JOB HUNTER is a pilot television program that guides viewers through the journey to find careers in advanced manufacturing in Mississippi.  This pilot episode focuses on in-demand metalworking careers.  This exciting field guide approach to finding high tech jobs visits employers along the Gulf Coast and Central Mississippi including Northrop Grumman, Trinity Yachts, plus Laurel Machine and Foundry and the Hol-mac Corporation.  While there, our host seeks out information from top executives in the metalworking field on how to secure a career in the metalworking industry.

Lucrative salaries, excellent benefits packages and advancement potential play a large role in attracting workers to metalworking careers and advanced training in the key to unlocking the door to this field.  On her way to a metalworking career, our host visits three community college Centers for Excellence - Gulf Coast Community College, Jones County Junior College, and Pearl River Community College - for some hands on instruction in welding, pipe bending and machining.  These Centers for Excellence provide the training, instruction and guidance necessary for students looking to land that great job in metalworking.

The goal of Job Hunter is to bring together students, educators, and employers to insure the continuation of Mississippi's manufacturing base, to advance the level of production among its workers and to provide skilled workers to Mississippi’s growing advanced manufacturing industry. The program is made possible by funding from the state of Mississippi and support from the Mississippi

Manufacturers Association.