2018 Metalcasting Industry Human Resources Conference
Doug Kurkul, CEO, American Foundry Society
Sara Timm, Marketing and Communications Analyst, Waupaca Foundry, Inc.
Communicating a compelling employment brand is critical in today’s world. It’s about creating engaging content through storytelling. Without great content, it’s harder to attract top talent to your company, and engage your current workforce. Without content, you can’t tell your story. This session will explore way to develop your employer brand.
Sara Timm, Marketing and Communications Analyst, Waupaca Foundry, Inc.
Banner advertising, re-targeting, and social media are powerful distribution channels that HR has in its recruiting toolbox. But, they can be overwhelming too. Metalcasters competing for the best employees must develop a comprehensive recruiting strategy using modern technology to realize its benefits, and to create value for both the organization and the people it employs. This session will show you how to utilize technology for recruitment.
Jim Dillingham, Shiftwork Solutions, LLC
This presentation will demonstrate how to evaluate your flexibility as a company, identify standard employee preferences, and provide goals and methodology on implementing flexibility in your work environment.
Mitch Quick, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Companies and their HR professionals must comply with myriad federal and state labor and employment laws on a daily basis that affect every stage of the employment process–from hiring to termination. When grappling with discrimination laws, overtime pay obligations, harassment incidents, or accommodation issues, the consequences of non-compliance are costly and time consuming. Attorney Mitch Quick will identify the primary employment law threats facing companies, and offer practical tips for minimizing the risks and exposure.
Jennifer Morton, e-Learning Project Manager, AFS Institute
Lisa Bazzoni, The Management Association
The need to differentiate yourself as an “employer of choice” is clear. Robust economic conditions, the war for talent, easily accessible compensation informations, yet stagnant pay increase budgets remain. And then balance all this with the need to align your HR strategies with changes in your industry and your organization. We will discuss how to use Total Rewards creatively in response to these conditions, as well as to drive performance in a culture that increasingly expects transparency.
Stephanie Salmon, AFS Washington Office
The first year of the Trump administration has included rolling back some burdensome employment regulations. This presentation will provide an overview of some of the key accomplishments in 2017 impacting the metalcasting industry and discuss the top priorities for the Labor Department and the U.S. Congress in 2018 with respect to current labor and employment policy matters.
Dr. Celina Peerman, The Peerman Group
We know that change is constant throughout our organizations. This presentation will walk you through a change management roadmap that you can immediately apply back on the job. Then, we’ll apply specific change management processes to building your succession plan. By the end of this session, you’ll have resources for the discussion on succession planning.