Retiring Workers Train New Hires

Retiring Workers Train New Hires

Many of our experienced workers are heading towards retirement, so it’s doubly important to give our younger, newer workers the tools and the know-how to keep themselves and those around them safe. That’s where our training program comes in. We created a group of veteran workers called the Metal Trades Council (MTC) Instructors to train our new hires. The personal connection our newer workers feel to the MTC instructors is key to buy-in, information retention and increased safety throughout the facility. I feel like we have a higher rate of success with our training program because we have the employees running the program and the instruction. People are much more likely to listen to and take advice from a person who has worked alongside them than someone who has never lived it.
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Shared By Bob, Safety Manager, Manufacturing & IT


Many of our experienced workers are heading towards retirement, so it’s doubly important to give our younger, newer workers the tools and the know-how to keep themselves and those around them safe. That’s where our training program comes in. We created a group of veteran workers called the Metal Trades Council (MTC) Instructors to train our new hires. The personal connection our newer workers feel to the MTC instructors is key to buy-in, information retention and increased safety throughout the facility. I feel like we have a higher rate of success with our training program because we have the employees running the program and the instruction. People are much more likely to listen to and take advice from a person who has worked alongside them than someone who has never lived it.