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Did you know manufacturing is one of the top employing industries in our area? Today we're sending a shoutout to all the manufacturing companies that are providing essential employment to our workforce! If you're in manufacturing, don't forget to check out The Manufacturing Conference happening October 24th in Cobourg. Join 250 of your industry peers, connect with exhibitors & learn from the top industry leaders. Bring your Management, HR, Operations and IT teammates! Get the details in Friday's edition of the Community Connections Newsletter. #Manufacturing #ManufacturingDay #Workforce

With manufacturing facing a workforce crisis, the future workforce needs to be aware of the benefits of careers in packaging and processing. According to Terry Iverson, the next-generation manufacturing workforce has already entered the workforce. Iverson explains at PMMI: The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies' 2024 Annual Meeting why they are already interested in manufacturing and how OEMs can embrace them as part of their workforce.

Attention all manufacturing professionals! A significant workforce vacuum is on the horizon, with the manufacturing sector poised to confront the necessity of fulfilling approximately 4.6 million roles by the year 2028. According to the National Association of Manufacturers, this workforce shortage is imminent. It's time to take action and prepare for the future. Let's work together to find solutions to this challenge and ensure the continued success of the manufacturing industry. Read more in my next article. RFC #Manufacturing #WorkforceShortage #FutureofWork #AmericanManufacturingSuperCycle #americanmanufacturing

We’re excited to welcome you to this event, proudly sponsored exclusively by CMP. At CMP, we recognize the critical need to align the workforce with the ever-evolving demands of the industry. As companies innovate and expand, it’s essential that their teams evolve too. This commitment to workforce transformation is why we are thrilled to be part of today’s conversation. Let me know if I will see you there! #TalentSolutions #ExecutiveSearch #ExecutiveCoaching #LeadershipDevelopment #Outplacement

Our first time at the American Manufacturing Summit didn’t disappoint! We enjoyed some great sessions, connected with attendees in 1:1 meetings, and met tons of people at our booth. It was during our lunch roundtable that we dug into some of the biggest challenges when it comes to recruiting in the manufacturing industry today 👇 Getting younger talent to see manufacturing as a career path ROI of upskilling amid retention challenges faced industry wide What hourly workers really want and how to get them to stay #ManufacturingRecruiting #HourlyWorkers #Retention

🔎 What can the UK manufacturing industry expect from the workforce of the future? Find out what trends are shaping the future of the UK manufacturing industry and the sought-after skills needed for a resilient workforce. Read the article here 👇

Was it really a good jobs report? Last Friday the latest employment figures were released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Overall, 300K more people had jobs and the national unemployment rate dropped from 4.1% in February to 3.8% in March. Many gave glowing reports about these results — digging deeper there are 2 troubling signs: 1. Much of the increase was in part-time jobs, with the number of people holding multiple jobs increasing significantly. When the economy is humming, full-time employment, with increasing wages and solid benefits, increases. 2. 71k of the increase in employment was due to government employing more people. Government tends to be the employer of last resort, indicating weakness in private sector hiring. During boom times, private sector opportunities are more attractive and fewer folks pursue a government job. For #Veterans, the report had disappointing news. Fewer Veterans were employed and the unemployment rate crept up. In March, 257K Veterans were unemployed. If the goal is zero Veterans unemployed, the challenge continues to be examining why so many Veterans who are looking for jobs, don’t find them. A possibility is the struggle Veterans face going through the hiring process at a company that doesn’t really understand their expertise and what else they bring to the table. Company Veteran leaders/Veteran Resource Groups need to do more to address this situation. Another possibility is Veterans are looking in the wrong places. That is, they should be planning and preparing for jobs in industries that face a shortage of workers. One industry is Manufacturing. With retirements, lack of skills training, and innovations, they face a tight labor market and are seeking ways to attract new talent. They are experimenting with new ways to recruit, offering training and apprenticeships. Manufacturing isn’t the hard hat work that often comes to mind. Today it involves tech, robots, and analytics. It requires agile employees/managers. Military experience should prepare many Veterans for these opportunities. To learn more: https://lnkd.in/ei4sNYnS Kelly Barner takes 2 industry leaders through their company’s work and the talent needs they face. They candidly describe their needs and how labor shortages negatively affect profitability. Notable – “There are 600k job openings in Manufacturing” We need to do more to communicate opportunities like this to transitioning Service members and Veterans. It would be great if military/Veteran influencers on LinkedIn would talk more about jobs in Manufacturing (and similar industries). Zero Veterans unemployed isn’t a bridge too far if we can get information about the many great opportunities that exist across our economy. #VHV | Veterans Helping Veterans #Jobs #Careers

🔎 What can the UK manufacturing industry expect from the workforce of the future? Find out what trends are shaping the future of the UK manufacturing industry and the sought-after skills needed for a resilient workforce. Read the article here 👇

🔎 What can the UK manufacturing industry expect from the workforce of the future? Find out what trends are shaping the future of the UK manufacturing industry and the sought-after skills needed for a resilient workforce. Read the article here 👇

At the end of last year I gave a quick talk for Manufacturing Dive moderated by on the labor challenges that the manufacturing sector is facing. As I want developing the talk, it ended up that the intro section ended up being a pretty good 101 review of the biggest workforce pain points that are plaguing the industry. During the talk I got a lot of feedback that it did a good job illustrating how we as an industry "got here", so I thought I'd share that section of the presentation here. What are your thoughts? Did I miss any key challenges? If you'd like to see the rest of the deck, leave a comment below and I'll DM it to you! #Manufacturing #Labor #FutureOfWork #IndustrialAutomation #MidMarketManufacturing