their brains are stimulated. you might call these guys the new blue collar worker. they don t just operate machines, they program the machine, telling it where to drill. we actually do a fixture up ourselves. these are actually location holes and dowel hole where s we re actually going to bolt the fixture together. reporter: then they head to the factory floor and make it happen. you get to see the finished work, is what i love about it. we take what s on paper and bring it to life. reporter: they make mathematical computations on the fly if adjustments are needed. each worker is a computer programmer, machinist, and quality control engineer. what typically was three different jobs now wrapped up in one. it s called lean manufacturing. and the workers love it. i were only running the machine, it wouldn t be a very satisfying job. if i were only programming, it wouldn t be a very satisfying job. but when i get to do both, i