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Engineers flourish in environments
where learning is a part of their
daily life. As such, manufacturing
companies should continuously
offer them opportunities to improve
on their skills and to apply new
learnings through healthy
challenges. Based on experience,
our electrical engineers welcome
specialized training courses on
modern technologies and
innovative methods, and situations
that will require them to use the
new knowledge that they have
acquired. They also appreciate
opportunities to mentor technicians
or other engineers, because doing
so helps them reinforce their
engineering knowledge and, to a
large extent, gives a deeper sense
of purpose to their vocation as
engineers.
4. Give them missions,
not just projects
Engineers are driven by their desire
to change the world. Most great
engineers are motivated by working
on big projects and by seeing the
encompassing results of their hard
work. Therefore, it is important that
engineers in a manufacturing
company realize the magnitude of
the task given to them.
For example, it is essential that an
electrical engineer in an industrial
manufacturing facility, like Emirates
Global Aluminium or Tata Steel,
understands that without him
performing his task, the plant will
not have the power to produce
goods, and as such the company
will fail at providing its customers
that products that they need. This
will help him see the real-world
impact of his responsibility within
the production plant. The
consciousness that his task has a
meaningful effect to a great number
of people and businesses will lead
him to embrace his accountability
and to value more his position
within the company.
5. Let them have fun
Engineering tasks within a
manufacturing company can be
daunting and can put a huge
amount of pressure on engineers. It
will not hurt to inject a bit of fun.
It is, thus, important for
manufacturing companies to
encourage enjoyment and
interaction at work. For example,
they can organize a quarterly family
day, when employees and their
families can gather and enjoy a day
at the park. They can also arrange a
company lunch or dinner after a
successful campaign or production
season as a sign of appreciation of
the employees’ work. They can also
host an awards ceremony to
recognize exemplary performance.
A sports day is also a good idea to
allow employees to unwind and
engage each other in healthy
competition.
Engineers represent an invaluable
part of the overall success of a
manufacturing business. Engineers
possess an intellectual capacity
and ability to generate innovation,
and this is essential for
manufacturing companies
especially amidst escalating
competition within an increasingly
challenging market. The more that
the management understands what
drives the motivation of engineers,
the better experience the
engineering team will have in the
manufacturing company. And the
more encouraging their work
environment, the bigger the chance
that engineers will remain engaged
at work, perform at their peak and
surpass expectations.