GenZ in manufacturing with Eric Thompson

We are excited to Welcome our first GenZ guest Eric Thompson. Eric walks us through how he got into the Blue Collar industry. How he always had an interest in taking things apart and seeing how things worked. He worked in machining and designing in his high school robotics program. This is what created his interest in engineering which led him to get his bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is now an Application Engineer at Furey Filter & Pump, Inc. He talks about his perspective as being one of the younger employees in his company. How he has been embraced by his coworkers, what his goals are for the future and he gives some advice for the younger generation thinking of getting into manufacturing. Episode Highlights:03:00 - Eric's story of getting into manufacturing. 9:20 - How Eric has dealt with being the youngest in his company and how the seasoned employees have helped and guided him. 15:28 - How past experience can really help you and gain respect from your team even as being one of the youngest employees in the building. 20:19 - Eric's advice for the younger generation and how everyone should have basic knowledge of how to work with their hands. Contact your hosts:Steve Doyle:WebsiteLinkedInEmailBrad Herda:WebsiteLinkedInEmailEric Thompson:LinkedInThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrpOP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy