PT/MC Industry rallies to support employers

Whether in the plant, in the warehouse, or working remotely, managing the employees who support your customers only became more difficult for power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) employers in 2020. With almost 40% of PT/MC companies having no dedicated human resources staff, the employee recruitment and retention duties fall to someone for whom HR is not their primary skillset. This challenge is being faced head-on by the PTDA Foundation’s PT WORK Force initiative. And those in the industry supported the development of tools and resources with over $212,000 in voluntary contributions in 2020.

Keith Nowak, 2020 PTDA Foundation President, MPT Drives, Inc. (Madison Heights, Mich.), points to resources such as the PTWORKForceBlog.org as just one of the programs made possible by the generous contributors.

“You need ideas on how to manage your hybrid workforce; how to reward and recognize people who you now may not see in person; and, if you’re filling open positions, you may need to figure out a way to onboard those newbies virtually. Who better to help you with ideas than your peers and colleagues? We launched the PTWORKForceBlog.org so you could hear from others in our industry about how they solved these brand-new issues—and more,” says Nowak.

In addition to the blog, a variety of resources have already been developed to help employers in the PT/MC industry hire and retain talent.

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