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Saturday Recycling Drop Off Concludes
September 29, 2020MDI Hired Hands would like to thank the #Itasca County communities for their support of our recycling program over the past 25 years. The materials that were collected and sorted in our Deer River and Cohasset facilities provided jobs for many people with disabilities and gave them an opportunity to contribute to our community. However, since 2015, ... Read moreRead Article
FDA Registered
March 28, 2017MDI is an FDA Registered Food Handling Facility As MDI continues to grow and expand its base of business offerings in order to create more employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities, it is honored to announce that its Twin Cities facility is now an FDA Registered Food Handling Facility. According to Barb Majerus, vice president ... Read moreRead Article
Focus On Ability: Overcoming The Workforce Shortage
March 3, 2017Manufacturing managers of the 1950s grappled with some of the same challenges and prejudices their modern-day counterparts face: the need for productive, reliable workers coupled with a reluctance to hire people with disabilities. According to research from Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute, 2 million manufacturing jobs are likely to go unfilled over the next decade. Tapping into ... Read moreRead Article
Hired Hands Cold Weather Policy and Recycling Info
December 13, 2016Cold Weather Policy for Cub Foods Acceptable Recyclables for Cub Foods Drop-Off Cub Foods Drop-Off Closed December 24th MDI Hired Hands Cold Weather Policy: If the air temperature/real feel (combination of actual temperature and wind chill) is at or below -15 at 8:00am Cub Foods will be cancelled for that particular Saturday. MDI will ... Read moreRead Article
Common Questions About MDI Services
Kitting and assembly services combine individual components into complete, ready-to-ship products or kits. Manufacturers use these services to streamline packaging, reduce internal labor demands, and improve consistency. Work often includes assembly, labeling, inspection, and final packaging.
Manufacturers typically outsource kitting and assembly when internal teams are at capacity or labor is hard to hire. Outsourcing also makes sense when work is repetitive, labor-intensive, or not core to production. It helps maintain throughput without adding headcount.
Outsourcing shifts labor-heavy work to a dedicated production partner. This reduces overtime, burnout, and reliance on temporary staffing. Internal teams can focus on core manufacturing tasks while maintaining output.
