Two keys to a successful business: Training and Retenting of employees
Plastics processors and mold makers are complaining at the lack of skilled workers. That not only concerned about these companies, but is a concern for their customers as well. The automobile industry, for example, expressed through a series of surveys lately that the lack of engineering and other skilled personnel is an important compliance requirement increasing production challenge.
The results of the November survey original equipment Suppliers Association, revealed that there are three areas where auto suppliers are having a hard time filling position: engineers, technicians and skilled trades per hour The OESA survey noted that companies were having more difficulty recruiting qualified candidates available and orders for these employees are open longer.
For engineering positions, the three main areas are general engineers, product engineers and manufacturing engineers. In fact, engineering positions are taking the time to fill executive positions as high - an average of four months, the report said. Tooling Engineers also was listed as a hard position to fill. The skilled trades OESA survey reported as difficult to fill that includes tool and die makers, maintenance tools and machinists and tool.
With so many companies looking for the same types of employees, the competitions for these positions are even more difficult to cover. That is leading many companies to start their efforts at vocational school and middle school one respondent to the survey OESA said: " The awareness of manufacturing jobs available to the college, high school, and levels of joint vocational school, " as a key to solve the problem. "We are taking our schools needs within the community. "
Another key is to find ways to retain these employees once found and hired. Continuous education and skills is the key to this. Tata Technologies, an outsourcing of engineering services and product development IT services provider to the global manufacturing industry, with North American headquarters in Novi, MI, recently announced the addition to a series of training courses for plastics for the Routsis its program of engineering professionals .
The use of plastics in manufacturing is increasingly important as product development across the industry segments increasingly demanding viable alternative materials that are durable and lightweight . In the automotive industry , earlier this year, the National Academy of Research of the National Science Council (NRC ) published a report indicating that light plastics and plastic composites are essential to help automakers meet stricter CAFE standards 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. Support this report, industry representatives stressed plastics and plastic composites plastics can significantly reduce the load of the engine of a vehicle, which increases mileage and reduces emissions of greenhouse gases, said Tata Technologies.
In general, the plastics industry is the third largest segment in the U.S. manufacturing, A growth of 2.3 % annually since 1980, compared with 1.9 % per annum growth for manufacturing as a whole during the same period, according to the Society of the Plastics Industry.
When plastics processors and mold makers to find and hire good people, continuing education programs is one of the keys to employee retention. No matter what the service industry, you need to ensure your customers that you can keep up with your requirements with the best possible staff. People make the difference to your success and that of its customers.