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GAIN THE TOOLS TO BUILD A CAREER Work for one of the largest tool manufacturers in the world MARSHALLTOWN is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and distributors of construction tools. Its products are known as the best in the business and are used for working with brick, concrete, drywall, asphalt, flooring, paint, plaster, stucco, tile and wallpaper. Marshalltown needs people who have the skills to make its products and ship them to customers around the world. Robert O’Connell is the director of engineering at the Fayetteville plant. He says the company always needs people who can keep the machines used to make its products up and find ways to improve the production process. 4 | FAYETTEVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE “We are constantly working to make things better, and that means change,” O’Connell says. “We are changing so we can keep improving.” Big parts of that process are the company’s engineers and industrial maintenance team. “Industrial maintenance skills are extremely valuable,” O’Connell explains. “Maintenance has to troubleshoot and understand how the equipment works to fix the problem.” O’Connell says a mechanical background is preferred for those careers, but they’re willing to train the right person.