ADVANCING SKILLS-FIRST
MANUFACTURING CAREERS
Heroes MAKE America is helping redefine how the manufacturing industry connects with military talent through workforce training, employer engagement, skills-first hiring initiatives, and direct career opportunities.
Build Your Workforce With Mission-Ready Military Talent
Manufacturers face a widening skills gap, and one of the most overlooked solutions is the roughly 200,000 service members who transition out of the military every year. Heroes MAKE America gives employers a direct, low-risk pipeline to this disciplined, credentialed, job-ready talent. Here is why it is worth engaging:
Skills Validated Before the Interview
Manufacturing Readiness Badges translate military experience into the language of modern manufacturing, so qualified talent is easy to identify and screen. These digital credentials let you hire with confidence and cut the cost and risk of a bad fit.
Mission-Ready Talent, Day One
Through a national network of manufacturers, educators, and workforce organizations, HMA builds industry-driven training pathways into high-demand manufacturing careers — including Automation & Robotics, Industrial Systems Maintenance, FAA Airframe & Powerplant, Manufacturing Operations, and Logistics.
A Faster, Lower-Cost Pipeline
The HMA Talent Network, powered by SmartResume, lets you post roles, search vetted military candidates, set talent alerts, and message job seekers in real time. Paired with national Military-to-Manufacturing career fairs and plant tours, HMA shortens time-to-hire and streamlines recruiting while building a reliable, repeatable talent pipeline.
Competitive Workforce Advantage
HMA unites manufacturers, educators, workforce and Veteran Serving Organizations from across the country — driving scalable solutions to critical workforce challenges and advancing skills-first hiring through employer roundtables and industry-led partnerships.
Why Partner with Heroes MAKE America?
Heroes MAKE America helps manufacturers strengthen workforce pipelines by advancing skills-first hiring practices, creating employer-informed workforce solutions, and connecting industry with skilled military talent.
- Lead the Future of Manufacturing Hiring
Join a growing national movement focused on skills-first hiring, workforce innovation, and expanding access to manufacturing careers. - Strengthen America’s Manufacturing Workforce
Connect with manufacturers, educators, workforce leaders, and veteran-serving organizations to build solutions for today’s most critical manufacturing workforce challenges. - Connect with the Military Community
Connect through our military-to manufacturing events and training to access skilled military talent.
HEROES MAKE AMERICA IS STRENGTHENING AMERICA’S WORKFORCE THROUGH MILITARY TALENT.
