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MRC provides far more than certifications and funding assistance. We offer job creators access to specialized coaching, mentorship and a variety of business and marketing assistance normally outside the reach of most manufacturers.
No matter what’s happening with your business, MRC has probably seen it. We know the problems that keep CEOs up at night, and we know how to help solve them. Our staff has more than 100 years of combined experience working side-by-side with business owners to evaluate, strategize, discover and implement solutions that address both strategic growth needs and organizational transformation.
MRC breaks down the barriers that prohibit manufacturers from realizing their full potential. Our proven tactics and methods can help nearly any company at nearly any stage of its evolution. Whatever the hurdle – going green, becoming lean, entering new markets, rebranding the company – MRC can help you clear it.
Developing Future Workforce with programs like: What’s So Cool About Manufacturing®, PA Dream Team, the Inside Manufacturing Series, and Manufacturing Day.
Through our partnerships, we are able to bring the horsepower of the best-in-breed experts to you. Imagine having access to the second-largest technology institute in the world, a corps of ex-Toyota executives trained under the best Lean practitioners in the world or world-renowned business strategy groups. MRC makes it possible.
For over 35 years, Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC) has helped small and mid-sized manufacturers become more competitive, adopt lean and agile processes, strategically grow their companies and invest more effectively in their existing human capital.
October 20, 2026
8:00 AM
Solar Innovations, LLC, 31 Roberts Road, Pine Grove, PA, 17963
Supervisor Bootcamp | Leadership Fundamentals, a five half-day development program, teaches practical, relevant, and easy-to-apply skills for all levels of supervisors. Participants are held accountable for their learning and challenged to apply each topic in their own workplace. Regardless of job title or position, participants are equipped with a repertoire of fundamental leadership skills to effectively lead others.
This course will help you understand:
Managers, Supervisors, Team Leads, New/Emerging Leaders, and anyone seeking to elevate their existing leadership skills, build a firm foundation for future growth, and positively impact their company’s performance and profitability.

This course is eligible for
18.75 SHRM PDC’s
MRC is recognized by SHRM to offer professional
development credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or
SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.
Questions? Contact Nicole Pierce at (484) 655-4873 or nicole.pierce@mrcpa.org.
Craig Kasper | MRC – Leadership Development Instructor
Craig has 35 plus years of leadership experience in developing high performance teams in business development, operations management and quality service delivery in companies ranging from 1 million to 25 billion in annual revenues. From establishing and growing his own leadership training and consulting company with a client list of over 300 companies, including on-site training presence for Proctor & Gamble’s largest plant world-wide in Northeast PA., to operating as an executive for a fortune 200 company (Manpower Group) the journey has included start-ups, raising capital, marketing, sales, customer service/retention, financial and operations management. Currently he’s operating his own company, MarketSmart 365 LLC, providing marketing and business consulting services.
Craig is a graduate of Penn State University with a degree in Wildlife/Resource Management and a Certified Trainer/Facilitator for leadership, executive management, supervision, sales, sales management, coaching, effective communication, DiSC personality profiles, time management, meeting effectiveness, problem solving, and personal effectiveness – skills which he affirms have been central to success – as he believes the key element in every leaders level of achievement is their ability for “developing the full potential of the team”!
Solar Innovations, LLC, 31 Roberts Road, Pine Grove, PA, 17963
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