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Every trade has to overcome challenges in recruiting the best and the brightest to work. The challenge for the warehouse trade in recruiting workers include:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Losing workers to other warehouses in high-density warehouse areas.
\n\u2022 A limited young work force
\n\u2022 Daily operation
\n\u2022 The training process<\/p>\n
Managers of warehouses in areas that are saturated with warehouse businesses have discovered that workers are being lured away to work for other warehouses due to a relatively minor increase in pay.<\/p>\n
They have also learned that the pool of today\u2019s workforce consists of aging Generation X\u2019ers who already have the skills, training and inclination to stay with the job. However, it\u2019s now time to find the next generation of workers and they are Millennials who are generally not attracted to warehouse jobs.<\/p>\n
The daily operation of a warehouse includes operating in shifts causing potential employees to work hours that don\u2019t appeal to them. Because of the growth of e-commerce, warehouses need to operate on three shifts during a full 24-hour day. A good portion of the work hours of a warehouse imposes an inconvenience to the lifestyle of younger people and so the job is less attractive.<\/p>\n
Since the younger available workforce is not properly skilled and knowledgeable in the warehouse business, there is an essential need to train them. And that need is compounded by the fact that today\u2019s warehouse jobs involve new technologies<\/a> that a prospective employee needs to be trained on how they work.<\/p>\n According to a news release<\/a> from the Department of Labor\u2019s Bureau of Labor Statistics, from January 9, 2018 to the last working day of November 2017, the number of quits and attritions increased by 25,000 in just one month in warehousing, transportation and utilities.<\/p>\n The release added that workers left their old jobs for other jobs that pay just a little bit more than the previous job.<\/p>\n Although it is true that compensation is still an important incentive in attracting workers, there are more things that entice a person to work and stay working on a job. They include:<\/p>\n \u2022 Salary Warehouse managers need to develop a strategy to attract young employees as Generation X workers get older and retire. The work force is changing. Those who are now launching careers are Millennials who were born between 1982 and 2004. As things become more automated, Millennials have the skills to interface with the new technologies and automation.<\/p>\n It is advantageous for warehouse managers to develop strategies that put them in the places where Millennials are being educated and make them aware that there are jobs for them in the warehouse trade.<\/p>\n You can reach out to Millennials in a number of ways including:<\/p>\n \u2022 Visiting colleges to educate students about warehousing and the type of jobs available. Now that warehousing is a 24-hour business due to e-commerce, create a more flexible workweek. For example, some businesses are going to 12-hour shifts four days a week. Or you can make work hours more flexible based on the amount of work on each day. This can translate into employees working longer shifts during busy periods and working less during periods when activity is slow. Allow workers to go home once the work is done.<\/p>\n To make the training process more efficient and productive, analyze it to determine what kind of training is necessary for which employee.<\/p>\n Consider these issues when analyzing your training for improvements:<\/p>\n \u2022 What is expected of the worker? There are a lot of reasons why it is difficult to recruit and retain a work force. It is necessary for you to come up with a strategy that allows you to contend with the challenges.<\/p>\n (Source: cyzerg.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The foundation of any business regardless of what it does is its workforce. Hiring and retaining the right people to work for you is an essential step toward business success. So, what can warehouse managers do to recruit the best people to work and what do they need to do to get them to stay? … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1067],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-warehouse-management"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9787"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11861,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9787\/revisions\/11861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Battling The Work Force Challenges<\/h2>\n
\n\u2022 Incentives including bonuses, paid time off, and more.
\n\u2022 A clean and safe workplace.
\n\u2022 Health Insurance
\n\u2022 Availability to training and skill improvement programs.
\n\u2022 Good communication between the worker and management.
\n\u2022 Appreciation for doing the job well and getting recognized for it.
\n*\u00a0 Being able to provide input and getting constructive feedback concerning job performance.
\n\u2022 A career strategy<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Develop apprentice programs that allow you to educate potential warehouse workers.
\n\u2022 Make work hours more flexible.<\/p>\nEnhance The Training Process<\/h2>\n
\n\u2022 How does safety impact the employee\u2019s ability to do his job?
\n\u2022 Does the employee need cross training because his or her job involves other aspects of the warehouse?<\/p>\n