Flex team is taking shape

The summer of 2018 was incredibly hectic. To put it mildly, finding enough people to handle the demand was a challenge. We succeeded, but the way we did, gave us enough reason to do it differently this year.

November last year, we already started a plan to get all our team members, employed as well as temporary, more involved in our organization. By also focusing on temporary workers, we want to build a flexible shell of skilled and motivated people to handle even the real big peaks better.

While summer is approaching, we are happy to give you the promised update on this plan.

Progress so far

Since November, we have taken many actions to build the flex team. We can say that it has the desired result.

We said goodbye to 1 temporary employment agency and entered into a partnership with WeFlexWork from Poeldijk. We have a better match with them, in wishes and possibilities.

Meanwhile, Dutch lessons are available, and all employees who need them have been able to get their forklift truck certificates. This applies to both our permanent employees and the temporary employees. Something we do not distinguish in the daily course of business. Everyone who works at Snijpunt receives the same information, opportunities and responsibilities. Regardless of having a permanent or a temporary employment contract.

We now have a production team with a fixed flexible shell that has gradually and calmly absorbed the first seasonal peak. Whereas the hectic pace and the shortage of people certainly play a role again at temporary agencies, there is virtually no shortage.

Fewer hours have been worked during the preseason. These are now compensated by running full weeks. By regularly updating this to the group, we keep the people involved in the organization and they also know what to expect.

Nowadays, we are kicking off the training period with a welcome video that is received very positively. It even ensures better efficiency. If we compare our productivity figures with those of last year, we can conclude that we are on the right track.

We are not there yet

There are still a few things on our to-do list. We would like to let our operators per production line grow further in their leadership skills and responsibilities. By sharing more information and making the workplace more pleasant by adjusting the interior and canteen facilities we want to increase involvement even more.