We have raised the flags for the last ten years that there will be an experienced skill worker shortage due to our aging workforce that are nearing or at retirement age. What impact will this have on the industry? We will see an increase of safety incidents and unscheduled outages, since experienced employees have learned best practices over the years, while the younger workforce does not have the luxury of years of training programs that the experienced worker gained in our industry.
Why now? The economy is allowing experienced workers to retire, we know that within most of our industry over 30% of the workforce is or will be at retirement age. We cannot afford to wait till we lose this valuable asset, we need to capture their industry knowledge now and refine it for the newer workers entering the workforce. Experienced workers have seen their 401K and retirement plans look better and better which does not mean doom and gloom. It means we must do things smarter and quicker to ramp up getting newer employees equipped with the knowledge of the experienced worker.
How? Equip the new generation with what they know best, Technology! Yes, there is no excuse anymore for companies not implementing mobility into their sites to do maintenance, operations and safety solutions that will allow newer employee to learn quicker and use something that is second nature to them. We can build Operator Rounds, Maintenance Best Practices, Management of Change, Inspections and Safety Solutions that enable newer employees the ability to learn from experienced workers knowledge. Hate the word AI, instead, let’s use EI, Experience Intelligent that we can provide to our newer workforce.
We can impact how we ramp up getting the younger workers to use technology and learn the safety best practices and processes to remain as safe or safer as the workers leaving the workforce.
When? Now, what are we waiting on? it is not the cost, we can show you that waiting far outweighs doing something now! Your company reputation making the news instead of leveraging technology to save cost and ramping up training newer workforce for a safer and more productive employee for the future.
We can help you get there at a cost you will not believe possible, just contact sales@i2otsolutions.com