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Baker Industries began as a tiny operation out of Charlie Baker’s garage. Forty-six years later, the organization is preparing to open a new warehouse outside of Philadelphia and Baker recently celebrated his 101st birthday.
Baker Industries, with two locations in Pennsylvania, provides packaging, shrinkwrapping, kitting, fulfillment, assembly and other light-industrial services for manufacturers such as snackmaker Tastykake and Crazy Aaron's putty.
The nonprofit organization also is filling an industry gap: skilled labor. There were 481,000 job openings in the manufacturing industry as of June, with a projected shortage of 3.8 million workers by 2033.
Baker Industries is fueling the talent pipeline by hiring and training workers from often overlooked pools including people with disabilities as well as those who were formerly in alcohol or drug rehabilitation, incarcerated, or experiencing homelessness. After their time with Baker Industries, many people move on to full-time jobs with the company’s customers.
