Miller Industries specializes in custom steel fabrication, air supply systems and sales. There are several positions at Miller Industries that require a lot of training for their new and current employees to excel and grow in their industry. Miller is investing a great deal in their facilities, but Chad Miller, owner of Miller Industries, also knows how important it is to invest in their employees.

On October 21, 2021, Miller Industries first registered to view the Going PRO 2022 webinar. GST Michigan Works! Business Solutions Professionals assisted Miller Industries with their 2022 Going PRO Award application. After the announcement that Miller Industries was awarded a total of $46,320.00, GST Michigan Works! continued to follow up and assist Miller throughout the 2022 Going PRO award cycle.

This was the first time Miller Industries applied for the Going PRO Talent Fund. The training implemented not only helped Miller Industries engineers and project management employees, but also their production employees, including the Welding and Electrical Apprentices.

Miller Industries began a Welding Apprenticeship Program two years ago to help develop the trade and skill set within the company. One specific Apprentice, Spencer, started with the company one year ago as an entry-level apprentice making $16.00 per hour. Spencer attended the Blueprint Reading Training course in 2022 under the Going Pro Award. Spencer has quickly excelled and is now running a one-million-dollar piece of equipment that is critical to operations. Spencer is also currently completing his last required class of his Apprenticeship and has advanced to making $20.00 per hour.

Miller Industries was awarded a total of $46,320 in the 2022 Michigan Going PRO Talent Fund for trainings of their new and current employees. They were able to complete and be reimbursed for a total of $21,865 in trainings. The trainings included current and new employees, as well as apprentices.

The additional Blueprint Reading Training allowed Miller’s employees to cross train on equipment critical to operations. This is beneficial to the company because it provides additional employees with the skill set to operate Miller Industries equipment/machinery, therefore reducing down time.