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3 Ways COVID-19 may impact manufacturing as we know it today In early 2020, the U.S. economy was humming. According to the January Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employment Situation report, the U.S. saw employment rise by 225,000, while unemployment remained about the same at 3.6%. By March as we started to feel the effects of…

April 15, 2020 As the coronavirus pandemic continues and it’s unclear how long we’ll be working remotely, it’s important that business leaders have strategies in mind to effectively manage their employees from home. This includes maintaining morale, inspiring strong communication, and offering resources to help employees succeed under remote work conditions. Here are some tips…

April 14, 2020 As the coronavirus continues to affect the world, those who are job hunting need to prepare for a dramatically different interviewing environment. Instead of going into an office and meeting with people face-to-face, you should expect to conduct video job interviews for the foreseeable future. It’s best, therefore, to have an understanding…

Need help turning around or improving your KPI’s in a precision machining manufacturing environment? We can help as we’ve recruited an experienced plant management “All-Star” who has extensive operations and P&L leadership experience in high-mix, mid-to-high volume contract machining manufacturing settings. Please give me a call or email me at [email protected] to discuss how this…

April 9, 2020 With the global coronavirus pandemic causing widespread confusion for workers and layoffs happening across industries, you may find yourself in the market for a new job. If you do, it’s best to be as prepared as possible in order to find the right opportunity. Here’s some advice on job hunting during the…

April 7, 2020 As the coronavirus pandemic continues to decimate the world, those in human resources must tailor the way they conduct the interview process for job candidates. Instead of a phone screen or phone interview to start recruiting followed by in-person interviews, candidates should expect it all to be conducted virtually. For employers making…

Do you need a short term engineering staffing solution to help you work toward meeting your long term goals?  We can help as M-Works Search exclusively helps manufacturers build their engineering teams and will work to find you the right engineering candidate to meet your temporary, part-time, or contract to hire engineering needs. We’ve recently recruited an…

Do you need a short term engineering staffing solution to help you work toward meeting your long term goals?  We can help as M-Works Search exclusively helps manufacturers build their engineering teams and will work to find you the right engineering candidate to meet your temporary, part-time, or contract to hire engineering needs. We’ve recently…

Regardless of your school affiliation or preference, we recruit engineers from the top local and national engineering programs.  This week, we’re highlighting an engineering “all-star” we’ve recruited from Notre Dame University. This Mechanical Engineer has almost 5 years of Manufacturing Engineering experience within a CNC machining setting. He’s got broad based manufacturing engineering experience which…

Regardless of your school affiliation or preference, we recruit engineers from the top local and national engineering programs.  This week, we’re highlighting an engineering “all-star” we’ve recruited from Purdue University in West Lafayette. This Product Engineer has 6 years of full-spectrum mechanical product engineering experience.  He’s skilled at taking a product request from customer specification…