In a survey taken by the Made in Group, 71% of its manufacturing members plannd on recruiting over the course of 2021. With recruitment agency fees being between 15 and 20% of the first year salary for a permanent job, Made Futures could be helping you save money when it comes to recruiting, allowing you to spend this on more important things within the business.
The Made in Group mission is to change how people think about working in manufacturing, promoting the array of job roles available to people in this sector - from Office Administration, Marketing and Finance to Business Development, Design and Engineering. Manufacturing has suffered from an ongoing skills shortage that must be filled for the success of this integral sector in the future.
However, as well as supporting job seekers looking to progress their role in the manufacturing sector, we wanted to ensure that our members had a place where they could advertise their vacancies for free to thousands of people.
With restrictions brought on by the pandemic affecting business operations over the course of the last couple of years, this has become a useful tool for our members to connect directly with applicants and speed up the process of recruiting. So far there have been over hundreads of job applications promoted on the Made Futures platform, with many manufacturers finding successful candidates because it. For example, Leading pressings manufacturer Threeway Pressings (TWP) filled two job vacancies both for Press Setting Operators and continues to advetise job vacancies on the platform.
In an article by JJS Manufacturing on the Annual Manufacturing Report 2020, they said: “British manufacturers are facing the largest shortage of skilled workers since 1989, with many citing this as their biggest challenge.” Industry 4.0 is well and truly underway, and for manufacturers they will need to find people with the relevant skills to utilise these new technologies.
The Made in Group is dedicated to helping businesses find the right people with the right skills. Which is why we work with organisations such as Birmingham City University, South & City College Birmingham, De Montfort University and more to connect businesses with skills graduates and apprentices. With thousands of people signed up to the Made Futures platform with a variation of skills, your next employee could be discovered with a click of a button.
Uploading jobs to the Made Futures platform is easy, click HERE to find out how to publish and promote your vacancies now.
