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The Benefits of Plant Maintenance Outsourcing

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Regardless of the size of your facilities, plant maintenance can be a daunting process. The skills, experience, and qualifications required to properly maintain your facilities is not only important, it can be critical to your company’s ability to continue to produce. Regulations continue to increase to ensure consumer and employee safety, requiring a qualified maintenance staff that is ready to deploy at a moment’s notice.

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The continued tight market to locate skilled technicians and personnel can make it even more difficult to remain in compliance. Downtime and unexpected shutdowns can quickly diminish profits. Ever changing equipment, processes, management systems, and an aging maintenance personnel pool can make remaining in compliance and maintaining an efficient maintenance workforce difficult.

Partnering with an experienced and specialized industrial recruitment firm can often produce the results that you need. A qualified and available workforce can assist in reducing costs, maximizing downtimes, and improving processes. In addition, industrial staffing partners can greatly decrease your labor costs by providing you with skilled talent only during times of need and often provide travelers that can provide skilled technicians and skilled personnel in areas of the country where the talent pool for these qualifications may be slim. With less time focused on managing and recruiting for project or short term personnel, maintenance managers are able to develop alternative processes, programs, and department structure.

Third party plant maintenance services may also be a viable solution. Many offer years of experience, up to date equipment, and have the proven ability to help develop and manage maintenance programs. Providing routine and project assistance, third party service organizations also allow you flexibility similar to those offered by a recruiting or staffing firm.

A well trained and qualified industrial workforce will have less workplace injuries and accidents, are more likely to be able to complete projects efficiently due to experience, and education also impacting bottom line results. Ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, statutes, and codes; securing required permits; and coordinating with appropriate local authorities must be done correctly to prevent costly fines and down times. If you have concerns about your organization’s expertise in the field, it may make sense to contact a third party maintenance service or a recruitment firm to help you locate qualified and experienced talent.

Want to learn more about how you can gain access to Trillium’s national network of professional and skilled industrial maintenance workers? Contact us today!  If you are a stand out professional or are skilled in technical manufacturing and seeking contingent or long term career opportunities, visit our job seekers section for more information!

Trillium, a national leader in staffing and recruitment is a valued staffing partner to over 5,000 companies nationwide. Trillium is privately owned by Oskar René Poch.

 

You have 90 Seconds to Impress a Hiring Manager! Read This!

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Even the most experienced candidates can get interview anxiety. Whether it is the excitment of the opportunity or intimidation from the environment, most candidates experience some level of nervousness during the interview process. As with any situation, preparation is the key to remaining calm and collected. Here are some great ways to help you prepare for your interview and land your dream career!

A recent survey of 2,000 hiring managers found that as many as 33% claimed to know within 90 seconds of the interview whether or not they would hire someone. With first impressions having such a large impact on that result of the interview it is crucial to ensure that the hiring manager recognizes your talent and qualifications quickly. Often body language and non vebal communication is the first message that hiring managers receive. Here are some key things to avoid during your interview:

  • Bright colors, distracting accessories, or unprofessional attire.
  • Fidgeting, playing with your hair, tapping pens, etc.
  • Poor posture, crossed arms, or closed off body language.
  • Strong odors of any kind.

While body language and attire account for up to 55% of the impact a candidate may make in an interview, your confidence and grammar also have a large impact. Here are some great tips to outshine other candidates:

  • Be confident of and sell your previous experiences that are relevant to the position.
  • Show genuine interest in the organization, their goals, and the position.
  • Don’t forget to ask for the job! Make it very clear that you want and are qualified for this opportunity!
  • Speak professionally of all previous supervisors and employers.
  • Do not dwell on previoius negative experiences.

Want more information to prepare? Check out this infographic from ClassesandCareers.

 

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Consider partnering with any industry specialized recruiter to help you locate the ideal organizations and positions for you. A recruiter will act as your agent and assist you with interview preparation, resume alterations, and salary negotiations.

