Help wanted: Manufacturers hiring even as overall job numbers decline
当许多制造商都在努力填补工作岗位时, Waupaca铸造 is focused on developing its current employees and looking for hardworking individuals to join its team to meet growing demand for iron castings.
Seeking hired help, 密尔沃基建立 affixed a banner in front of its factory on E. 俄克拉何马州大街. 每小时12到25美元的广告工作.
“We are seeing quite a bit of walk-in traffic as a result of the sign,” Dunnum said.
然而，即使制造业的工作岗位数量有所下降, many companies say they’re having a hard time filling positions that increasingly call for advanced skills.Wisconsin’s manufacturers lost 3,784 jobs from December 2015 to December 2016, a drop of 0.8% in the state’s 制造业 headcount and a steeper decline than the national average in the sector, 周三公布的数据显示.
Some of the postings were for multiple positions, especially at larger companies.
“I know of employers who are turning down work because they don’t have the manpower to do it,吉姆·戈伦贝斯基说, executive director of the Bay Area Workforce Development Board in Green Bay.
“We are still seeing a sizable demand for skilled workers in 制造业,” he added.
密尔沃基建立 says it’s looking for people with at least two years of 制造业 experience but not necessarily at a forge shop, 钢被加热到2,1000度的高温敲打成形.
Ten of its 85 employees have been with the company for 40 or more years. Retirements are coming soon, and the senior workers won’t be easily replaced.
“这些人都是工匠. 他们所做的是一种艺术形式。.
Most of the 密尔沃基建立 employees belong to the United Steelworkers union. 平均年龄为54岁, 有25年的资历, underscoring the need for younger talent in the near future.
金属锻造工作对体力要求很高, 尤其是在炎热的夏天, and it's not for someone skittish about working in a heavy-制造业 setting.
“It’s not easy to find people … and we aren’t just taking anybody who walks in off the street. We are looking for long-term relationships,” Dunnum said.
The Department of Workforce Development held a career expo Thursday at Wisconsin State Fair Park, 大约有125个雇主，超过3个,200个职位空缺. 在这些岗位中，有850个是制造业岗位.
The event was limited to employers with openings and job seekers already screened for work readiness. 一些制造商包括哈雷戴维森公司.,布里格斯 & 斯特拉顿，布雷迪公司.DRS Technologies和罗克韦尔自动化.
Wages for the 制造业 jobs at the career fair ranged from about $15 to $19.每小时60美元.
雇主们现在都在努力增长, 而且他们很难找到合格的帮助, 乔治娅·麦克斯韦说, deputy secretary of the Department of Workforce Development.
There probably isn’t a better time to get into 制造业, 道格拉斯·费雪说, who teaches supply-chain management classes at Marquette University.
他的学生专注于“工业4”等领域.0," the latest iteration of advanced 制造业 and product distribution. 刚毕业的学生, 费舍尔说, have had about a 95% job placement rate – with many of them landing positions in the Upper Midwest.
“Good Lord, yes, this job market is good if you’re interested in 制造业,” 费舍尔说.
Many of Wisconsin’s 制造业 jobs are at metal products firms such as Waupaca铸造, 雇佣了大约2人,400人在沃帕卡.
The foundry has turned to robots and automation to streamline its production, and that’s resulted in a demand for workers with advanced technical skills.
“We’ve done quite a bit of job promotions from within … rather than banging our heads against the wall trying to figure out where to find these people,乔伊·伦纳德说。, 可靠的彩票平台网址大全人力资源副总裁.
约占公司股份的10%,300 employees nationwide will be eligible for retirement in the next five years. 管理层对此并不惊慌，但很担心.
“We don’t have hundreds of job applicants lined up like we did 10 years ago,” Leonard said.
The foundry allows some production employees to take technical college training as part of their regular workweek. 起薪约为每小时15美元, and the amount someone can earn quickly escalates with overtime and weekend premiums.
“We are pretty busy and have been for some time,” Leonard said.
Companies looking to open a 制造业 plant in Wisconsin, 或者在这里展开操作, 是否在密切关注劳动力市场. They won’t take those steps if they can’t find the help they need.
密尔沃基已经取得了一些成功, including the redevelopment of the Menomonee Valley and other industrial areas that had fallen on hard times.
“I think it’s really important to look at the whole picture. 通常情况下，这不仅仅是一个数据点,崔茜卡·布劳恩说, deputy secretary at the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.
Seven staffing agencies seeking 制造业 employees were at Thursday’s career expo.
Companies are struggling to fill entry-level positions as well as jobs with advanced technical skills, 安布尔·劳伦说, a regional director for Milwaukee-based ManpowerGroup Inc.
There’s still a pressing need for employees such as machinists and CNC machine operators.
“Any of those skilled positions are difficult to fill,” Laurent said.
