Manufacturing 2.0
Rock River Valley manufacturing experts discuss the many facets of manufacturing: technology, education, training, events, people and any other aspects of this important segment of our economy. They’ll use this blog to get the word out and solicit feedback on local and global manufacturing. They hope to better engage our employers, employees and our future work force and increase their understanding of manufacturing.

Archive for August 13th, 2008

Hiring Manufacturing Staff in the 21st Century

Add comment August 13th, 2008

This interesting article talks about the Key Competencies in Manufacturing; “Old World” compared to “New World” In addition to the “hard skills” it also points out the “soft skills” required in today’s and tomorrow’s manufacturing.

From “Ability to follow fixed, unchanging procedures” to “Initiative, persistence & independence”.

From “Following Orders” to “Making independent decisions”.

From “General attention to production & safety procedures” to “Attention to detail, self-control & dependability”.

“Soft Skills” such as these will make the difference in any organization. For the full 12 page report, click on the link.

hiring-manufacturing-staff-in-21st-c.pdf