By Rachael Pfenninger, director of strategic execution, AMBA In AMBA’s 2025 report, Recruitment and Retention Takeaways for US Mold Manufacturers, respondents demonstrated that employees recommend and remain at their companies for several reasons. Employees cited advancement opportunities, work-life balance, reimbursement for training, respect, collaboration, clean … [Read more...] about Beyond the Paycheck: Why Benefits and Culture Drive Retention in Mold Manufacturing
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Dynamic Tool Uses Apprenticeships to Address the Workforce Gap
By Liz Stevens, writer, The American Mold Builder Workforce recruiting is a perennial task for mold builders, and stark numbers back up the claim. For just one category of jobs – machinists and tool and die makers – more than 1/4 million job openings are estimated over the next eight years. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Overall employment of machinists … [Read more...] about Dynamic Tool Uses Apprenticeships to Address the Workforce Gap
Key Talent Takeaways: Employee Recruitment, Retention and Culture
By Rachael Pfenninger, director of strategic execution, AMBA For US mold manufacturers, access to skilled labor continues to be both an impediment to profitability and a constraint on capacity, making it a major roadblock to long-term growth and operational sustainability. To better understand how mold builders are tackling this particular challenge and provide best … [Read more...] about Key Talent Takeaways: Employee Recruitment, Retention and Culture
Quoting Increases for US Mold Builders; Workforce Challenges Loom
By Rachael Pfenninger, director of strategic execution, AMBA At the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, 54% of manufacturers surveyed in the AMBA 2025 Business Forecast Report reported they anticipated or realized reshoring of business, demonstrating the positive effect that even limited tariffs have had on business over the last few years (Chart 1). As the Trump … [Read more...] about Quoting Increases for US Mold Builders; Workforce Challenges Loom
Recruitment and Retention
By Liz Stevens, writer, The American Mold Builder Workforce development, a perennial requirement in mold building, is a hot topic in 2025. Effective employee recruitment is necessary for filling empty slots with well-matched candidates in a timely manner, thereby limiting recruitment costs and reducing downtime due to a lack of staff. Effective employee retention equally … [Read more...] about Recruitment and Retention
Employee Engagement in US Moldmaking (and What it Means for Employee Retention)
By Rachael Pfenninger, director of strategic execution, AMBA In an era where employee retention has become increasingly challenging, particularly following the “Great Resignation” and fierce, domestic competition for labor, US moldmaking companies are seeking effective strategies to enhance employee satisfaction and engagement. This ultimately leads them to implement … [Read more...] about Employee Engagement in US Moldmaking (and What it Means for Employee Retention)