US Navy Talent Pipeline Program Holds Midyear Second Cohort Update

Pittsburgh Talent Pipeline Cohort 2 Midyear Team Photo

Over 50 manufacturers attended the half-day session, which included updates from the Navy, Flag Lead, and the employers themselves on the status of their Talent Acquisition & Retention efforts in Southwestern, Northern/Central Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

Master Chief Jeffrey Hiscocks, Command Master Chief for US Navy Team Submarines and Sponsor for the Pittsburgh Flag, spoke to the audience, reinforcing the Navy’s commitment to this program. He stressed the important role that each and every employee from these companies plays in the defense of this country. “Talking with your employees about the WHY of what they do every day in their jobs is the single most important communication you can have with them,” he said. “The collaboration and dedication from employers that I see as I visit the individual flags of this program is exciting and shows that the Navy is poised to be able to meet its defense production responsibilities.”

Attendees participated in several breakout sessions that allowed them to openly discuss challenges and successful strategies using the Talent Pipeline Program Toolkit. They also had briefings on the state of the Talent Pipeline Program Pittsburgh Flag and the 2024 Program Plan, along with the opportunity to network and meet with CMC Jeffrey Hiscocks individually.

“TMG has over 290 manufacturers from the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, 64 of them in the greater Pittsburgh and NE Ohio areas in this program, and we are dedicated to helping support the manufacturers in the submarine industrial base to meet their capacity commitments with a stable workforce,” says Vince Jordan, Pittsburgh/Philadelphia Flag Lead, from TMG of Virginia. “TMG has now been asked to begin rolling this out nationwide where there are high concentrations of Submarine Industrial Base manufacturers, like Southern California and potentially other areas.

Gus Schroeder, President and Owner of Schroeder Industries gave a briefing on his company’s journey with the Talent Pipeline Program as the Best Practice Model and reported on the early successes they’ve had in retaining top talent in just a little over three months in the program.  “We’re seeing the positive impact in just over three months of participation in the Program.”

TMG also announced the addition of David DiNardo as a Network Coach for the Pittsburgh Region and Charles Johnson, who will connect and broaden the employer partners in the Talent Pipeline Program for Northeast Ohio for Cohort 3, which starts in July 2024.