Recruitment and Retention Challenges of Today and Beyond - (PPT)

摘要

In 2015 and as a means to improve product flow, reduce lead time, reduce WIP inventory and reduce fixed overhead, Hitchiner made a decision to close its Littleton, NH facility and consolidate those post-cast finishing operations to its corporate headquarters in Milford, NH, located approximately 125 miles away. The closure affected approximately 135 employees, all of whom were guaranteed jobs in Milford, along with relocation benefits. When less than 10% of the Littleton workforce agreed to relocate, it created a critical shortage of skilled and semi-skilled finishing, NDT and machine tool operator labor. The situation was compounded due to high turnover amongst millennials and an unemployment rate that was plummeting to 2.5%. The presentation will describe: 1. Existing work environment positives, wage and benefits philosophies that helped attract a new workforce; 2. New initiatives deployed to increase applicant pool, as well as what worked well, and what didn't, and 3. Ongoing measures to attract and retain exempt and nonexempt workforce in anticipation of future labor shortage in the State.