8:00 am Conference Registration & Networking
8:30 am What it Takes to Make a Leap a Reality
8:40 am Chair’s Welcome, Opening Remarks & Connection Before Content
Redesign Traditional TA Strategies to Cut Time-to-Hire
8:50 am Discover: Re-thinking how to Mitigate the Hourly Workforce Turnover & Successfully Cut Time-to-Hire
Synopsis
- What can be done to better engage employees on the hourly side of the workforce and how to give the appropriate support?
- Re-designing the employment and interview process to effectively cut time to hire and attract skilled hourly workforce
- How forward-thinking TA Leaders have refined their strategy to effectively hire and reduce the rate of hourly workforce turnover
9:10 am Discover: Re-designing the Recruitment Process to Attract the Right Talent and Effectively Cut Time-to-Hire (VIRTUAL)
Synopsis
- What can be done to ensure that the talent shortage is tackled, and the right talent is sourced?
- Leveraging creating strategies to break into new talent pools across the manufacturing sector and attract the right, diverse talent
- How forward-thinking TA Leaders are streamlining their processes to engage candidates, cut time to hire and retain a loyal, skilled workforce
9:30 am Discover: Labor Market Impacts & Insights: How to Gain a Competitive Edge in Manufacturing Recruitment
Synopsis
- The pressures and labor market conditions for recruiting within the manufacturing space, including hourly workforce and salaried positions
- Tools and techniques for positioning your company as a leader to capture the talent that you seek
- Uncovering case study examples of how manufacturing firms have differentiated in a crowded recruiting market
9:50 am Develop: What More Can We Learn from the TA Leaders Rethinking How to Cut Time-to-Hire?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
10:10 am Action: What Are You Now Going to Change to Reduce Time to Hire in Your Manufacturing Firm?
Synopsis
Output-focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
10:30 am Speed Networking Break
Boosting Diversity, Equality, & Inclusion in the Manufacturing Sector
11:10 am Discover: Re-designing the Role for Women in the Manufacturing Industry
Synopsis
- What traditional thinking needs to be challenged to provide a fresh perspective and new opportunities to the role of women within the manufacturing industry?
- Re-imagining the role for women in manufacturing and ensuring the correct support to enhance opportunities for growth
- How forward-thinking TA leaders are introducing a new support system to leverage the number of women in industry and diversify their workplace
11:30 am Develop: What More Can We Learn from the TA Leaders Diversifying Their Workforce?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
11:40 am Panel Discussion: How Are Progressive TA Leaders Taking New Approaches to Diversifying Their Workforce
Synopsis
- What more can we do to challenge traditional thinking within manufacturing and further diversify our workforce?
- Fresh Approaches to attracting more diverse talent into you manufacturing workforce to enhance opportunity for growth
- Breaking away from conventional talent acquisition strategy to break into new diverse talent pools and offer more opportunities in a supported workforce cultur
12:20 pm Action: What Are You Now Going to Change How You Attract More Diverse Talent to Your Organization?
Synopsis
Output-focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
12:30 pm Lunch
Re-imagining Employee Benefits to Attract & Retain a Loyal Workforce
1:30 pm Discover: Re-Designing the Career Path for Employees in Manufacturing by Giving Clear Training & Succession Planning with Manageable Strategy & Employer Transparency
Synopsis
- What new thinking can we apply to internal training and development schemes for existing employees and the next gen-workforce to give new opportunities and leverage growth?
- Re-developing internal processes by implementing training to support entry level workers and advance opportunity for progression and promotion
- How forward-thinking TA leaders have introduced clear career growth and succession planning to incentivise their workforce and keep engagement levels high whilst also attracting a next-gen workforce
1:50 pm Discover: Transforming Flexibility in the Workplace to Improve Work Life Balance for Employee
Synopsis
- How forward-thinking TA Leaders are initiating better versatility in the workplace to provide employees with better work life balance and keep up retention of staff
- Finding a new way to give employees flexibility to give them an opportunity for better relationships with their employer and better work/life balance
- Re-invigorating traditional thinking behind flexibility in the workplace to bring a fresh approach to manufacturing and support the next-gen workforce
2:10 pm Develop: What More Can We Learn from TA Leaders Rethinking their Approach to Employee Progression and Wellbeing?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
2:40 pm Action: How Are You Going to Rethink Succession Planning and Flexibility for Employees in your Manufacturing Organization?
Synopsis
Output-focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
3:00 pm Networking Break
Transform the Connection Between Talent Acquisition & Retention
3:30 pm Roundtable Discussions
Synopsis
In this quick-fire session, each table will be hosted by a TA or HR leader who will share the secrets of their most high-impact leap; you then get the opportunity to question the host before moving on to your next table.