Workforce 4.0

Workforce 4.0

di Ann K. Wyatt
CarriereTecnologia
Stagione 1

Wages + Skills = Workforce 4.0 Success (Ben Armstrong, MIT)

Episode Notes: While anyone in the manufacturing industry will tell you that there’s not a “secret sauce” to recruiting and retaining the next generation of talent, there are a couple of factors that really stand out to MIT Researcher, Ben Armstrong. On this final season 1 episode of Workforce 4.0, Ann sits down to talk to Ben about the numerous case studies that he’s conducted with mostly Small and Medium Size businesses. Spoiler alert, most of his finding support that wages and skills are equal contributing factors to the success of the future manufacturing workforce and that robots really aren’t taking our jobs. In This Episode: -Ben shares his own experiences in working with medium sized manufacturing companies on why they prefer to "hire for will over skill." (~time stamp 10:03) -Ben shares his hot takes on the four categories of manufacturing businesses in the U.S. and how good ideas and good practices help manufacturing companies scale quickly (~time stamp 12:59) -Hear how this MIT Researcher perceives creative skills in the manufacturing workforce and how organizations that offer room for upward mobility and increased wages are winning the war on talent. (~time stamp 30:37) More About Ben Armstrong: Ben Armstrong is the Executive Director and a Research Scientist at MIT’s Industrial Performance Center. His research and teaching examine how workers, firms, and regions adapt to technological change. In his work, Ben has collaborated with governments, non-profit organizations, and firms to understand how scholarship and education can be useful to practitioners and policymakers. To learn more about Ben and read some of his recent publications, visit his MIT page here. More About Workforce 4.0: Workforce 4.0 is an industry centric podcast featuring Manufacturing Executives from all industries coming together to emphasize how companies are partnering with technology to give people more meaningful work. As a passion project created by Ann Wyatt, Workforce 4.0 highlights crucial topics such as the increasing talent gap, success stories of real people engaged with the latest manufacturing technology and how the manufacturing workforce can transition into these exciting new roles. Connect with your host, Ann Wyatt | Watch video recordings on YouTube | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Apple Podcasts
S1 · E8
28 dic 2023
37:15

So You Want To Be A Manufacturing Rockstar? (Chris Luecke, Manufacturing Happy Hour)

Episode notes The future of work will require more opportunities for people to work remotely, even within the manufacturing environment. With the rise of remote work, we must be prepared and equipped to not only develop functional systems that our teams can rely on, but also to create more opportunities for our remote teams to interact and be human. When it comes to successfully creating both of those aspects for our future workforce, Chris Luecke is ahead of the game. Join Ann Wyatt as she sits down with Chris to talk about how he is strengthening the manufacturing community through events, his day job and his popular podcast, "Manufacturing Happy Hour." In this episode: Learn how Chris uses his brand and his social media platforms to escalate diverse voices within the manufacturing industry and how he views the importance of being an ally. (~time stamp 7:30) Chris shares his thoughts on the implementation of technology and highlights the importance of company culture, process and habit building that goes behind the scenes of buidling a remote workforce. (~time stamp 9:35) Chris shares his personal passion for rollercoasters and tells us more about his own journey that ultimately led him down the Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing path. (~time stamp 18:31) More About Manufacturing Happy Hour: Hosted by industry veteran Chris Luecke, each week, we interview makers, founders, and other manufacturing leaders that are at the top of their game and give you the tools, tactics, and strategies you need to take your career and your business to the next level. We go beyond the buzzwords and dissect real-life applications and success stories so that you can tackle your biggest manufacturing challenges and turn them into profitable opportunities. Connect with Chris Luecke on LinkedIn. More About Workforce 4.0: Workforce 4.0 is an industry centric podcast featuring Manufacturing Executives from all industries coming together to emphasize how companies are partnering with technology to give people more meaningful work. As a passion project created by Ann Wyatt, Workforce 4.0 highlights crucial topics such as the increasing talent gap, success stories of real people engaged with the latest manufacturing technology and how the manufacturing workforce can transition into these exciting new roles. Connect with your host, Ann Wyatt | Watch video recordings on YouTube | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Apple Podcasts
S1 · E7
13 dic 2023
34:29

The Case of the Missing Workforce (Malachi Greb, Elite Automation)

