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MakingSparks: Manufacturing Precision and Processes with BWXT GM Nate Foote, 396

Feb 20, 2024
38:14

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
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