What manufacturers gain from testing before they hire

The gains, the math behind them, and what clients say after using OptiTest to select their technical staff.

The gains

What changes when the people you hire or promote have passed a hands-on test.

$5,000 to $12,000

Recurring productivity gain, per year, for each hired candidate who passed our tests.

50%

Increase in the learning speed of your selected technical personnel.

Up to 50%

Drop in the turnover rate of your technical employees.

Do the math for your plant

Our data compilation indicates that in most organizations, approximately 30% of the technical staff show a low potential in troubleshooting, above and beyond their degrees and experience. Here is what that costs.

Operators and adjusters

  • Annual labour cost of $55,000
  • Productivity of 4 times the labour cost
  • A 5% performance gap between low potential operators and your top performers

$55,000 x 4 x 5% = at least $11,000 lost per year, per employee

Maintenance

  • Annual labour cost of $85,000
  • A performance gap of 15%
  • Plus production losses from longer machine downtime and inappropriate repairs

$85,000 x 15% = $12,750 or more lost per year, per employee

What clients say

“Over the last 4 years, only one candidate who passed the OptiTest tests was returned to his previous job position because he failed his apprenticeship.”

Pierre-Philippe Plante, Dare Foods

“Prior to that, it could have taken the company up to 3 years to train a good operator. Today, we no longer experience that 3 year delay.”

Jean Rodrigue, Aspamill

“Our employees have appreciated the accuracy and objectivity of their tests.”

Jerry Dover, Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp.

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More ways testing pays off

  • Recruit with accuracy despite a shortage of qualified technical labour.
  • Boost the performance of your production lines by delegating more maintenance, start-up, adjustment and troubleshooting responsibilities to your operators.
  • Reduce the downtime of your equipment and systems.
  • Assign the right people to the right job.
  • Hire and select your apprentices with a proper methodology.

Some of our customers

See what the gains could look like at your plant

Book a free online demo and we will walk you through results and case studies from specific manufacturing companies.

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