Today’s maintenance departments face dynamic challenges such as shrinking budgets and a growing labor shortage. Both of these challenges have been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Baby Boomers are opting to retire early rather than cope with the health risks and restrictions of returning to work. With younger generations gravitating away from industrial maintenance professions, there are not enough qualified workers to fill job openings. And as organizations accelerate their deployment of digital technologies and smart machines, today’s maintenance professionals require more diversified skill sets – the ability to handle both physical and software-based maintenance and repair tasks.
Continue reading “The Keys to Effective Change Management in Industrial Maintenance”