Manufacturing - Best Use of Contractors

In many manufacturing organizations, the emphasis on cost cutting has led to an emphasis in the use of contractors or, contractor consolidation, as a potential solution for reducing overall costs. In recent years it seems that the maintenance function has been the particular subject of attention for using contractors for the replacement of maintenance employees.

As expected, the use of contractors is usually a sore point with the skilled trades, especially in a union represented manufacturing setting. Some of this is inevitable tension between maintenance employees and contractors. During a time of downsizing, the intensity can increase dramatically as more work is shifted to contractors. When the maintenance employees and/or the union raises issues such as the safety implications of contracting out work to less trained and experienced contractors, the situation can become complex.

Synchronous experts have extensive experience in manufacturing work processes, including maintenance and contractor utilization. We can help you determine an efficient and cost effective contractor strategy. Give us a call, send us an information at Sales@SynchronousLLC.com, or review our service offerings at our web site www.SynchronousLLC.com