Mentoring in Manufacturing

Lapeer – Ryan Reamer, Plant Manager for H & H Tool of Lapeer was a participant in a career exploration session as part of a Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates activity designed to expose local students from Quest High School to careers in manufacturing. The career exploration session was such a success that a follow-up plant tour was attended by students looking at H & H Tool employment opportunities.

One of the students, Max Kozlowski, was so interested in the possibility of employment with H & H Tool he became a youth participant in our Youth Employment Program. As an employer host through the GST Michigan Works! Young Professionals work experience program, H & H Tool employed Max, a high school junior for 90 days. This allowed Max valuable experience and exposure to a career in a real manufacturing environment. Max went back to Quest High School for his senior year and with the continued support of H & H Tool Max is now working at H & H Tool through Co-op as part of his high school completion.

Thanks to the dedication and mentorship of partners like Ryan Reamer and H & H Tool, students are learning that local manufacturing opportunities are a viable career path.