Window and Door Manufacturer
Window and door manufacturer recruits and retains talent with the help of Tooling U-SME
“Train-the-trainer, the accelerated worker performance and the
learning management system pilot are what’s on our radar [with
Tooling U-SME].””
- Production Manager
Challenge
- Aging workforce and lack
of new-hire pipeline
- Training needed across 13
manufacturing facilities
with 7,500 employees
- Rapidly advancing
technologies
Solution
- Developed clear job titles
and descriptions
- Worked with Tooling
U-SME to place team
members into the right
roles
- Assembled a staffing and
development core team;
set up a dedicated training
facility
- Implemented an employee
progression program
- Set up a systematic
training process with
accountability and
commitment
- Offered a pay incentive for
completion of training
Results
- Garnered strong
leadership support and
ongoing commitment
to employee training
programs
- Grew relationships
with local education
institutes, community
colleges and high
schools to help fill the
pipeline
- Launched formal
onboarding and
developmental
programs
- Ramped up tech
trades recruiting, tying
it to key performance
indicators