In the past year, as ceramic enterprises in various production areas have successively started to produce bricks, "difficulty in recruiting workers" has become a "thorny" problem commonly faced by ceramic enterprises in various places.
Recently, "Ceramic Information" visited ceramic factories in Guangdong, Shandong, Jiangxi and other places. Some ceramic companies reported that salaries have increased by 10%, but they still cannot recruit people; some ceramic companies said that special positions with certain technical requirements are still not available. Even with a basic salary of 6,000 yuan per month, we still can't recruit anyone.
It’s hard to find a job and hard to recruit! “In the past, factories selected workers, but now it is workers who select factories. There are more people recruiting workers than people applying for jobs.” Some ceramic companies even recruit workers across cities and districts, but it is still “hard to find one.”
Guangdong
“There are more job recruiters than applicants”
"Shortage of people" will become the norm throughout the year
Luo Hong (pseudonym) has been "lurking" in the "Human Resources Recruitment" street of Jinli, Zhaoqing for several days. She was holding a paper bag from Uniqlo in her hand, which contained a thick stack of job recruitment materials. When she saw people, she would ask, "Are you looking for a job?"
"I don't know what's going on this year. It's very difficult to recruit workers. I've been running around in the surrounding markets for many days, and I still haven't found more than ten people." Luo Hong said with emotion. There are a lot of jobs. Previously, the two surrounding roads were full of job boards. The wages of general workers have basically increased by about 10%, but it is still "hard to find one person."
"If you don't work hard today, you will work hard to find a job tomorrow." The slogan at the door of the recruitment center is in great contrast with the reality - the difficulty is not finding a job, but finding people.
Old Zhao (pseudonym) also has the same feeling. Lao Zhao is the administrative director of a ceramics factory in Zhaoqing. In his opinion, difficulty in recruiting workers seems to have become the norm. "The basic salary increases every year, but we still can't recruit people. Young people would rather deliver food than work in a factory. Our factory still has a 10% labor gap."
Old Zhao said frankly that in Zhaoqing, especially in the ceramic industry, the import of migrant workers from Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places is relatively large.As local employment opportunities increase, many people choose to find jobs locally, which results in the "difficulty in recruiting" at the beginning of each year.
On February 23, Zhaoqing's official media "Xijiang Daily" reported that due to epidemic prevention and control reasons, in order to alleviate problems such as the difficulty of employees returning to work and the difficulty of employment in enterprises, Zhaoqing City sent special vehicles to pick up migrant workers returning to Hubei and Zhaoqing. Among them, an employee who has worked in a ceramics factory for ten years said that it was the first time this year that he took the special bus provided by the government to return to the company.
Not only Zhaoqing, but also some ceramic companies in Foshan are also facing serious labor problems.
Sun Hang (pseudonym) has been under great pressure to recruit workers since the start of construction. His ceramics factory in Foshan faces a labor gap of two to three hundred people. "We can't recruit people, and it's like sitting on pins and needles every day when we go to work." In order to find people, Sun Hang drove from Foshan to Zhaoqing, 30 kilometers away to recruit workers. He often traveled for a whole day, but couldn't find anyone.
"The ceramics factory is recruiting workers. One is that the location of the ceramics factory is already very remote. There may be more people recruiting workers than people applying for jobs. How do you recruit?" Lao Zhao said with a hint of helplessness in his tone, "In the past few years, we have Basically, we recruit workers through mutual introductions between ordinary workers, which is a "fellow fellow" model, and the success rate is relatively high. ”
▲The recruitment booth at the entrance of a ceramics factory in Zhaoqing is empty.
Ceramic Information found during its visit to Jinli, Zhaoqing, that the average monthly salary of general workers in Jinli Town ceramic enterprises is about 5,000 yuan, and the salary level has increased to varying degrees compared with previous years.
“The wages in Jinli’s ceramic factories are about the same. The most difficult thing to recruit is the non-substitutable technical jobs, such as electricians, forklift drivers, forklift drivers, etc., which require operating certificates and not just anyone can replace them.” Old Zhao said.
In a recruitment notice posted by a ceramics company, the salary for forklift and forklift drivers ranges from 5,500 to 6,000 yuan. Some ceramics companies even offered a monthly salary of more than 6,000 yuan, but they still couldn't recruit people.
In the opinion of many administrative leaders of ceramic enterprises, after the first month, there is almost no possibility of recruiting more people. "Lack of people and lack of workers" may become a common phenomenon. This year, the entire Zhaoqing Jinli Ceramics Enterprise has a total employment The gap will probably be more than a thousand people.
So, there is no way to solve the shortage of people, how to ensure normal production?
“Nothing can be doneLaw, our factory used to work on an 8-hour work day. The positions or processes that were short of people were extended to 12-hour work. The basic salary was also based on the 12-hour workday. For example, three people used to share 5,000 yuan, but now two people share it, which is equivalent to an increase in hourly wages. Yes, even workers can accept it. ”
Shandong Zibo
Ceramic industry employees are losing significantly
Labor costs increased by 10%
Recently, "Ceramic Information" visited the Zibo production area and learned that as ceramic companies in Zibo have gradually resumed work and production, "difficulty in recruitment" has become a common employment situation for most ceramic companies in Zibo this year. Due to fierce competition, most ceramic companies have to raise wages to recruit workers. Compared with the end of last year, the wages of ordinary workers in the same position have increased by at least 10%, and the wages of some positions have even increased by 20%.
