# Revitalize Manufacturing Through Employee Wellness

- Show: [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive)
- Published: 2022-05-24
- Length: 32m
- Episode: 103
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-05-24-revitalize-manufacturing-through-employee-wellness
- Listen: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-manufacturing-executive#episode-9e152539-d9c3-4bd9-bb08-25d347949b95

## Summary

Jason Azevedo, Chief Strategy Officer at MRCA, discusses revitalizing US manufacturing by prioritizing employee wellness and automation. He argues that companies must treat manufacturing as a 'people business,' using robotics to eliminate dangerous tasks like welding while upskilling workers to program and maintain those systems. Azevedo highlights MRCA's strategy of acquiring legacy US manufacturers, improving their facilities to be clean and safe, and transferring ownership to local employees to ensure community retention and long-term viability.

## Chapters

- [0:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-05-24-revitalize-manufacturing-through-employee-wellness#t=48) Introduction: Jason Azevedo and MRCA
- [3:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-05-24-revitalize-manufacturing-through-employee-wellness#t=182) Azevedo's early career and t-shirt printing origins
- [6:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-05-24-revitalize-manufacturing-through-employee-wellness#t=418) The necessity of automation and employee wellness
- [14:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-05-24-revitalize-manufacturing-through-employee-wellness#t=842) Supply chain integration and private equity strategy
- [17:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-05-24-revitalize-manufacturing-through-employee-wellness#t=1037) Model companies: Tesla, Ford, and biometric suits
- [19:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-05-24-revitalize-manufacturing-through-employee-wellness#t=1187) Employee ownership and community revitalization
- [21:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-05-24-revitalize-manufacturing-through-employee-wellness#t=1293) Acquisition criteria: leadership, cleanliness, and value
- [28:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-05-24-revitalize-manufacturing-through-employee-wellness#t=1700) Future tech: Cobots, AR, and augmented assembly

## Topics

- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- MRCA (company)
- Mosaic (company)
- Foxconn (company)
- Tesla (company)
- Ford (company)
- Baxter Robots (product)
- Rethink Robotics (company)
- Gorilla 76 (company)

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