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An engaged team is crucial for any industry, but in a field like manufacturing where it can be especially challenging to fill roles, it is essential to prioritize supporting your workers. Putting in the effort to consider your staff’s well-being and satisfaction can boost productivity and morale and prevent turnover. Find out more with these best practices for nurturing production workers for sustained performance and retention:

 

Build a Collaborative Culture 

A common barrier to employee engagement is their perception of leadership and a lack of trust in their motives. Build a collaborative culture, so there is transparent communication between employees of all levels. Give detailed updates, have an open door policy for your team to reach out, and welcome the sharing of ideas.

 

Recognize Employee Contributions

When there is a noticeable decline in productivity and morale among normally top performers, it can often be traced to them not feeling as if their hard work is appreciated. Recognize employee contributions on an ongoing basis, in a timely manner. Thank your team and individuals for their effort and acknowledge sincerely when they go above and beyond. 

 

Offer Professional Development 

Production work can get monotonous and employees can risk becoming complacent and bored if they no longer feel challenged, which can lead them to seeking jobs elsewhere. Offer professional development to help your team gain new skills that will both revitalize their motivation and further improve their performances. 

 

Provide Advancement Opportunities

Both performance and retention will struggle if employees feel like they are stuck in a dead end job with no potential for growth. Provide advancement opportunities to make it clear that they have a professional future with your company, such as prioritizing promoting from within and working with employees to set growth goals and get them on the right track to achieve them. 

 

Solicit Ongoing Feedback

Unfortunately, there are often not clear signs top production workers are unhappy until they are resigning and it’s too late for you to fix.  Solicit ongoing feedback to allow them to have their voices heard and give yourself an opportunity to address challenges and provide solutions to improve their job satisfaction and retention. 

 

Land Qualified Candidates

Build a team of top production workers with the help of PrideStaff Akron. Our recruiting experts will collaborate with you to determine your strategy and find the prospective candidates who align with your overall goals. Contact us for more information.  

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