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FUTURE-PROOFING

THE WORKFORCE

Digital technologies are disrupting India’s manufacturing industry, which

has huge job potential. Industry experts discuss the importance of enhancing
employees’ soft skills through digital tools to shape the industry’s future, and
the key skill sets hiring managers look for in potential employees.

Problems can constantly arise; evolving demands of consum-
being able to think critically ers. Skilling must be intentional,
and quickly is a skill that will demonstrable, and active. Ses-
help you get ahead. When you sions should be interactive and
work in manufacturing, you include periodic assessments
are a small yet integral part of to test how employees grasp
the daily operation. Therefore, new skills.
dependability is a vital quality
looked for in employees in the Focusing on sub-skills
Manufacturing industry. Digital technologies can en-
Ours is an industry that relies hance training on multiple
heavily on technology and fronts. Skills like using a tab-
K Ganapathi Subramanian equipment, so it is critical that let, mobile phone, or computer
Vice President, Marketing & Sales
Gedee Weiler Pvt Ltd those who are seeking to get to take simulated recruitment
into it have a natural aptitude tests for various sub-skills
Manufacturing is all about for them so that they can be should be taught. These in-
teamwork; when everyone per- trained quickly and become clude the fundamentals of hu-
forms their role and integrates comfortable with the relevant man-computer interaction, the
with the team, the operation technology and equipment. use of touch screen interfaces,
runs smoothly and efficiently. overcoming digital anxiety and
The work in manufacturing Skilling and reskilling phobia, playing digital games,
can be demanding, repetitive, Today, every company is a po- performing simulated tasks,
and time-sensitive, and you tential digital enterprise. This and so on.
may have to work long and is a critical phase in the indus- Second, digital training tools
unsociable hours. Therefore, trial evolution marked by com- improve training speed and
to thrive in the Manufacturing puters, mobile devices, internet retention. They can be designed
industry, you need to develop a connectivity, data, robotics, 3D to target the most difficult
strong work ethic and always technologies, augmented reali- parts of tasks and are optimized
be able to put in 100 percent ty, cloud computing, and a host for learners who need visual
at work. of other developments that are and experiential support.
shaping the new age of work- At the end of this transfor-
Managing time and place skills in the Manufactur- mation process, successful
workload ing sector. industrial companies will
SOVAN TUDU Most roles involve a lot of differ- However, advanced technolo- become true digital enter-
Sub-Editor
Magic Wand Media Inc ent tasks. Hence, managing your gies do not mean human replace- prises, with physical products
Sovan.tudu@ time well and putting things ment—instead, new human at their core, augmented by dig-
magicwandmedia.in
in the right order is essential. skills are required. To navigate ital interfaces and data-based,
The work can be fast-paced and these new waters, reskilling and innovative services. These en-
precise, so attention to detail is upskilling existing workers will terprises will work together
vital for performing tasks and be crucial and, if done right, will with customers and suppliers
working safely in a potentially save companies time and money in industrial digital ecosystems.
dangerous environment. while continuing to meet the

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