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Recruit top talent enrolled in Process Technology Certification (PTEC) programs at local colleges.
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Target high school seniors to enroll in Process Technology
Certification programs.
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Provide supervised hands-on work experience in a manufacturing environment to complement classroom curriculum for Process
Technology Certification programs.
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Achieve more comprehensive assessment of skill levels and competencies, safety commitment, and work ethic of potential employees.
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Stimulate local economy through training and development for safe, secure, high-paying jobs.
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Solution to shrinking pool of candidates
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Shift in workforce demographics
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33% skilled workers retirement eligible 2012 - 2016
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Proactive approach to developing workforce
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Improved efficiency & flexibility in hiring and training process
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Accelerated learning for unit qualification
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Cost effective
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PROCESS INPUT
Applicants
• Program graduates or
• currently registered, active students with a 3.0 GPA in
Process Technology certificate track classes offered by local 2 and 4 year colleges.
Structure
Ten weeks (400 hours) of supervised onsite activities including:
• modified site Basic Training
• structured assignments
• initial training towards a potential unit position.
The Program facilitates outreach to local high school students.
Sessions begin each January and June prior to college program census dates.
OUTPUT
Hiring Decision
Bayer Human Resources, Training and Business Units
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Access to top quality prospects for consideration.
• Opportunity for “working interviews” to fill potential job openings
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Build relationships and Bayer brand recognition within community
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More comprehensive evaluation of
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Work ethic
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Safety behavior
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Initiative & innovation
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Ability to grasp operations concepts
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Collaboration in team environment
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Build stronger curriculum to fill workforce needs
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Provide meaningful education experience for students with added opportunity for hands-on experience and potential job placement
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Potential for increased enrollment through successful PTEC programs
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Multi-source feedback for continual program improvement
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The Bayer Baytown PTIP is designed to:
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Reinforce academic knowledge by allowing interns to apply knowledge
(see, hear, and touch) in industrial environment.
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Allow interns to experience a rotating shift schedule.
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Orient interns to daily routine of a process technician.
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Enable interns to answer the question:
“Is this what I want to do as a career?”
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Incentivize interns through college credit earned toward degree plans
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Successful applicants must:
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Be enrolled in a PTEC certificate or associate program at an accredited 2 or 4 year college
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Maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) in PTEC certificate tract courses OR be a recent graduate meeting same qualifications
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Pass pre-employment aptitude testing and assessments
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Pass a panel interview
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Pass pre-employment drug and alcohol screenings, background check, physical and functional capacity evaluation, pre-placement verification of information and qualifications
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Work a rotating shift
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Complete checklists
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Supervised hands-on learning
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Site observations
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Job shadowing
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Participate in group assignments
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Obtain working knowledge of:
Operating & Safety Procedures
Process Flow Diagrams
Material Safety Data Sheets
Training Manuals
Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams
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Deliver a technical presentation to area management
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Finalize the formal evaluation process for future hiring consideration.
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Complete 8-10 weeks of hand-on learning, site observations and job shadowing with professional technicians and trainers in an industrial environment.
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Experience the challenges and adjustments of a rotating shift schedule.
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Receive course credit for successful completion of Bayer internship.
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Lee College
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San Jacinto Community College
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Alvin Community College
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Houston Community College
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East Harris County Manufacturing Association
Baytown, Texas
Pasadena, Texas
Alvin, Texas
Houston, Texas
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Since June 2011:
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3 Internship cycles
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24 interns
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14 converted to FTE
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5 active co-ops
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1 withdrawal
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4 released
Next cycle: June 2012
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• Bayer’s Making Science Make Sense
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Energy Venture Camp
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Liquid Science Program
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Wetlands Science and Education Programs
• and others …
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February 10, 2012/ Rod Herrick/ Version 0

The East Harris County Manufacturing Association (EHCMA) Training
Committee in association with member colleges (Lee College, San Jacinto
Community College) and member companies (including Bayer ) developed the framework for a production technician internship program (PTIP) used by many member companies.
This framework consists of:
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Checklist activities (procedures, observations, shadowing, supervised handson activities
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Tools (Member company forms)
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Member support
Bayer took this information and customized it to meet our needs!
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