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.
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