The Fifth Wheel Company expresses difficulties finding skilled workers
The Fifth Wheel Company has warned that company growth may be stunted due to an inability to find skilled workers.
As business at Fifth Wheel has successfully continued to grow, the company has begun to add to their team comprised of those skilled in plumbing, electricity, and joinery.
However, since beginning its recruitment drive, the company has found many prospective employees lack the skills required or the right attitude to work, despite advertising online, via newspapers and through recruitment agencies. The Fifth Wheel Company has also hired a number of apprentices with mixed results.
As a means to encourage people into its industry, The Fifth Wheel Company also invites students and teachers in the local area to visit under a ‘see inside manufacturing programme.
The company hopes the initiative will show teacher and students what skills they must have to succeed in manufacturing.
Adrian Parry-Jones, managing director of the Fifth Wheel Company, said: “The Fifth Wheel Company has always been a firm believer of recruiting locally, although this has been thrown into doubt as the skills gap between education and work continues to increase,”
The Fifth Wheel Company’s findings come at a time where job site, Adzuna, has announced that there were more jobs advertised in April than there were those seeking employment, perhaps indicating a lack of skilled workers required, in stark contrast to a ramp up of recruitment and investment.
