Industrial Sales Positions available

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More May Data Available

The Federal Reserve reports that industrial production fell 0.2% in May, an improvement over April's 0.7% drop. Manufacturing output was unchanged in May.

In terms of the manufacturing world, the recession seems to only be prevalent in industries supplying the construction services and automotive (OEM and parts) industries. Automotive output is down 10% from February.

Now Hiring

My business is growing and I'll be launching a lean manufacturing consulting practice later in 2008. The concept is called LeanSouth and will be the contract/consulting arm of Southern Manufacturing Search.

I'm looking for an experienced recruiter in the Atlanta, Birmingham, Orlando or Charlotte markets preferably. The candidate I'll be interested in will have a large network of contacts in the lean manufacturing, Six Sigma and other continuous improvement arenas.

Contact me at mark@southernmfgsearch.com for more information. Thanks!

U.S. Manufacturing Flat in May

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in May, while the overall economy grew for the 79th consecutive month, according to the Manufacturing ISM Report On Business released on June 2. The Institute for Supply Managment's PMI index registered 49.6%, 1 percentage point higher than the 48.6% reported in April.

A reading above 50% indicates that the manufacturing economy is generally expanding; below 50% indicates that it is generally contracting.