National Manufacturing Day event this week. Career experience for students, employers

Photos from video, PolarisMEP

Each year in Rhode Island and across the US, companies and educators find way to celebrate “Manufacturing Day” (MFGDay) to help the younger generation see themselves in high-skills, well-paying jobs. 

This year in Rhode Island, on Wednesday, October 9th, 8am to 2:30pm over 350 high school students will join over 30 companies at Farm Fresh RI, 10 Sims Avenue, in Providence for a dynamic career exploration experience – Manufacturing Day 2024, a dynamic career exploration experience.

The event organized by non-profit Polaris MEP, now in its third year, connects the next generation of workers with innovative manufacturing employers.

Showcasing their products and/or processes will be:

• Tiffany & Co. diamond-setting workbench
• Programmable robotic dogs 
• A giant General Dynamics Electric Boat submarine model 
• Tours of The Steel Yard and JARC Rhode Island, two leading skills training programs located adjacent to Farm Fresh RI on Sims Avenue in Providence
• Working additive manufacturing machines
• Technology currently made in RI and being used by NASA and NOAA
• Advanced metrology, textiles, foods, machines & metal working and more!

The event seeks to challenge and correct perceptions of careers in manufacturing, and inspire younger Rhode Islanders to pursue higher-skills jobs in the state. 

For more information:

Erin Read | [email protected] |