The current
talent shortage has affected the way companies recruit and retain staff.
Employers are finding it difficult to keep up with the tight candidate
market and candidates are finding themselves in a better position than
ever to negotiate. Haden Engineering, a Norfolk Group company and one of
Australia’s leading non-residential HVAC maintenance providers, is
addressing this industry-wide issue by implementing strategies for staff
development and initiatives to both retain and attract new talent.
Organic growth and investing in employees is a core company
commitment at Haden. The company promotes its national foot print and
its commitment to apprentices as a way to attract candidates to its
business. Of its 800 employees, 183 are apprentices and trainees. Haden
supports its apprentices throughout their training period and offers
incentives to those who choose to become dual traders through flexible
arrangements,with individiuals..
Haden also has additional internal training and educational programs
for professionals, partnering with professional organisations such as
Engineers Australia. This promotes the professional career development
of Haden’s design engineers. Further to this, Haden supports the ongoing
development of its senior people in the completion of their Masters in
Business Administration and the National Certificate IV in Business for
their front line managers. Employees have the opportunity to keep their
professional qualifications up-to-date in order to adapt to new demands
and challenges as well as underpinning the continuous development of
Haden’s intellectual property.
Haden’s recent restructure of the construction and service
departments has helped Haden to answer customer demand while benefiting
staff development by providing employees with new opportunities to take
on more challenging roles and specialise in a particular field.
Haden’s training and development initiatives also extend overseas.
This year, Haden plans to send skilled Australian chiller technicians to
its sister companies in India. They will conduct classroom and
on-the-job training in several locations including Mumbai, Pune and
Bangalore.
Haden has also developed strategies to ensure that the core values of
the company are understood by and align with all employees. Integral to
this is the four day COSMIC value program. The COSMIC program consists
of educating staff on: Customer commitment, Our People, Success,
Management Experience, Integrity and Communication
Milan Stanojevic, Divisional HR Manager (Norfolk Mechanical) says
that “It is essential that all employees in the business are involved in
the process of communicating the company’s core values.
Each employee of Haden will be involved in the COSMIC program,
linking people into the core values and emphasising our dedication to
our people.” said Mr Stanojevic.
Haden also offers flexible working options, mature-aged workers
scheme and a fly-in fly-out option if workers are working on a site away
from their residence.
Employees and organisations face an ever-changing business landscape
in the mechanical industry and Haden realises that for an organisation
to be competitive it must ensure it puts in place effective and
meaningful strategies to attract and retain their best people.
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Contact
Richard Nicholson
Divisional Sales Manager
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Haden Engineering Pty Limited
Int: 61 417 231 551
Aus: 0417 231 551
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