There's a lot of talk about the "Great Resignation" when it comes to the manufacturing workforce, but our guest this week on Workforce 4.0 certainly has some insight on how leadership matters. Join Ann as she sits down with the Owner of Elite Automation, Malachi Greb to learn more on his take of being a business owner during the Covid 19 pandemic and how a strong leadership culture matters. Learn more about the creation of Elite Automation and how Malachi has grown his company from a single person to over one dozen employees into over a dozen employees and how culture is the center of his companies growth- regardless of great resignation or not. In this episode: Malachi gives us the meaning behind Elite Automation's slogan "robots are freeing one human at a time" and how that truth is leading to increasing the potential of the manufacturing workforce through Elite's own use case of deploying AMRs. (~time stamp 12:02) Malachi explores how system integrators have to practice meeting their manufacturing clients where they are in their digital transformation process and be ready to provide diverse solutions to accommodate both larger and smaller companies (~time stamp 13:45) How companies can leverage the career goals of multiple generations in order to attract, recruit and retain their manufacturing workforce for the long term (~time stamp 21:16) More About Elite Automation: Elite's mission is not only to increase the profitability and efficiencies of your processes and business, but also to free humans along the way. Life has so many exciting and interesting things to offer. With today's technology why should a human spend their time putting things in a box all day every day? This is a small step towards our goals. However, how can we truly buy back time so that we can spend our time more meaningfully with our families and friends? Connect with Malachi Greb on LinkedIn. More About Workforce 4.0: Workforce 4.0 is an industry centric podcast featuring Manufacturing Executives from all industries coming together to emphasize how companies are partnering with technology to give people more meaningful work. As a passion project created by Ann Wyatt, Workforce 4.0 highlights crucial topics such as the increasing talent gap, success stories of real people engaged with the latest manufacturing technology and how the manufacturing workforce can transition into these exciting new roles. Connect with your host, Ann Wyatt | Watch video recordings on YouTube | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Apple Podcasts
S1 · E6
25 giu 2023
36:34

If We Build It, They Will Come (Corey Adams, Universal Robots)

When Universal Robots isn't busy giving people more meaningful work with their variety of multi-use cobots, they are on a mission to provide education and training to the next generation of Workforce 4.0. In this week's episode, Ann sits down with Corey Adams to discuss how UR not only believes in providing solutions to empower the manufacturing workforce, but also how they are heading up the charge in partnering with educational providers to strengthen local communities. In this episode: Corey shares his personal perspective on how co-bots are being utilized by manufacturing companies to drive workforce engagement between people and automation (~time stamp 6:43) We learn more about the educational resources that Universal Robots is delivering through partnering with community technical partners and what role their involvement is playing in developing soft skills such as critical thinking for our future workforce generations (~time stamp 11:03) Corey gives us a practical road map for other automation and manufacturing companies interested in expediting their own workforce initiatives through joining forces with their own local nonprofits and technical education systems (~time stamp 24:39) More about Universal Robots: Universal Robots is an innovative robotics company of over 1,000 employees united behind a common vision – to create a world where people work with robots, not like robots. Since the sale of their first collaborative robot in 2008 their technology, along with that of their partners, has been changing the way work is done across the world. To learn more, connect with Corey Adams on LinkedIn. More about Workforce 4.0: Workforce 4.0 is an industry centric podcast featuring Manufacturing Executives from all industries coming together to emphasize how companies are partnering with technology to give people more meaningful work. As a passion project created by Ann Wyatt, Workforce 4.0 highlights crucial topics such as the increasing talent gap, success stories of real people engaged with the latest manufacturing technology and how the manufacturing workforce can transition into these exciting new roles. Video Recordings can be found on YouTube. | Your Host, Ann Wyatt | Workforce 4.0 on Spotify | Workforce 4.0 on Apple Podcasts
S1 · E5
25 giu 2023
31:59

Workforce 4.0 Will Be Greater Than "A Master of One" (Chris Kuntz, Augmentir)

