Industry: Manufacturing
A structured relationship focused human resources function like that provided by H2R will help manufacturers address the unique challenges of managing employees and have a positive impact on their bottom line.
Good HR is Good for Manufacturers
We have known for many years that the performance of manufacturers who use a relationship-based approach to managing their human resources function and their employees, have a more productive and engaged workforce, than companies using a command and control approach to management.
The H2R hiring to retiring Solution for Manufacturers
H2R supports a relationship approach solution for every aspect of the relationship between an employer and their employees.
Talent Acquisition
Manufacturers face multiple challenges in finding the right type and number of people.
Some commentators predict that by 2025 a third of all vacancies in manufacturing will not be filled.
Unattractive Image
- Manufacturing is perceived to be dirty, dead-end jobs
How H2R Helps
Using the lifestyle aspirations section of the H2R performance management module you can show the lifestyles that people working in manufacturing enjoy
Variable Skills
- Manufacturers often require workers with a wide range of skills
How H2R Helps
With H2R you can manage the skills of your employees, identify training needs, and build a multi-skilled workforce and offer a diverse working experience
Seasonal Demand
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Jobs in manufacturing are unsecure and work is often seasonal
How H2R Helps
H2R enables you to identify why and when the demand for workers varies, and to plan your recruitment and retention of employees to provide more stable employment
Employee Retention
Many manufacturers face difficulties in retaining talented, expensively trained employees
Lack of Job Security
- Manufacturing work can be unsecure. Employees can be tempted by the promise of job security
How H2R Helps
- Using the multi-level objective tools in H2R to help employees understand the future of the business and their role in that future
High Risk Levels
- Many manufacturing environments and processes include a higher level of risk to workers
How H2R Helps
- The H2R health and safety module enables you to engage your employees in health and safety management and risk reduction
Alternative Options
- There are lots of alternative employment options that can appear more attractive
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How H2R Helps
- The communication tools within H2R enable you to present employees with a positive vision of their future with your organisation
Pay and Benefits
Probably the largest cost for manufacturers, the costs of getting it wrong are also substantial
Demand and Supply
- Competing for workers can be a self-destructive strategy
How H2R Helps
H2R enables manufacturers to provide employees with benefits that will provide a big benefit to each employee
Productivity
- The Performance is impacted by how you mix base and variable pay
How H2R Helps
H2R includes a huge range of benefits covering every aspect of life to meet the lifestyle needs of every employee
Employee Benefits
Lack of Personalisation
- Many manufacturers give every employee the same benefits regardless of their needs
How H2R Helps
H2R enables manufacturers to provide employees with benefits that will provide a big benefit to each employee
Limited Benefits Available
- Many manufacturers only offer employees a small range of mainly statutory benefits
How H2R Helps
H2R includes a huge range of benefits covering every aspect of life to meet the lifestyle needs of every employee
Learning and Development
Rapidly changing technology and increasingly personalised customer requirements make it important for a manufacturer to maintain continuous improvements through constant learning and development
Training is expensive
- Many manufacturers find the cost of training prohibits them from providing training
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With H2R manufacturers benefit from our bulk buying of learning resources and training courses, making it more cost effective to provide training
Too Busy to Learn
- Many manufacturers find it difficult to make the time available for employee training
How H2R Helps
From e-learning to coaching the wide range of learning options provided by H2R means there will always be an activity that fits into an employees’ diary
Performance Management and Appraisal
Providing employees with feedback on their performance can positively impact their motivation and lead to increases in employee productivity
Lack of Understanding
- Many manufacturing workers do not know how what they are being told to do fits in to the bigger organisation
How H2R Helps
- The H2R performance management and appraisal module allows a manufacturer to show the structure of objectives throughout the organisation
One-sided Appraisal
- Many manufacturers focus their performance management and appraisal system on what the employer wants
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The H2R performance management and appraisal module, covers every aspect of the work life balance and what the employee wants from work
Individual and Collective Employee Relationsl
Manufacturers often experience more individual and collective employee relations issues than other types of employers.
The large size of many manufacturing sites, people working throughout the day, and diverse workforce all contribute to the unique employee relations issues faced by manufacturers.
Communication
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The rumour mill is often the first source of information in many manufacturing sites. Employees complain to each other because they do not know how to raise concerns with managers.
How H2R Helps
- The communication tools within H2R provide a straight-forward way of ensuring that both employees and managers get the correct information in the right way at the right time.
Resolving Problems
- Employee questions that could have been answered, become problems, and then disputes when the correct grievance procedures are not followed by employees, trade unions and managers
How H2R Helps
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Intuitive processes within H2R provide a straight-forward way for employees to raise concerns and managers to act to demonstrate that they are taking the appropriate actions
Legal Compliance
Compliance with legislation is essential to the success of any manufacturing business.
Ignorance of the law
- Mistakes often happen because managers or employees are unaware of their legal responsibilities
How H2R Helps
- The communication and training tools in H2R help ensure that managers and employees are fully aware of and kept up to date with their legal responsibilities at work
Ignoring the Law
- Sometimes legal obligations are ignored when other issues are, considered to be, more important
How H2R Helps
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H2R can help you set up record keeping processes that help to reinforce legislative responsibilities and ensure that you have accurate records of compliance
Health and Safety
The first priority, of any business is to ensure that they are operating safely.
Manufacturing operations have inherently more risks than other working environments
Safety Education
- What may seem obvious to many, will be unknown to the employee who was not told about the hazards and risks in their workplace
How H2R Helps
- H2R includes access to an extensive range of safety education resources and training courses and a team of Health and Safety experts and solicitors
Engagement with Safety
- Experience helps to build confidence and confidence can lead to shortcuts being taken, which raise the risk of accidents and near misses
How H2R Helps
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The risk assessment and incident and near misses reporting tools within H2R make it easy for employees to report when safety rules are not being followed
Someone to talk to
There will be a H2R professional with experience of manufacturing available to answer your questions