Omni Updates

Omni Machine Works has now the capabilities of The “QUICK TURN SMART” series.  Our newly-aquired Mazak QTS250 for the CNC system can utilize both EIA/ISO format program codes and conversational programming. It combines productivity, high-accuracy, and high-reliability.  At Omni Machine Works, we provide the best quality to our clients. We never stop working to increase our capabilities. With the addition of the Mazak QTS250, the level of quality we offer continues to increase.

Mark Engelbracht, owner of Omni Machine Works in Covington, Ga., is trying to hire just three new machinists. He, too, is having a hard time, a situation that will worsen as his older machinists retire.

“Finding more work isn’t the problem for our business,” he said. “Getting the worker is becoming a problem.”

Omni Machine Works makes parts used by machines that manufacture consumer products, such as tires and phone plates. “But we’re also a job shop. So we do a little bit of everything,” he said.

Engelbracht has hired headhunters and temp agencies to fill the slots, but has had no luck. He’s now thinking about starting an in-house apprentice program to train hires himself.

“I’ve been trying to hire for a year,” he said. “It’s not that people aren’t applying. But many are claiming to be machinists when they aren’t exactly.” Click for full CNN story.