Ever since meeting with a company called Augmentir for an online event last fall, Ann Wyatt has been all in on connected worker technology. On this episode of Workforce 4.0, join Ann as she talks directly with Augmentir's VP of Marketing, Chris Kuntz, on why the future of work will not only be connected but empowered. Learn more about how manufacturing is transforming from an industry of specialists to generalists, how connected worker technology is giving manufacturing operations quick (and big) wins and what exactly we can do to preserve tribal knowledge. In this episode: Chris shares his thoughts on the relationship between empowering your workforce and how connected worker tools are creating a more collaborative environment for the future of work (~time stamp 11:11). Ann and Chris discuss the importance of digitally capturing tribal knowledge and how connected worker tools are the future of work in an Industry 4.0 centric workplace ( ~time stamp 19:58). Chris explains how connected worker technology is giving manufacturing companies a competitive edge on training their incumbent workforce to better prepare them for advancing into higher skilled roles within their careers (~time stamp 25:00). More About Augmentir: Augmentir™ is the world’s only provider of AI-based connected worker software. Augmentir’s software platform is a suite of AI-powered connected worker tools that helps industrial companies optimize the safety, quality, and productivity of today’s rapidly changing industrial frontline workforce. Companies in manufacturing, service, energy, and construction leverage Augmentir’s AI in conjunction with the platform’s digital workflow and remote collaboration capabilities to optimize their frontline operations and deliver significant growth and continuous improvement in the areas of performance support, training, and workforce development. Chris Kuntz on LinkedIn More About Workforce 4.0: Workforce 4.0 is an industry centric podcast featuring Manufacturing Executives from all industries coming together to emphasize how companies are partnering with technology to give people more meaningful work. As a passion project created by Ann Wyatt, Workforce 4.0 highlights crucial topics such as the increasing talent gap, success stories of real people engaged with the latest manufacturing technology and how the manufacturing workforce can transition into these exciting new roles. Video Recordings on YouTube | Your Host: Ann Wyatt | Workforce 4.0 on Spotify | Workforce 4.0 on iTunes
S1 · E4
11 giu 2023
33:56

It Takes A Village To Raise A Workforce. (Meaghan Ziemba)

When it comes to women taking the manufacturing industry by storm, Meaghan Ziemba is certainly paving the way. Through her LinkedIn Live show, "Mavens of Manufacturing," Meaghan sits down with women leaders of manufacturing from the "shop floor to the C Suite." In this episode of Workforce 4.0, Meaghan explains why women have a critical role in growing the future workforce of the manufacturing industry and shares some of the unique challenges that face women when it comes to growing in this male dominated space. In This Episode: Hear from the #ogvoiceofwomeninmanufacturing herself as she talks about the importance of how we have to engage the future generations of the manufacturing workforce and how she's inspiring her own kiddos to tune in (~ the 5:28 time stamp). How technology is bound to impact all career paths in manufacturing and adjacent industries for the future of work (~the 28:00 time stamp). How flexibility in manufacturing is critical to work/life balance and also how flexibility is crucial for recruiting more women into manufacturing (~the 30:51 time stamp). More About Maven's of Manufacturing: Meaghan's podcast, "Maven's of Manufacturing," is a LIVE video broadcast series that combines women empowerment, brand storytelling, and the amazing world of manufacturing. Its main goals include: • Bringing awareness to U.S. Manufacturing to help increase our competitive edge from the rest of the world. • Recruiting younger generations to the engineering and manufacturing industries and helping to close the skills gap. • Attracting more women to the industries to increase our presence and fill more of the vacancies that are expected over the next 5 to 10 years. • Providing a platform for different brands so they can share their stories and get connected with potential customers and future employees.Connect with Meaghan and her show, Maven's of Manufacturing to learn more: Mavens of Manufacturing | Meaghan Ziemba on LinkedIn More About Workforce 4.0:Workforce 4.0 is an industry centric podcast featuring Manufacturing Executives from all industries coming together to emphasize how companies are partnering with technology to give people more meaningful work. As a passion project created by Ann Wyatt, Workforce 4.0 highlights crucial topics such as the increasing talent gap, success stories of real people engaged with the latest manufacturing technology and how the manufacturing workforce can transition into these exciting new roles. Video Recordings on YouTube | Your Host, Ann Wyatt | Workforce 4.0 on Spotify | Workforce 4.0 on iTunes
S1 · E3
11 giu 2023
40:08

The Robots Aren't Coming. They're Here. (Jake Hall- The Manufacturing Millennial)

