The job of equipment service tech/industrial maintenance technician is changing and evolving, and the changes are happening quickly. Scot McElmore and Lindsay Rippingale, experts in talent acquisition for Honda North America, will talk about the needs around this position and the particular challenges of filling it. They will also discuss how HNA is developing a workforce to fill these positions, with in-house training, partnerships with schools and other types of community involvement. In addition Mike Hannah of Rockwell Automation will lay out the skills gap challenges around this position.