Pinebelt Works course starts next month

  Pearl River Community College will host a five-week manufacturing skills program in 2016 at the Lowery A. Woodall Advanced Technology Center in Hattiesburg.
  PRCC is offering the Pinebelt Works Basic Manufacturing Skills Certification Program in conjunction with the Area Development Partnership and the Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District.
  The programs leads students through the latest manufacturing techniques in Precision Measurement, Lean Manufacturing/5S and Statistical Process Control along with basic first aid, CPR and OSHA 10-hour certifications. Area employers interested in hiring graduates include Berry Plastics, Green Bay Converting, Hood Industries, Hybrid, Johnson Controls, Kohler Engines andWestern Container.
  The 80-hour program will be offered during the day and as a night class, beginning Jan. 11. The training is free to qualified applicants.
  Applicants need to come to the Woodall Center at 906 Sullivan Dr., Hattiesburg, to apply. For more information, telephone 601 554-4667.