Ariel Training to Focus on Machine Shop Employees

In late 2009, the Ariel Training Department began a machine shop training program through a creative partnership with Stark State College, which is located in Canton, Ohio. The program focused on developing Ariel-specific machining skills within the company’s machine shop workforce. The 2009 class started with 338 employees in Mount Vernon, and the training was delivered in Ariel’s Training Center. Fast-forward to late 2015, Ariel announced a second offering of the program to nearly 300 additional machine shop employees in the Mount Vernon, Newark, and Akron locations.

Ariel and Stark State will offer the program with a customized curriculum and competencies based on the job requirements of Ariel machinists. The courses will be held at facilities in Mount Vernon and Akron and will be taught by instructors who are knowledgeable in Ariel’s style of machining, quality, and safety. Each employee will be given the opportunity to take courses and train during existing shifts within their normal work schedule.

Employees can achieve a one-year technical certificate with transferable college credits that can be applied to additional college or technical degrees. In the near future, Ariel and Stark State will be offering the second part of the program, which will focus on advanced machining and programming skills and will result in a 2-year Associates Degree.

“Ariel is committed to providing world-class training and development opportunities for our employees,” said Kent Dubbe, Vice President of Human Resources and Org. Development. “The machining program matches on-the-job skill requirements to our classroom and lab training courses in order to assure job-specific education is accomplished. This benefits the employee by giving them the ability to grow their skills and grow their career through the acquisition of additional skills. It also benefits Ariel by assuring our workforce remains highly skilled to meet the needs of the business – today and in the future.”