Workplaces in Manufacturing Search for Younger Skilled Employees
An article on Live Mint discusses the advantages of having younger workers in the manufacturing industry, with particular focus on India.
Important points mentioned in the article include:
- The biggest priority for the manufacturing sector is currently incorporating transformative technology to increase GDP.
- Industry 4.0 has made a gap for talent, particularly in Augmented Reality, Big Data, analytics, 3D printing, and automation.
- The percentage of Gen-Y (under 35 years old) employees in manufacturing is 57%, compared to 78% in IT.
- Discrimination against younger employees is more prevalent in the manufacturing industry, as revealed in a study by Great Place to Work Institute involving 106 manufacturing organisations in India.
- The best workplaces in manufacturing consist of 61% Gen-Y employees, compared to 55% in other industries.
- As a result of ‘Meet the Lead’, a platform for mentoring young manufacturing employees led by Mahindra Susten Pvt. Ltd, the number of young manufacturing employees expressing interest in staying with their company is 79%, compared to 69% for other workplaces in the same sector.
- As the manufacturing industry in India rapidly evolves, strengthening workplace culture is just as important as adapting to tech trends.
According to the article the top ten workplaces in the manufacturing industry in India are listed as follows:
- Apollo Tyres
- Gabriel India
- Godrej Consumer Products
- Indian Oil Corp.
- Indofil Industries
- JK Lakshmi Cement
- Mahindra and Mahindra Automotive and Farm Equipment
- Marico
- NTPC
- Spicer India