The semiconductor industry has spent the better part of three years talking about its talent shortage. What it’s spent considerably less time on is the talent that’s already qualified, sitting … Read More
The word “temporary” has always undersold what a contingent workforce actually does in industrial operations. For mining, manufacturing, and semiconductor companies, contract and flex labour isn’t a stopgap. It’s a … Read More
Most operations leaders track time-to-fill as an HR metric. The ones who’ve lived through a bad vacancy know it’s something else entirely. An open role on a manufacturing floor, a … Read More
The permits are approved. The capital is committed. The construction timelines are set. What BC mining operations are discovering now is that the hardest part of executing on a record … Read More
Your degree got you to the starting line. It won’t get you the job. That’s not a knock on your education. It’s a reality of how semiconductor hiring works right … Read More
Summer looks different on a remote mine site than it does anywhere else. While the broader workforce is taking vacations, spending time with family, and recharging, your FIFO workers are … Read More
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
Every May, engineering students across North America start their summer internships in semiconductor facilities. They spend 12 to 16 weeks working alongside process engineers, equipment technicians, and product engineers, getting … 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
Hiring the wrong role for the wrong problem is one of the most expensive mistakes a semiconductor facility can make, and it happens more often than most operations leaders would … Read More