Are you a stand out professional or skilled worker seeking contingent, temporary, or long term career opportunities?  Visit our job seekers section for more information!  Want to learn more about how you can gain access to Trillium’s national network of professionals and skilled workers? Contact us today!

Trillium, a national leader in staffing and recruitment is a valued staffing partner to over 5,000 companies nationwide. Trillium is privately owned by Oskar René Poch.

In Logistics? You Can't Afford to Miss This Information!

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As a logistics organization your new year includes several road blocks including recruiting challenges, new legislation changes to implement, and restrictive safety regulations that will have a direct effect on your capacity and productivity levels while continuing to increase your operation costs. Where can you begin to eliminate or reduce costs?

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Relocation: A Recruitment Must Have

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Are you finding qualified talent but struggling to find them where you need them? The practice of localized recruiting is quickly becoming a dated process. Changes in workforce demand and skill set availabilities by location, have made today’s job market a difficult one to find local qualified talent. Where does that leave your organization?

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HS&E And Your Bottom Line

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As any contractor knows, safety practices and training are essential to running a successful business. With employees’ exposure to a wide variety of contaminants, potential injuries, and other dangerous situations; experts have proven prevention and training are key components to reducing liabilities and losses. OSHA estimates that employers are paying almost $1 billion per week for direct workers’ compensation costs alone, a cost that clearly states the need for proper Health, Safety, and Environmental training.

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In-Demand Careers for 2013

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As 2013 is just around the corner, now is a great time to begin forecasting your recruitment needs and strategies for next year! With the recession behind us and a talent struggle before us, recruiting in 2013 will prove to be a difficult match for many organizations. With a demands growing in a wide variety of industries, here are the predicted in-demand careers for 2013 according to Forbes:

  • Software Developers
  • Accountants and Auditors
  • Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
  • Computer Systems Analysts
  • Human Resources, Training and Labor Relations Specialists
  • Network and Computer Systems Administrators
  • Sales Representatives
  • Mechanical Engineers
  • Industrial Engineers

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The continued growth and demand in these professions can increase the difficulty of recruiting for many organizations, who traditionally have had limited recruitment struggles. Most often, those who excel in a field of demand are employed and usually require direct recruitment and some incentives to leave their current position. If your hiring managers are not experienced in recruiting and attracting passive candidates, now may be a great time to attend training or partner with an experienced search firm or staffing agency!

Want to learn more about how you can gain access to Trillium’s national network of professional and technical manufacturing workers? Contact us today!  If you are a stand out professional or are skilled in technical manufacturing and seeking contingent or long term career opportunities, visit our job seekers section for more information!

Trillium, a national leader in staffing and recruitment is a valued staffing partner to over 5,000 companies nationwide. Trillium is privately owned by Oskar René Poch.

 

How Has Economic Recovery Effected Your Recruitment Efforts?

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The shortage of skilled technical manufacturing candidates is undeniable. Manufacturers have had to make drastic changes to their recruiting and candidate attraction practices. Many employers are now offering relocation packages for positions that historically they were able to fill with the ease of placing a newspaper ad. Shockingly, data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the employment numbers in manufacturing are still significantly lower than they have been in the past eight years; despite a large recovery beginning in 2010. What does this mean for the manufacturing industry?

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Employer Based Holiday Party Tips

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It’s that time of year! With the year coming to a close and budget planning for the next year beginning, many organizations look forward to holiday parties to help them celebrate successes and recognize their staff for their contributions. Seems harmless right? Actually, employer sponsored holiday parties can open any organization up to undue liabilities. Here are some great ways to protect your employees and your organization, while still enjoying the celebration.

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What Do You Know About Candidates?

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Almost anyone with a background in HR, recruitment, or hiring believes they know a lot about candidates. Right? Here are some interesting facts recently shared by recruiter.com, that may just change your opinions on candidates and how to communicate with them!

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Hiring HR Professionals

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Whether it’s a litigation case, recruiting challenges, or managing health care reform; you’ve determined it’s time to hire an HR Manager. Has your organization previously disbursed these duties over multiple departments or employees? Have you found this is an inefficient use of your resources? Let us help!

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