Food & Drink Manufacturing 2015 – Skills Shortages & Solutions

August 25, 2015

Highlights

The UK food & drink manufacturing industry will require 109,000 new staff  over the next 10 years

Key UK skills shortages include higher-level  skills in  R&D, science, technology and engineering related roles along with senior/management roles and front-line production staff

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UK  Food & Drink Manufacturing Industry in 2015

In Scotland an increase of 16,000 new recruits has been forecast between 2007 and 2017, 45% of which are managerial and senior roles and shortages in technical disciplines of food science, technology, engineering and specialisms such as maintenance engineering

 Employers, industry bodies and educators must continue to collaborate to attract young talent  and demonstrate attractive career prospects within the industry and equip the industry’s future workforce with the right skills if the industry’s targets are to be achieved via apprenticeships, skills partnerships, centres of excellence, new qualifications  and training initiatives

Your Food & Drink Industry Resourcing Contacts

Martin Bell – Resource Manager

Highly- experienced, all-round resource manager providing permanent & contract solutions with Senior Executives and Operational Support

A management & development specialist in the Manufacturing, Hospitality, Technical, IT, Finance sectors

Global focus with specialist Europe & Asia Pacific experience Martin is Founder member and Bass player of Big Vern ‘n’ The Shootahs  as well as playing with Jimmy & Lee from Scottish legends Nazareth in rock trio BAM, enjoying global success in the Music Industry

Contact details: Mob 07736296815 or email martin@tenlivegroup.com

Joanne Telfer – Director 

Strategic partnerships, QMS and business development specialist Over 20 years’ industry experience

Passionate about understanding clients’  business challenges and providing the most innovative, added-value resourcing solutions

Specialist markets UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa, USA including South America markets

Contact details: Mob 07547761779 or email joanne@tenlivegroup.com

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  • With our roots in Scotland,TEN LIVE LOGOFeb2014  operate across the United Kingdom, MENA, Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas and Australia. We provide 360-degree customer-centric resourcing solutions in the industrial, technical (energy, engineering and manufacturing), telecoms, supply chain/logistics and general staffing
  •  Officially one of the Top 90 companies in Scotland
  • We have immediate availability to a UK and global pool of skilled, unskilled, middle management and executive personnel – the right people are sourced for our clients, ranging from Senior Executive, Operational, Technical & Support on a Permanent and Contractor basis from Individual Placements to full 360 degree project resource solutions within the  technical (energy, engineering, manufacturing), industrial, supply chain/logistics, rail and telecoms sectors

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In July 2015 we were once again awarded  100% excellence by an external multi-client auditor for our Legal & Compliance, Client Service and Operational Processes  with one of the UK’s leading brands. This endorsement cements TEN LIVE LOGOFeb2014our commitment to quality excellence

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