The annual survey shows that manufacturing is willing to attract new workers. | So Good News

After Manufacturing jobs have declined in the 40s.The industry, like other local employers, is struggling to find workers. The survey shows the extent to which the industry is willing to attract new workers.

On average, Member producers receive a 5.5% wage increase. In addition, Many offer 7% raises in bonus packages.

Employers also offer more benefits.

Reduced costs on certain employee health insurance plans. Many are on paid vacation; One 401k; They also offer tuition reimbursement and lunch allowances.

New benefits emerge like this. Employers are struggling to find workers. The whole country.

“We are all competing for a very small talent pool. Every business. Not just every manufacturer, but every business,” said Angelia Erbaugh, president of the Dayton Regional Manufacturers Association.

In order to appeal to this smaller pool, Erbaugh said, employers will have to be less picky than before.

How they want to pay people more. the benefits they want, They began to consider the need to train or retrain employees.

Manufacturers now need not only the skills of their trade, but also the skills and knowledge to operate the tools that have become increasingly computerized in recent decades.

“It’s not the same as it was 40 years ago,” she said. “Working in our grandfather’s factory is completely different.

Erbaugh said the industry is realizing and adapting to what it has struggled with for decades. Employers make the necessary decisions to attract new blood to the workforce.

“I think it’s really cool and exciting,” she said.