Searching for Skilled Manufacturing Workers? Solutions may be on the horizon

After recovering from an employment rollercoaster and the economic downturn, many in the manufacturing industry are now encountering a shortage of skilled laborers, including engineers, machinists and tool and die specialists. USA Today journalist

Paul Davidson asked Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP client Ron Overton of Overton Industries in Mooresville, Ind., to speak in to this situation in a recent <a title=”USA Today” href=”http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-04-12/economic-recovery-manufacturing-revival/54365676/1″ target=”_blank”>article </a> exploring the serious employment shortage.

In the article, Davidson points out that Overton Industries is just one in a number of small tool and die firms looking for those who are skilled with their hands, as well as in math and science. While the demand for their services is high, the tool and die industry is struggling to supply goods because of a lack of skilled employment. “We lose a lot of work because we can’t turn it around quick enough,” Overton says in the article.

In response to this growing industry issue, Indiana manufacturers are invited to join us for the next Conexus Indiana Manufacturing Connections Program, sponsored and hosted by Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP, on June 13. The event will discuss successful means of recruiting and retaining the skilled workers for which so many in the manufacturing industry are currently searching.

Please mark your calendars and plan to join us for an informative session offering solutions and interaction with others in the manufacturing industry. Registration will be available soon.

<a title=”USA Today: Tool and die makers desperately casting for workers” href=”http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-04-12/economic-recovery-manufacturing-revival/54365676/1″ target=”_blank”><em>Click here to read the full article, ‘Tool and die makers desperately casting for workers,’ on the USA Today website</em>.</a>Rich Text Area