Having productive staff members and plans for success is a driving force for any business. But productivity can be difficult to maintain, particularly in sectors such as industrial construction where the current labour shortage has affected workflow. The labour shortage is anticipated to continue and cause increased productivity issues within this industry. To help prevent common productivity issues within the industrial construction sector, utilizing valuable resources such as staffing agencies can help you build a reliable workforce and address potential productivity delays. A staff of qualified, organized, and dedicated employees throughout your business will increase company productivity and help your business thrive.
Pre-Emptive Problem Solving
There are often unavoidable delays to parts of industrial construction projects. Delays due to material shipping, severe weather, reduced staff, or other issues can interfere with projects. It is best to have a plan prepared ahead of time for potential delays so that operations don’t need to be altered last minute. Part of this can be avoided by hiring a team of executives and supervisors who think pre-emptively and are able to quickly adapt. Building a leadership team who can strategize effectively, coordinate well, and quickly problem solve will allow for effective solutions for delays or other potential issues that can occur in the industrial construction industry. To access management-level candidates who can improve your company’s ability to address current and future obstacles, staffing agencies can connect you to your industry’s top performers. Hiring reputable staff members throughout your company who can quickly adapt can help to get any projects back on track and completed in a timely manner.
Increased Labour
In the industrial construction industry, many people are needed on large industrial sites. When crews are not large enough, everyone needs to do the work of two or three employees, but this is unsustainable. Finding and retaining skilled industrial construction employees is not an easy task with the ongoing labour shortage in both Canada and the US and industrial construction companies are all attempting to hire from the same pool of labour candidates. To help combat this, partner with a staffing agency. By outsourcing your recruitment, you will gain access to a larger candidate pool and you will be able to utilize the networks and resources already established by the staffing company. This will help your industrial construction company find new team members for either temporary projects or full-time permanent work, which will become even more valuable as the labour shortage continues.
To learn more about why businesses choose to hire through staffing agencies, read here.
Reduced Overtime
Related to increased labour, requiring less overtime from industrial construction staff leads to better, faster, safer work. Although, in theory, more people working overtime should mean getting projects completed faster, too much overtime in this physically demanding work environment leads to increased fatigue of employees, both physically and mentally. In the industrial construction sector, fatigued labourers are a safety hazard, as many employees need to carefully handle heavy materials and large machinery. Staff who are fatigued from excess overtime work may make sloppy mistakes, which can cause the project to take longer as extra time needs to be spent fixing these mistakes, but it can also put crew members in danger. By reducing overtime work on projects through adequate staffing, your industrial construction labour staff will be more alert and able to work quicker and safer. Keeping overtime to a minimum also helps your company save money, as you will not be paying high overtime rates.
To help protect your industrial construction company from the pitfalls of delays and labour shortages, partner with a staffing agency. By hiring qualified employees at every level of your business through a staffing agency, you can develop a team of skilled employees who can help your industrial company thrive. By hiring the right people, productivity will increase, bolstering your profits and your reputation and creating a thriving and sustainable workforce. To increase your company's productivity, partner with Matrix Labour Leasing to find the perfect candidates for your industrial construction company. To build your workforce and recruit the right candidates quickly, call Matrix Labour Leasing at 1-403-201-9520 or fill out the online contact form.
Q: Where does Matrix operate?
A: While Matrix Labour Leasing is a Calgary-owned and based business, our staffing agency places workers in construction jobs all across Canada and in the US.
Q: What are the benefits of hiring through temp agencies?
A: Temp agencies and staffing agencies are highly qualified at finding and recruiting qualified candidates and they can hire these candidates quickly. By outsourcing this otherwise laborious task, temp agencies can save your company time and even money. To learn more about why your company should outsource your hiring, read 4 Benefits Of Hiring Through Staffing Agencies.
Q: Do staffing agencies interview candidates?
A: Yes. Staffing agencies do screen candidates ahead of time for you. Only candidates who pass the initial screening will be presented to the employer. Of course, the employer can choose to participate in the screening process as well.
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