Released January 31, 2022.
Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss how to keep our precision machining shops and employees safe in 2022.
Author: Joe Jackson
OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard for Vaccines, Masks and Testing has been withdrawn
Known as the Vaccine and Mask Mandate or ETS, it applied to employers with 100 or more employees. It was initially overturned in the 5th circuit, reconsidered by the 6th circuit, and stayed by the US Supreme Court.
On Monday, January 24, 2022, OSHA scheduled the Federal Register publication of its withdrawal notice to be printed on January 26, 2022. The summary states “OSHA is withdrawing the November 5, 2021, emergency temporary standard (ETS) which was issued to protect unvaccinated employees of large employers (100 or more employees) from the risk of contracting COVID–19 by strongly encouraging vaccination.” The withdrawal will be effective on January 26, 2022.
Link for more information: https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-01532.pdf
Released January 24, 2022.
What is your brand? Why should people want to work for your company? How can your brand improve? Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller dive into SWOT and how it can help your workforce development!
Visit pmpa.org/swot for more information on SWOT!
Released January 17, 2022.
Some people read tea leaves and Miles Free reads chips. Find out why you should be looking at your chips just as much as your parts!
*WEBINAR*
The Art of Pricing vs. The Science of Costing: How to Grow Your Business and Maximize Revenue by Paperless Parts
Zoom Webinar
Costing is about the many resources it takes your shop to make a part. Pricing is how much your customer and the market are willing to pay for that part. Too often, shops conflate these two and leave money on the table by not accurately thinking about their costing model, and not taking advantage of different pricing levers. Join Jeff Gorman of Paperless Parts as he walks you through key lessons for more accurate costing and maximizing margins.
Speaker: Jeff Gorman
Jeff joined the Paperless Parts team in 2020 and during his tenure has helped dozens of shops across the United States deploy and leverage Paperless Parts to streamline their quoting process, generate growth, and improve bottom-line profitability. In addition to his role on the Paperless team, he is a frequent contributor to the “The Job Shop Show”, a podcast series focused on helping shops implement the best practices required to scale their business.
Released January 10, 2022.
Miles Free and Renee Merker, Director of Communications and Events give listeners a peek into what to expect from the upcoming Management Update Conference in New Orleans!
Washington Update
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
PMPA would like to thank all of those who attended the Washington Update.
Winter Baseball with Bagshaw
Monday, January 30, 2023
PMPA had a “Ball” at Bagshaw. We would like to thank everyone who came out to support. Pictures coming soon.
MARKET INSIGHT – Lawn & Garden Tractor Home Lawn & Garden Equipment Manufacturing
NACIS 333112 | $8,023,865,000
by Joe Jackson
Marketing & Events Assistant, PMPA
Published January 1, 2022
The parts that our precision machining shops manufacture provide essential functionality for the many applications that the outdoor power equipment manufacturing industry provides such as lawn and garden tractors, hedge trimmers, tillers, shredders, yard vacuums and leaf blowers.
Top 5 Companies
- MTD Holdings Inc., OH
- Husqvarna Group, NC
- Echo Inc., IL
- Oldcastle Lawn & Garden Inc., GA
- Commercial Grounds Care Inc., WI
- The precision turned products manufacturing sales are 2.6 times that of the lawn and garden tractor and home lawn and garden equipment manufacturing.
- At minimum, 31% of the sales in the lawn and garden tractor and home lawn and garden equipment manufacturing industry comes out of Ohio.
- The lawn and garden tractor and home lawn and garden equipment manufacturing industry spends $9.8 billion on materials, components, supplies, minerals and machinery.
- If Precision Turned Products is only 1% of this industry’s spending, that would equate to $98 million in sales opportunity for precision machining shops.
- The lawn and garden tractor and home lawn and garden equipment manufacturing industry is very concentrated. Of the 267 companies verified in this NAICS Code, the top two companies make up 58% sales in this industry.
Source: U.S. Census, NAICS.com
SWOT for Employee Retention and Recruitment
What is your brand? Why should people want to work for your company? How can your brand improve? A SWOT analysis can help answer these questions — your employee retention and recruitment may count on it.
by Carli Kistler-Miller
Director of Programs & Marketing, PMPA
Published January 1, 2022
Your company’s brand can affect employee retention and recruitment. The brand may be by design or default and creating a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) analysis can give you insight as to what your brand actually is, ways to improve your brand, and ways to use your brand to retain and recruit employees.
Create a SWOT Analysis
Create four columns on a piece of paper or download the template at PMPA.org/SWOT. Consider the statements below and list the appropriate ones in the proper column. Feel free to add any statements. It’s important to be honest when considering the statements or this effort is futile.
Company
- growing/stagnant/declining company
- growing/stagnant/declining industry
- heavily/moderately/slightly competitive industry
- serve diverse/concentrated industries
- location is easy/difficult to get to
- location in a safe/unsafe neighborhood
- currently hiring/layoff/firing employees
- high/low employee turnover
Company in the Local Community
- good/bad reputation
- considered trustworthy/untrustworthy
- positive/negative media coverage
- participates/does not participate in community events or charities
Leadership
- strong/weak leadership
- strong/weak employee management/foreman/quality relationships
- encouraging/degrading leadership
- listens/does not listen to employee ideas or concerns
Employees
- current employees proud/ashamed/indifferent of what they do
- current employees proud/ashamed/indifferent of where they work
- employees recommend/don’t recommend friends and family to work at your company
- career/job opportunities
- chances/no chances for advancement
- stable/unstable positions
- in-house/no in-house training
- funding/no funding for outside training
Compensation
Read: Overall Organizational Effectiveness: How Do You Know?
- above/below/average wages for area
- offer/don’t offer health benefits
- offer/don’t offer retirement benefits
- offer/don’t offer paid vacation or PTO
Work Environment
- safe/unsafe environment
- challenging/boring, repetitive work
- permanent positions
- temporary positions
- first/second/third shift opportunities
- desirable/undesirable hours available
- team environment
- work from home opportunities for office workers
This analysis may be done by an individual, by several people individually or as a group exercise. The statements should be tailored for your company. When the SWOT analysis is complete, you may notice that the weaknesses and threats can become strengths and opportunities.
Author
Carli Kistler-Miller, MBA has over 25 years of experience with
communications, event/meeting planning, marketing, writing and
operations. Email: gro.apmp@rellimc — Website: pmpa.org.