Full Vision is adding new steel laser cutting equipment to expand capacities and upgrade to newer, more productive technologies. Thus, nine employees will receive instruction related to the process application and operation of the new machines. Full Vision will use outside vendors to provide the classroom instruction.
The company will provide matching funds of $16,765, bringing the total project cost to $23,965.
“We’re excited to help Full Vision retrain these nine employees,” said David D. Kerr, secretary of the Kansas Department of Commerce. “Full Vision understands its success is dependent on the skills of its work force, and we’re glad to help the company on this training project.”
With 120,000 square feet of manufacturing space, Full Vision has expertise in fabrication and forming steel tubing, as well as certification and production of operator-protective structures.
“We are pleased to partner with the state of Kansas in retraining our work force to enable us to employ new and more effective process technologies,” said Roger Ahrens, general manager of Full Vision. “As we grow, we hope there is more opportunity for this type of partnership.”
The Kansas Industrial Retraining program is a job retention tool that helps employees of restructuring companies who are likely to be displaced because of obsolete or inadequate job skills and knowledge.
Eligible industries include basic enterprises that are restructuring operations through incorporation of new technology, diversification of production, or the development and implementation of new production activities.
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