Hear from a Baseball Bat Manufacturer in the Video Below!
video questions:
What is your name and occupation? Please briefly describe what your job entails (roles and responsibilities). What would you say is the most exciting part of your job? What skills should you know to be successful in your occupation? What is the minimum degree that you need to acquire for your job and/or what classes are most pertinent? What do you like best about your job?
Job Description & Primary Responsibilities:
Baseball bat manufacturers plan designs, set up, operate and manage machinery and wooden products. They also work with customers to meet their needs, fill orders, and manage inventory and employees. Responsibilities: Baseball bat manufacturers are responsible for the set up, programming, operating, or tending computerized or manual woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, or wood-nailing machines. They examine finished workpieces for smoothness, shape, angle, depth-of-cut, or conformity to specifications and verify dimensions, and examine raw woodstock for defects and to ensure conformity to size and other specification standards. Baseball bat manufacturers also manage inventory of products and materials to fill orders. Additionally, they communicate with customers based on design features and meet specifications for the customer.
Education Requirements:
Recommended High School Courses:
Business classes
Mathematics
Sales
Accounting
Vo-Technical courses in a trade
Wood working
Forestry
Communication
Education/Training:
High School Diploma
Craftsmanship or skilled trade in wood working is suggested
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