  We want you to know manufacturing jobs are dynamic, cutting edge and make great careers  Average first year salary for plant employees is $27,000

7. Careers at Northern Star Industries  Engineering  CAD Drafting  Accounting  Marketing / Sales  Welding  Machine Operator  Painter  Assembler  Wiring  Testing

8. Engineering Careers  Mechanical Engineers Design Manufacturing  Electrical Engineers  Bachelors Degree Required  Many MTU, LSSU and NMU Graduates employed at NSI

9. Manufacturing Engineering Project

10. An Engineers work environment…  work from 7:00 to 4:00  work with people and by ourselves  work on computers and with equipment  Every day is different!

11. CAD Drafting Careers  Associates Degree or Technical Training Required  Work closely with design engineers  Create solid models using sophisticated drawing software

12. Welding Careers  Vocational Training Required  Blue Print Reading required  Advanced Weld training after High School is a plus  Many welders work with robots

13. Robotic weld cell – Boss Factory

14. Our newest weld robot

15. Machine Operator  Must understand blue prints  Many machines have computer interfaces with Windows  Must understand basic math concepts  Today’s machines are high-tech

16. Our newest Laser Cutter

17. Painter  Powder Coating used in both Plants  We employ 8 painters  Paint systems are controlled by computers and PLC’s

18. Paint System at Systems Control

19. Assembler  Hydraulic connections  Electrical connections  Mechanical assembly  Work with basic hand tools  No prior training required

20. Assembly at Systems Control  Must be able to read blueprints  Installation of electrical components  Work with basic hand tools  No prior training required

21. Wire person  70 wire persons employed at Systems  Fastest Growing area for new jobs at N.S.I,  Blue Print reading required  Dexterity

22. Wiring Area – Systems Control

23. Welding  Manual and Robotic Welding  AWS Certified Weld Inspector on staff  MIG and TIG Welding capabilities  In-house fixture design and manufacturing

24. Tester  Electrical training required - Electrical Engineering or E.E. Technician  Use PC based testing software  Functional testing of Relay Panels

25. Questions?