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Improving Recruiting Efforts to Fill Manufacturing Roles

Manufacturing organizations are thriving, despite the challenges with the labor market over the past two years. Many are now hiring employees at volume to keep up with increased consumer demand and high turnover rates. Recruiters in this industry have a difficult task of competing for highly skilled workers in a limited candidate pool. To fill these roles, recruiters are creating new best practices to better reach top talent, saving organizations significant time and money.

Nearly one-quarter of the manufacturing workforce is 55 or older according to the National Association of Manufacturers. With the aging workforce, the labor skills gap is continuing to widen. The lack of applicants with the necessary skills is putting a strain on recruiters, driving them to utilize emerging talent acquisition technology to improve communication with candidates and evolve recruiting efforts.

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