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MakingSparks: Manufacturing Precision and Processes with BWXT GM Nate Foote
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BWXT Mount Vernon produces components for naval nuclear reactors, used in submarines and aircraft carriers. Their sprawling facility is home to CNC machine tools and sophisticated welding and heat-treating equipment. In this episode of MakingSparks, General Manager Nate Foote shares more about their commitment to processes, their recruiting practices, and why the work they do is incredibly important.
– Casey
Segments- [1:09] Learn more about AMT
- [2:38] Introducing special guest Nate Foote
- [7:57] Casey’s dad joke
- [9:31] BWXT’s team-building process
- [13:54] Their program with a local high school
- [15:39] Spark of Knowledge: Strategic Planning
- [17:28] The recruiting strategies they leverage
- [26:38] Get Oracle’s KPI Checklist
- [29:42] BWXT’s involvement in niche markets
- [31:18] Their commitment to processes
- [35:38] What’s keeping Nate up at night
- [36:35] What Nate’s most excited about
- Learn more about AMT
- Get Oracle’s KPI Checklist
- Connect with Nate on LinkedIn
- BWXT Mount Vernon
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