Drilling the upcoming workforce on going into a trade
EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Behind every crane hanging in Syracuse there's one material that's always leading...steel! As construction sites rise over the city, JPW Companies plays a pivotal role in shaping our skylines' future by hosting its annual Steel Day.
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The community was able to go on-site at JPW's structural facility in East Syracuse on Friday, Oct. 18, to see how they are promoting jobs with the upcoming workload that is heading to Upstate New York.
Grinding, drilling, welding, and painting are just some of the tasks done daily in JPW's structural facility that supplies the steel for some of the most fascinating architectural structures across the country.
For Steel Day, this company displayed projects on a boar, such as their contribution to the James Weld Space Telescope as this company is an approved vendor for NASA. In this particular project, they helped build the structure to help fabricate the lens, bringing them out to Texas.
So if this company wants to tackle more big projects, they need the workforce behind them and they're now looking to the next generation.
President of JPW Companies John Wozniczka shared how they've started local welding competitions for the New York State Steel Fabricator Association...something he is a part of.
"It's a lot of fun because it's great to see the kids get excited winning and we never had that in our area," stated Wozniczka.
Visitors got to see these types of machinery up close. For instance, a plasma cutter drills into beams that are bigger than cars so they can get a first-hand look into what could be their potential future.
"A lot of the kids don't get to see the large machinery and the size of the pieces we're buildingg. We've built pieces that weigh over 86,000 pounds that have gone down to New York City for some of the high-rise structures, and it's fun to show the students these projects because it opens their eyes," Wozniczka said.
These event aims to prepare a new generation of workers for high-profile projects like Micron and I-81.