If you're a part of the manufacturing community on LinkedIn, you undoubtedly follow Jake Hall, the Manufacturing Millennial. Jake not only creates videos showcasing automation being deployed by manufacturing companies to create the products that you buy everyday, but he also openly advocates for the adoption of automation to give people more meaningful work. Join the conversation to learn more about how he is doing his part to change the narrative of the role that automation will play in the future of the manufacturing workforce and how companies are already successfully making that transition happen today. In This Episode: Jake shares his thoughts on how the industry is progressing into a STEM based industry and how we can attract and recruit incoming generations of the workforce to manufacturing (~the 4:58 time mark). Ann and Jake explore how technology is going to be a critical part of supplementing labor over the next 5-10 years as we continue to face a growing workforce deficit of 2M manufacturing jobs by 2030 (~the 12:36 time mark). Jake addresses the longstanding myth of robotics and automation and how companies can strategically lead conversations with their existing workforce in proactive way in order to guide them into new career paths that are emerging from this technology (~the 22:00 time stamp). More About The Manufacturing Millennial: Jake Hall, The Manufacturing Millennial, talks about the latest technology in the automation and manufacturing while making it engaging for all audiences. He is an experienced sales professional with extensive knowledge building lasting business relationships across multiple accounts, designing sales strategies, and creating and accomplishing project goals. Proficiency in creating new business opportunities with existing and new accounts by leveraging key strengths and maintain customer relationships. Connect with him to learn more and follow him on his social channels: :The Manufacturing Millennial LinkedIn | Jake Hall's LinkedIn | Jake Hall on Tik Tok | Jake Hall on YouTube More About Workforce 4.0:Workforce 4.0 is an industry centric podcast featuring Manufacturing Executives from all industries coming together to emphasize how companies are partnering with technology to give people more meaningful work. As a passion project created by Ann Wyatt, Workforce 4.0 highlights crucial topics such as the increasing talent gap, success stories of real people engaged with the latest manufacturing technology and how the manufacturing workforce can transition into these exciting new roles. Workforce 4.0 on YouTube | Your Host: Ann Wyatt | Workforce 4.0 on Spotify | Workforce 4.0 on iTunes
S1 · E2
11 giu 2023
31:02

The Missing Link Between Talent And Skills (with Lisa Masciantonio, ARM Institute)

In this episode of Workforce 4.0, host Ann Wyatt speaks with Lisa Masciantonio, Chief Workforce Officer at the ARM Institute about the critical role of workforce development in the robotics and manufacturing sectors. They discuss innovative training platforms, the importance of aligning skills with job market needs, and the challenges of bridging the skills gap. Lisa shares insights on how job seekers can navigate their career paths in robotics and emphasizes the exciting opportunities available in advanced manufacturing. When it comes to bridging the skills gap, the misalignment between the real world applications and the training that is available is real. In This Episode: -00:00: Workforce 4.0 Show Intro -00:30: Welcoming Lisa Masciantonio To Workforce 4.0 -03:00: Innovative Training Platforms and Career Pathways -06:08: Addressing the Skills Gap in Manufacturing -09:02: Karaoke and Personal Insights -11:57: Bridging the Gap Between Job Descriptions and Skills -14:31: Engaging with ARM Institute and Career Opportunities -17:29: Future of Work and Career Pathways in Robotics -25:43: Workforce 4.0 Outro More About Lisa Masciantonio: Lisa is a performance-driven leader with notable success in cultivating and executing business strategies and bringing in multimillion-dollar deals that exceed growth and revenue goals. Her greatest strength is in formulating long-term strategic client relationships and has proven success in developing business solutions, commercialization of products, technology transfer, and technological initiatives that have supported organizational growth, improved staff productivity, and increased profitability. Critical to her success is the ability to increase awareness and drive thought leadership position by designing and executing innovative programs as well as developing and launching new, value-add offerings for ongoing competitiveness. The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute is a Pittsburgh-based, nationally-known, public-private partnership founded by Carnegie Mellon University. ARM actively develops, demonstrates and facilitates early adoption of robotic solutions in an effort to grow the national manufacturing ecosystem. ARM focuses on critical growth sectors that are ripe for rapid adoption of robotics in manufacturing. As widespread adoption of robotics in manufacturing continues to grow, so do the issues of expense, single purpose inefficiency, reprogramming and isolation from humans for safety. The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute integrates industry practices and institutional knowledge across many disciplines to realize the promises of a robust manufacturing innovation ecosystem. To learn more about Lisa, connect with her here.
E7
12 nov 2025
25:58
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