Performance NOW - Manufacturing
Human Resources
Human Resource (HR) departments are typically viewed by investors and executive management as overhead. At the same time many profit opportunities and losses are tied to a company’s personnel such as an employee’s attendance, and their willingness to adhere to procedures. Manufacturing and production facilities with multi-cultural workforces or who have a heavy influx of temporary workers are notorious for having high turnover. Well managed HR departments can have a major impact on improving productivity by reducing absenteeism, promoting stable work environments, and finding ways to recognize and provide incentives for productive behavior.
Companies that are having operational difficulties are more likely to need assistance in addressing employee morale, attendance, employee security and safety, union grievances, and training. Poor HR policies would not be the cause of a company’s problems but would be reflective of them. MainStream’s Performance NOW professionals will help identify the problem areas, prioritize the importance, and bring best practices to improve the operations.
Over the last 20 years rising benefit costs have become a preoccupation of HR departments. Frustrating attempts to control costs and maintain a competitively compensated workforce generally consume HR managers’ time. MainStream’s Performance NOW professionals help companies address benefit costs by working to identify, evaluate and implement immediate actions that can reduce costs through greater program efficiencies, volume purchasing, pricing, and identifying and focusing on the primary health care cost drivers within your employee population.
Continuing change is the major theme in a 21st century workplace. Hiring and training become a key component of offsetting the negative impacts of change. Performance NOW addresses hiring practices, testing, orientation, safety, drug testing, background checks, and the use of temporary workers. Rapid change often is an unsettling element in employee morale and productivity. MainStream’s Performance NOW professionals know how to lead organizations through these challenges by improving communication, recognition programs, team building processes, and shared community activities.
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