Environmental Scan 2017 | Page 97

Environmental Scan 2017: Human Capital Issues within the Medical Devices Sector The 35 surveyed companies in other medical consumables segment had 580 vacancies as of December 2016, averaging out to 17 vacancies per company. 35% of these were vacancies for assemblers, followed by 26% for stationary plant and machine operators and 7% for manufacturing and transport labourers. The ratio of vacancies in relation to total workforce needs for these three job categories within the segment were also within an acceptable range. In the non-consumables segment, the average vacancies per company is only 6, which is the lowest in the industry. Majority of the vacancies were for skilled workers, where 25% were for business and administration professionals, 23% for stationary plant and machine operators and 20% for science and engineering professionals. The ratio of vacancies in relation to total workforce needs for business and administration professionals was relatively high (18%) as compared to other job categories or other industry segments. 97