NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A new manufacturing workforce study shows employees are highly satisfied and optimistic about the industry — but most did not plan to enter it, highlighting a growing “discovery gap” that continues to limit the talent pipeline.
Nashay Naeve, president of the Engineered Plastic Components business unit at Tsubaki Nakashima, breaks down why manufacturers are still struggling to fill roles, what leaders can change immediately to reframe the industry and how modern operations are reshaping what manufacturing careers actually look like.
WASHINGTON—A group of former "Rosie the Riveters" from Michigan recently took part in an Honor Flight to the nation’s capital, where they met with lawmakers.
NEW YORK—A new Study from Thomas and Women in Manufacturing shows that one in three manufacturing professionals and one in four manufacturing leaders are women. The medical-healthcare sector has the highest female-identifying employee presence at 54 percent.
CLEVELAND, OH —The Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM) and the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) announced a reciprocal membership partnership, providing members the unique opportunity to join both industry-leading associations.
In June, GE Appliances, a Haier company, announced plans to invest $115 million to expand its refrigerator assembly plant in Decatur, AL. The investment will add 255 new jobs to the plant, bringing the total number of full-time employees there to nearly 1,300.
Workforce diversity, both in leadership and the rank-and-file, is one of those ideals to which companies aspire without needing a true “business” reason.
AIKEN, SC—Diesel engine manufacturer MTU America hosts an annual Girls Day event at its assembly plant here. The goal of the event is to educate young girls on careers in manufacturing and to encourage their interest in a typically male-dominated field.
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