Top 7 HR Challenges in the Manufacturing Industry & Tips for Solving Them
“I had a stereotype about what manufacturing would be like - dusty, [with] managers who weren’t interested in HR. But I was surprised. I’ve had?highly engaged workforces in clean environments,” says Adam Goldman who practised HR in manufacturing spaces for 15 years and had to re-evaluate his assumptions about the manufacturing work.
HR in manufacturing greatly differs from HR in the workplace. So before you jump in, consider some of the main differences—and most pressing HR challenges in the manufacturing industry—you'll be dealing with.
7 HR Challenges in the Manufacturing Industry- With Solutions?
1. Minimizing injuries & common safety incidents?:
Manufacturing employees are often in danger of industrial accidents because of their work involvement with machines, planers, lathes and other sorts of production tools. Falls are also a constant threat in the manufacturing industry.?Employees are at risk?when working on high platforms, cherry pickers, ladders, or any other elevated area.?
2. Breaking the communication barriers?:
Communicating with employees is among the major HR challenges in the manufacturing industry. For starters, you simply can't send a company-wide e-mail informing employees about their new retirement plan because most manufacturing employees work in the field. This is why HR has........
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1 年Nurul Syuhada Ahmad Tajodin Do you think promoting workplace safety as well as implementing training programmes can benefit the manufacturing industry?
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1 年SianPeh L. Do you think automating the hiring process will help you attract and find the best candidates?
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1 年Nik Ahmad Kamal Do you think using employee engagement surveys can help overcome these HR challenges?
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1 年Ogine Kingsley MPA, ACIPM, FCIHRSM, HRPL Do you think using a workforce management system can help address these HR challenges in the manufacturing industry by supporting real-time training, tracking, and reducing human errors?
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1 年Claudia Sacks In your opinion, what do you think are some of the major challenges that the manufacturing industry is facing?