Everett Industries is known for its precision abrasive saws, and it’s working to keep business on the cutting edge under the leadership of the Vosmik family.
Based in Warren, Everett Industries has grown steadily since Jim Vosmik, the company’s president, purchased it in 2017 from the second generation of the Everett family that founded it in 1962. He has years of experience in manufacturing and automation which laid the foundation for what the company is today.
What began as a five-person operation is now a 16-person team, which includes Jim’s children, Charles and Paige.
A sharp approach
The company’s abrasive saws are used in industries ranging from construction and fabrication to aerospace and automation, with a specialty in cutting hard-to-machine materials.
“Our saws are best for exotic alloys that just can’t be cut with traditional toothed blades,” said Jim Vosmik, president of Everett Industries. “We’re basically grinding through these materials. That’s where our products shine.”
Beyond machines, the company is focused on developing people.
“We’ve had great success hiring individuals with curiosity and grit, then training them up. Some started in high school work-study programs or as mechanics – backyard or formal. We value emotional intelligence just as much as technical skills,” Vosmik said.
Cutting a way forward with MVMC
As the company continues to grow, joining MVMC was a strategic step toward expanding workforce development efforts and leadership training opportunities.
Everett would eventually like to add engineers, project managers and machine builders to the team.
“We’re not big enough to create this on our own. We need to be part of something bigger,” Vosmik said. “MVMC’s connections are helping us breathe life back into workforce development plans.”
That includes supporting a recent high school graduate – now working full-time – who hopes to pursue a machining apprenticeship. MVMC can help guide processes like this through registered apprenticeship pathways and funding support.
Three team members also attended the inaugural Front Line Leadership Training in 2025.
“Everyone who participated came away impressed, and it gave them tools they could put into action right away,” he said.
Vosmik is also deeply invested in reaching students about manufacturing career opportunities.
“You’ve got to get them early. If they have a great experience in high school, it sticks.”
Precision runs in the family
Vosmik’s children, Charles and Paige, are helping to lead Everett into the next chapter.
Each brings a unique background and skill set to the table, contributing in different ways to the company’s focus on innovation, hands-on leadership, and intentional workforce development.
Originally joining as the marketing specialist, Charles soon found himself wiring control panels, assembling machines, and commissioning complete systems.
“Spending nearly a year on the shop floor and in the field gave me a firsthand understanding of how our equipment is built, installed and used,” said Charles Vosmik, sales and marketing/technical systems at Everett Industries. “There’s something uniquely rewarding about walking into a plant and seeing operators who no longer have to lift heavy parts or breathe abrasive dust – and knowing you played a role in making their jobs safer and more productive. At this point, I fully expect to spend my career in manufacturing.”
Paige recently celebrated her one-year anniversary with the company and has taken on a range of technical responsibilities – from improving engineering manuals to machine programming and control systems.
“She’s currently starting up the first complex machine she programmed herself. It’s a fully automatic, cut-to-length saw that will eventually have an end-of-line robotic finishing cell that she’ll likely program as well,” Jim Vosmik said.
A shared vision
Everett’s partnership with MVMC will help the company stay connected to resources, peer collaboration and to the broader mission of advanced manufacturing in the region.
The company is not only investing in internal leadership and talent but also strengthening its visibility and voice within the area’s manufacturing network.
As a family-owned business with big goals, Everett understands the value of having a support system while being self-reliant.
“Those who grew up in entrepreneurial families bring an understanding that’s important for success in small businesses – the understanding that no one is coming,” Jim Vosmik said. “You build the systems. You become the leader, and in a small business, that someone is you.”
