Frontline Experts React: Skills Gaps, Unfilled Jobs, and New Tech

The Manufacturing Stream Podcast, your go-to source for insights into the latest in manufacturing technology and innovation.

Hosted by Chris Rost and Eric Whitley, we’re excited to bring you some of the best conversations in manufacturing - from the factory floor to the board room. This episode also features manufacturing expert Jim Mayer - Founder of The Manufacturing Connector.

Eric and Jim have decades of experience at the manufacturing frontline - today we'll get their takes on data from L2L's new 2025 Manufacturing Skills Report.


🧠 Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:
- Just how serious the growing skills gap is in manufacturing
- Our responsibility to engage a new generation of workers
- How soft skills contribute to the manufacturing skills gap
- The amount of investment in upskilling is less than you think!
- The role of AI and Automation in manufacturing skills
- And much more...

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