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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