Developing the Future Workforce

As Baby Boomers retire, the automation and manufacturing industries are losing critical experience. While technological innovations have helped improve productivity and decrease dependence on manual labor, they have also tended to make processes and job functions in the industry more complex. The industry, therefore, must develop strategies to develop and prepare the younger workforce to fill the impending vacuum in the workforce. This was among the key topics discussed at the 2016 ARC World Industry Forum in Orlando.

To address these issues, ARC once again hosted a dedicated workshop, "Developing the Future Workforce Leaders in an Evolving Manufacturing World." It drew a good crowd and stimulated much lively discussion among workshop participants.

The session hosted three speakers: Sara Bernudez, Process Automation Engineer at Dow Chemical; Taylor Depew, Engineering Specialist at Owens Corning; and Michael Callanan Sr., CEO at Mosaic Learning. Following the presentations, Carrie Schaller, IT Director, Manufacturing Operations at Dow Chemical joined the presenters for a lively panel discussion. Then all workshop participants broke up into four groups for roundtable discussions on a variety of relevant topics ranging from knowledge transfer, mentorship programs, technology in the workplace, and attracting and retaining new employees to manufacturing and engineering.

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Keywords: Baby Boomers, Millennial Generation, Retirement, Training, Mentoring, Skill Gap, Retention, Workforce Development, Knowledge Transfer, Automation, Manufacturing, ARC Forum, ARC Advisory Group.