Summer vacation season is one of the most predictable workforce challenges in manufacturing, and one of the most consistently mishandled. Every year, between June and September, production floors across North … Read More
Manufacturing is losing its most experienced workers faster than it can replace them. Baby Boomers, the generation that built and sustained North American industrial output for four decades, are retiring … Read More
High-volume hiring in manufacturing creates a specific operational challenge that most onboarding processes aren’t designed to handle. When you’re bringing on 20, 50, or 100 workers in a compressed timeframe, … Read More
Turnover in the first 90 days is one of the most expensive and preventable problems in manufacturing. You’ve spent weeks sourcing candidates, running interviews, completing background checks, and getting someone … Read More
When a machinist position opens up on your floor, the instinct for most manufacturing HR teams is to post the job and wait. Applications come in, you screen them, you … Read More
Most manufacturing job descriptions are written for the wrong audience. They’re built to satisfy an ATS, approved by legal, and posted online, where they proceed to attract a flood of … Read More
Most manufacturing leaders can tell you their cost-per-hire. Very few can tell you their cost-per-wrong-hire. That number is almost always larger, and almost always the one that matters more. A … Read More
MIT research projects AI will replace two million manufacturing workers by 2026. Headlines like this have manufacturing HR professionals wondering: Is automation a workforce solution or a hiring disaster waiting … Read More
By February, your competitors have already locked in the skilled talent you’re still waiting to approve budgets for. For industrial employers in mining, semiconductor manufacturing, and heavy industry, the first … Read More
As we look ahead to 2026, planning for federal holidays in the United States is essential for both employers and employees. These holidays hold deep cultural and historical significance while … Read More
