When I first learned that I was going to be working at National Spinning, I thought about what I was going to be doing, how I was going to bring what I learn back to the classroom and how I can make a difference for them.  It wasn’t until my first few days that I realized what my purpose was for them. My mentor expressed to me that they were about to switch from 3 eight hour shifts to 2 twelve hour shifts and will be hiring additional workers.  I figured this would be a fairly challenging task because they needed to hire 40-50 people to fill the positions available.  What I did not know was that they would hire 75-100 people to find the number that they needed.  I found this rather disturbing because that meant half of the hire’s would quit within the first month.  My task became prevalent.  I would become the eyes and ears of the trainer as well as the voice for the new hires.

As the only trainer, Mrs. Ruthie had the job of training all of the new hires or assign a veteran employee to assist in the training.  This is by far a daunting task, so my job is to visit the new hires, ask questions to find out if they are having any problems and report back to Mrs. Ruthie. If additional training is needed then she would adjust her schedule and train if necessary.

Another thing that I am doing is trying to find potential employees who are willing to work and ways to keep them satisfied on the job. I go to Mega Force at least once a week to help screen employees, sit in on interviews, and help choose employees suitable for NSC.  When they get to NSC and begin their training I check on their progress and try to handle concerns and to keep them positive if they are not meeting production.  Production is hard for new hires and they get discouraged but they like to know someone is their to hear them out and to offer assistance.  Every day will not be a perfect day at work, but it is extremely important to make sure you have employees who value their jobs and who will produce quality work.  I visit the new hires and make sure they know what they are doing, they are happy,and they feel as if they have a voice.

Hopefully I will be able to offer NSC some strategies in retaining employees and ways to make sure they are getting what they need to be successful in the workforce.