May 09, 2017
Shelly Phelps is the human resource manager at Saline Lectronics, where she manages recruitment strategies, disciplinary actions, and employee relations. In this interview, she discusses the greatest challenges when dealing with millennials, and how she thinks management and training should evolve for a more effective onboarding of this new generation of manufacturing workforce.
March 20, 2017
Our next manager to highlight is Jeff Riedel, the Lean Champion at Saline Lectronics. Jeff talks about the unique challenges of dealing with and training millennials, the advantages that they bring to the table, and strategies to help develop them into effective leaders as the older generation leaves the workforce.
February 27, 2017
We now move on to the issue of managing millennials. It’s a common complaint from managers that millennials simply don’t want to be managed. Eric Hassen, vice president of test engineering at Saline Lectronics, gives his views on the millennial workforce in manufacturing, along with tips to successfully manage and grow them into becoming strong leaders.
February 13, 2017
Over the past two years, Zach has moved up starting as an associate, progressing to associate coordinator, and now as a production lead at Lectronics. “This is my first job in manufacturing and it has been very rewarding. I’ve always tried to do quality work at any job I’ve had, but never received any recognition for it. I feel fortunate to have my hard work appreciated.”
January 30, 2017
This week, our featured millennial is IT Manager Tom Scales. He talks about loyalty, work ethics, motivation, leadership, his greatest challenges from an IT perspective, and what he thinks the manufacturing industry should be doing when it comes to attracting more millennials to join this field.
January 16, 2017
We continue our series on Millennials in Manufacturing with Mya Walton, associate coordinator in the test department at Saline Lectronics. She talks about how working in the manufacturing industry opened up a new world of possibilities for her, and how it feels to be creating products that help other people, such as heart monitors and black boxes.
January 03, 2017
For our ongoing series on Millennials in Manufacturing, we next feature Andrea Tarhanich, a millennial who has been with Saline Lectronics for more than four years. In this article, Andrea talks about loyalty and work ethics, leadership, and effective strategies to attract millennials to the manufacturing world.
December 19, 2016
For our ongoing "Millennials in Manufacturing" series, we next feature SMT Technician Kyle Robertson. He discusses how working for Saline Lectronics has provided him the opportunity to learn new things related to the electronics industry every day and to witness the latest, most exciting technologies being developed.
December 05, 2016
Next in our Millennials series is Cathy Cox, a process engineer at Lectronics, who is in charge of all the first-time build customers, where she manages the entire assembly process figuring out the perfect assembly plan for each product, and the best schedule to deliver each customer the best product. Find out what she has to say about the challenges of the job.
November 21, 2016
Our next millennial to be featured is Mike Scaparrotti, a purchasing agent at Lectronics. As a millennial, Mike said that majority of the younger generation do not want to be micromanaged. For him, having a valued opinion and being able to influence change when needed are what motivates him in his job.
November 21, 2016
The next millennial in this series is Alex Johnson, an associate engineer at Saline Lectronics and who has been with the company for over two years. Even though Alex received a lot of negative information about manufacturing throughout his lifetime, his work experience in engineering has directly challenged those preconceived notions.
October 25, 2016
New columnist Davina McDonnell will be writing on the challenges millennials face in the workplace, and the unique dynamic between millennials and the industry veterans who manage them.
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