Environmental Scan 2017: Human Capital Issues within the Medical Devices Sector
The environmental scan has also identified 3 critical occupations within the surgical / medical gloves segment, 3 within other medical consumables segment and 7 within the nonconsumables segment as shown in Table C-5.
Table C-5: Critical Occupations in the Medical Devices Industry – Breakdown by Industry Segment( Based on MASCO 2013, 4-digit)
No.
Critical Occupation Surgical / Medical Gloves
1 8141. Rubber Products Machine Operators( i. e. production operator, milling rubber machine operator, moulding rubber press
operator)
2 3113. Electrical Engineering Technicians( i. e. maintenance technician, chargeman)
3 3115. Mechanical Engineering Technicians( i. e. machine technician, maintenance technician)
Other Medical Consumables
1 1321. Manufacturing Managers( i. e. production manager, factory manager, operations manager, quality assurance
manager)
2 2426. Research and Development Professionals( i. e. R & D engineer, R & D executive, biotechnologist, chemist)
3 8219. Assemblers not elsewhere classified( i. e. production operator, production staff, device technician)
Non-Consumables
1 1321. Manufacturing Managers( i. e. manufacturing manager, production manager, plant manager, process manager)
2 2182. Manufacturing Professionals( i. e. product engineer, product specialist, quality control engineers / supervisors)
3 1221. Sales and Marketing Managers( i. e. sales manager, marketing manager, sales & marketing manager)
4 3115. Mechanical Engineering Technicians( i. e. mechanical engineering technician, machine technician, manufacturing technician)
5 2141. Industrial and Production Engineers( i. e. process engineer, machining engineer)
6 2144. Mechanical Engineers( i. e. mechanical engineer, machining engineer)
7 3122. Manufacturing Supervisors( i. e. supervisor, production supervisor, production officer)
Note: A critical occupation is a skilled / semi-skilled occupation that is highly sought after( including job which industries may be facing shortages or difficulties in hiring) and falls under a strategic sector
Source: Ipsos survey, industry interviews and Ipsos analysis
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