Over 30 people across 2 events discussed the challenges within a manufacturing work place of succession planning and ergonimics (specifically dealing with the aging workforce). Some great ideas and sharing took place.
Our first SIG had Jen McGillis from Ergo Inc discuss the challenges of an aging workforce and Ergonomics. She will present us with some information on the topic and also provide lots of time to answer questions and discuss challenges currently facing manufacturers.
Some things we discussed included:
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Getting employees to report when they have discomfort rather than when they require medical – the earlier you are aware of an issues the sooner you can adapt the work station
- Do you have a MSD prevention strategy? If not, you should!
Her full presentation is available here: http://www.emccanada.org/membersonl/ontario/kitchener/2011/ergoincemcpresentation2012pdf
Our second even focused on the challenge of succession plans. A well-developed succession planning process increases the retention of your good employees because they recognize that time, attention and skill development is being invested in them for the purpose of career development. A working succession system also results in having more than one good person available for a key job.
Some of the questions we discussed included:
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Do you currently have a succession plan in your organization?
- What key skills do you lack in your organization that you need to focus on?
- Who is involved in the succession planning for your organization?
Some of the comments or items that were discussed included:
- How do you plan for succession if people aren’t loyal to your company?
- How do you maintain cross trained skills?
- Do you pay for skills or pay a standard rate across the plant?
Thanks again to Trillium Metal Stamping for being a great host!
Do you wonder if you can join these great networking and best practice sharing events? Any Waterloo region manufacturer that is not a member of EMC is welcome to join in the activity to see what all the hype is about. EMC is Canada’s largest and more active manufacturing consortium. On a monthly basis we bring together the largest group of manufacturers gathered in Waterloo region across all sectors for the sole purpose of achieving and sustaining world class! For more information the KW/Cambridge consortium or to join us at an upcoming event please contact Laura Gibson at 226-388-3894 or lgibson@emccanada.org
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