Quick and easy way to get competitive
WITH UK productivity lagging behind that of the U.S., Germany and France, now could be the time to swap into a career as a productivity professional.
Richard Taylor, MD of Scott-Grant, which supplies productivity professionals and training, says: ‘Companies in all sectors are strengthening their productivity teams. Demand is hot, particularly with the Institute of Management Services (Productivity) Certification.’
Productivity is about making work easier and quicker, often by better organisation. People with this aptitude are often called industrial engineers, but not all have a background in engineering.
Jack Dixon, an industrial engineering assistant at bed manufacturer Sealy in Cumbria, says: ‘Sealy aims to increase productivity, based on a standard minute value.
‘If an employee’s production exceeds the standard minute value, they’re paid more, so part of my job is setting the value in departments.’ Jack, 22, who started in mainstream engineering, collects computer data which helps improve productivity by changing the work place.
A career in industrial engineering is one you swap into, as it requires existing employment experience.
There are no degrees, but an apprenticeship is under development.
SEE ims-productivity.com and scott-grant. co.uk