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JAMA Member Benefits
Being a member of JAMA gets you access to a number of valuable benefits, including access to all the resources and services provided by The Enterprise Group —a private/public partnership organized to promote and coordinate economic development initiatives in Jackson County. You’ll receive over 30 benefits, services and opportunities, available only to JAMA members, which include:
Tangible Benefits
- Free benefits
- Job postings on the JAMA website
- Résumé postings on the JAMA website
- Annual wage and benefit survey summary (for companies that participate in the survey)
- “Waste Walks” performed by the MMTC
- Ergonomics assessment performed by DAC Physical Therapy
- Performance benchmarking via the MMTC for members with less than 500 employees ($795 value)
- Business development assistance
- Discounted services
- Preferential rates on JAMA-hosted training and seminars
- Employee assistance program (EAP) participation through the Employee Resource Network
- Credit card processing through BancCard
- TradeMaster maintenance and technical support systems and software
- Identity theft and confidential corporate material protection workshops held by ID Theft Loss Prevention, LLC
- Access to and assistance with implementation of Manufacturing Best Practices
- Legislative updates and media advocacy
- State and local government lobbying and liaison
- Partnerships with state and national manufacturing associations
- 24/7 Member-to-Member networking via participation in member-only e-mail discussion lists
Networking, Marketing and Community Opportunities
- Annual dinner
- Annual golf outing
- Michigan Manufacturing Week events
- JAMA committee involvement
- School-to-Work input and participation
- Job shadowing
- Internships/co-ops
- Plant tours
- Summer manufacturing camps
Publications
- Annually produced membership directory
- Online Membership Directory
- Annual workforce salary and benefits survey summary
- Demographic and community information
Professional and Customized Training
- Supervisor training
- Academy for Manufacturing Careers Apprenticeship and Skilled Trades training
- MIOSHA safety and health seminars
- Internal Auditor training (AS 9100, ISO 9001:2008, 13485, 14001, TS 16949, etc.)
- Discovery sessions on lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, strategic planning and more
- Cost containment and performance benchmarking