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Simpson County Tech Center students in Metal Fabrication, Carpentry and Polymer Science tour Metal Coaters, located in Byram, Mississippi on 11/13/18. Metal Coaters is one of the largest coil coating lines in the Southern United States and specializes in toll processing of customer owned steel coils. Metal Coaters Mississippi operates twenty-four hours a day, five to seven days a week.
The facility covers over 360,000 square feet of climate controlled manufacturing and warehouse space. The coating line is three stories tall and requires over 3,500 lineal feet of coil to reach from entry to exit.
The facility includes a rail spur dock that allows for the unloading of up to 10 rail cars inside the building. There is similar space for the unloading/loading of trucks inside the building. Students were informed of salaries, benefits, and work performance expectations.
Students pictured left to right: Corbin Hosey, Hooks Harvey, Ryan Welch, Brandon Lewis and Vance Smith.