Understanding Your Plant

Saw this post on LinkedIn and thought how true it is.  A lot of companies think they understand the issues in their plant, a lot of companies think they are “doing” lean manufacturing.  However, often, these companies are not digging deep enough....

Plant Productivity

We use technology in our personal lives every day to make us more efficient, remind us of things & this makes us more productive.  I know manufacturers use technology to automate lines, have real time stats on efficiencies and line production as well as tracking...

Help…I’ve been headhunted!

Friends & family often ask me how to handle a situation when they get a call from a recruiter.  Do these people know what they are talking about?  Should I explore this further?  I read this article by Tony Crane at Hemisphere Consulting and thought I would share...

LinkedIn Spam

I read this article yesterday and shared it on our LinkedIn page as I thought it was very interesting.  I hope it deters people from posting things that are irrelevant to business on LinkedIn.  I know that the team here at JP Recruitment are going to start...

Keeping loyal employees

Keeping loyal employees is important in any business.  Let’s be honest, keeping employees in general is important.  The cost of replacing members of your team can be high (ie. training, time, recruitment).  So, I thought this snippet from LinkedIn was good and...

Work-Life Balance

I’ve always been a big advocate of ensuring people have a good work/life balance.  It allows people to be refreshed everyday and be more productive.  I saw this article on LinkedIn and thought I should share.  What are your thoughts?