The manufacturer is in your hands
Working in manufacturing isn’t just a job, it’s an art. An art that requires much more than strength or repetition. It requires skill, precision and an intelligence of gesture. We’re not just making parts, we’re shaping the material, bringing it to life with our hands. Hands that clench, cut, adjust, weld and polish. Hands that translate know-how that no machine, no matter how sophisticated, can replace. The manufacturer is in your hands!
Because these hands work with something unique: passion and human intelligence.
Body, mind and, above all, hands work together. We anticipate the movement, we feel the material, we adjust the gesture to the nearest thousandth. Every action counts, every detail is important. It’s not just manual labor; it’s mastery, experience forged over time, effort and sweat. Nothing is left to chance. Behind every finished product lie hours of concentration, discipline and commitment.
This know-how is constantly evolving. Tools change, processes advance, but one thing remains unchanged: the human being at the heart of it all! You have to be constantly learning, adapting, understanding how new technologies shake up what you already know. It takes heart, guts, and pride rooted in every gesture.
Economic uncertainty is here and now. We know that things can change quickly, that the industry moves with the market. We’re hanging in there, adapting, moving forward. Because giving up has never been an option. These men and women who work their hearts out will hold on, I know it, I feel it.
There’s room for everyone!
I can honestly say that three years ago, I knew nothing about this business. I come from another world, another rhythm. But every day I spend here makes me feel more rooted. I’ve discovered incredible human beings, skilled hands, talents that command respect. I don’t have these skills, but I see them at work every day. I take part in it in my own way, by supporting the people who make it all happen, by forging links with these craftsmen of the concrete, by learning to understand what drives them.
Manufacturing has been carried at arm’s length for generations. It has known ups and downs, crises and glory years, and each time, the men and women who devote their lives to it have risen to the occasion. Because their strength lies in their ability to adapt, to move forward, to never give up. Manufacturing is not just an industry, it’s a mentality. A mentality of fighters, of people proud of what they do, of those who know that without them, nothing turns.
Your hands are the proof. They tell the story of your commitment, your talent and your determination. The images that accompany these words bear witness to this, showing the strength, precision and intelligence of a job well done.
Stay the course!
So yes, as I write these lines, it’s not easy. Certainly, there are challenges… But we’re staying the course! Because no one will do it for us. Because what we build, what we shape every day, has value. Because we know that as long as we keep moving forward together, we’ll never give up. The manufacturer stands firm, because you stand firm. And that deserves the greatest respect.
Thank you to my valued colleagues who lent their hands to this article, once again.
Jean-François Letarte
Human Development Advisor, Produits Métalliques Bussières
(Better with a keyboard than a measuring tape…)
