9:00 am Conference Registration & Networking
9:30 am Chair’s Welcome & Recap of Day One
Streamlining Talent Acquisition Across Multiple Sites
9:40 am Discover: Building a Centralized Recruitment Model for Your Manufacturing Firm
Synopsis
- How can manufacturers transition from decentralized, local hiring to a central hiring team
- Leveraging lean recruitment to ensure timely application views and maintain a solid pipeline of manufacturing talent
- Uncover the story behind Ball Corporation’s centralized talent function which enabled them to cut time-to-fill by 90% over 8-months, and significantly cut down on agency spend
10:00 am Discover: Centralizing Your TA Function as a Multi-Site Manufacturer
Synopsis
- How can manufacturers build a best-in-class CoE for consistent and standardized talent acquisition operations?
- Increase operating efficiencies and cost-savings by streamlining recruiting across sites
- Uncover how Constellium has taken its TA function from decentralized to a robust CoE, leveraging best practices, processes and resources to optimize the way it finds and onboards manufacturing talent across multiple sites
10:20 am Develop: How Do You Measure the Effectiveness of a Centralized Talent Acquisition Strategy in Terms of Cost Savings & Timeto- Fill?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
Topics to be discussed:
- How can you ensure that cost savings do not come at the expense of quality in the hiring process?
- How do you define and calculate time-to-fill in a centralized system compared to a decentralized approach?
- What role does technology play in measuring the effectiveness of a centralized talent acquisition strategy?
10:40 am Action: What Changes Can You Make to Ensure Your Recruiting Process is Standardized Across the Board?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
Topics to be discussed:
- How can you gather regular feedback from recruiters, hiring managers, and candidates to refine and improve your standardized process?
- What processes can you put in place to quickly identify and address any bottlenecks in the recruitment process that may affect your metrics?
- How can you establish a baseline for time-to-fill metrics before implementing a centralized approach?
Harnessing Your Manufacturing Workforce as Brand Ambassadors
11:00 am Networking & Refreshments Break
11:30 am Discover: Activate Your Manufacturing Workforce as Brand Ambassadors
Synopsis
- How can you empower your manufacturing workforce to advocate for a career at your company?
- Identifying and celebrating personal career highlights for your workforce to bring value to both existing and prospective talent
- Uncover how Dexcom tapped into the resource of internal culture ambassadors to attract top manufacturing talent
11:50 am Develop: How Can Manufacturers Measure the Impact of Their Workforce Advocacy on Talent Acquisition?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
Topics to be discussed:
- How can we link employee advocacy efforts to specific hiring outcomes, such as quality of hire or time-to-fill?
- What tools or platforms can be utilized to track the reach and engagement of workforce advocacy initiatives?
- What types of training or resources can be provided to employees to enhance their effectiveness as advocates for the company?
12:00 pm Action: What Steps Can You Take to Equip Your Workforce with the Tools to Become Brand Ambassadors?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
Topics to be discussed:
- How can you create opportunities for employees to share their personal experiences and stories that highlight your brand positively?
- How would you go about integrating brand ambassador training into your onboarding process for new hires to instill this mindset from day one?
- How can you identify and empower natural leaders within your organization to champion brand advocacy among their peers?
12:10 pm Networking Lunch
Speed Learning
1:10 pm Speed Learning
Synopsis
In this quick-fire session, each table will be hosted by a manufacturing TA 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.