Compared with last year, Zibo ceramic enterprises have greater labor demand this year. At present, although most ceramic companies have started production, there is still a certain labor gap for some front-line positions. It is understood that as of now, there are many manufacturers with a gap of 5% in front-line general workers, and some manufacturers even have a gap of more than 10% in front-line positions.
According to "Ceramic Information", there are two reasons why Zibo ceramic companies have difficulty recruiting workers this year: First, the number of production lines started in Zibo this year is more than last year, and the original front-line employees cannot meet the existing labor demand, which leads to competition among ceramic companies. workers; secondly, some employees have transferred to other industries, further exacerbating the difficulty of recruiting workers among ceramic enterprises.
For this reason, ceramic companies have to raise wages to recruit workers. It is understood that compared with the end of last year, the wages of general workers in most ceramic companies in Zibo have increased by 400-500 yuan, an increase of 10%, and the increase in some hard-working positions has even been as high as 20%.
At present, the age of general workers in Zibo ceramics enterprises is generally older, and most of them are born in the 60s and 70s. In addition, as the scale of the industry has shrunk significantly in the past few years, many non-local employees have moved to other places, and few local young people are willing to find employment in workshops.
In addition, the production cycle of ceramic companies has been significantly shortened in the past two years, which has affected the annual income of front-line employees to a certain extent, exacerbating the flow of many industrial workers to other industries. "Last year, most ceramic companies in Zibo could operate for up to eight months, while many chemical factories around us can produce year-round, and their monthly salary is even higher than that of ceramic companies. As a result, many employees have been lost." A reporter from Zhangdian District The person in charge of the production department of the ceramic company told "Ceramic Information".
Jiangxi Gaoan
"Zombie ceramics companies" resume production and put new lines into production
Turn on "Salary Raise&rd"quo;Robbing mode
"Ceramic Information" recently visited and learned that the kilns of ceramic companies in Gao'an production areas generally ignited earlier this year. However, many companies have expressed that they are in short supply of workers, and even the lack of workers has affected the ignition of production lines.
It is understood that the serious aging of employees, the difficulty in finding young general workers, and labor shortages are problems encountered in high-security production areas in the past two years. In 2020, the Gao'an production area started a new round of expansion and expansion, with more than 20 new production lines. At the same time, the resumption of production lines of all "zombie enterprises" in the production area and the centralized commissioning of production lines have further intensified the labor pressure in the production area. .
"At present, the front-line workers in the new factory are basically from Wanzai, Tonggu and other areas. It is not only difficult to recruit local general workers, but also general workers from surrounding areas. Especially in the second half of last year, many production lines were put into intensive production, and the company Labor pressure is high, wages are being raised to compete for jobs, and wages at Gao'an Ceramics Base will increase by more than 10% this year compared to last year," said Liu Chunliang, chairman of Geshiqi Enterprises.
Geshqi Enterprise built two intelligent production lines at the end of last year. Compared with traditional production lines, the new production lines have a higher level of intelligence. Currently, the company's two intelligent production lines employ less than 200 people (including production, logistics, etc. All personnel), but the enterprise's employment pressure is still high.
Luo Xuan, head of the market operation center of Roosevelt Ceramics Group, said: "At the end of last year, Roosevelt Enterprise dismantled a porcelain tile line and transferred employees to the newly built production line, which relieved the labor pressure. Moreover, this year's salary level of Roosevelt Enterprise increased by more than 5%."
Lei Shisui, chairman of Jin Taiyuan Ceramics, told "Ceramic Information" that the wages of ceramic companies in Gao'an production areas will increase significantly in 2021. The new round of production capacity expansion has led to labor shortages and the serious aging of employees. Every year, companies Some older workers have to be eliminated, and it is difficult to replace middle-aged and middle-aged workers. Companies can only improve the intelligence of production lines on the one hand, and "rob people" by raising salary levels on the other.
In fact, in addition to the tension among front-line employees in the workshop, there are also "disconnections" in management positions such as marketing, marketing department, and human resources. Many business owners admit frankly that positions such as professional managers and brand managers are in short supply, and it is especially difficult to find excellent professional managers. Many companies are "looking for horses on donkeys".
In the past two years, Sun Ceramics Group has optimized talent training and talent structure. In 2019, Sun Ceramics Group proposed the "2030 Talent Plan". In June 2020, the first think tank platform in the production area was established. Hu Yiheng, chairman of Sun Enterprise Group, said in his New Year's speech: In 2021, we will vigorously promote the "2030 Talent Plan" and make every effort to create a talent pool adapted to corporate development.develop the talent team needed.
(The article is reproduced from Ceramic Information)
