HR Resources for Your Business

Effective recruitment and onboarding are vital for organizational success. A well-structured recruitment process attracts candidates who align with the company’s culture and values, while comprehensive onboarding ensures new hires understand their roles and the organization’s mission, leading to increased engagement, reduced turnover, and enhanced productivity.

Employee Recruitment

Effective employee recruitment is essential for attracting top talent and maintaining a competitive workforce. A key component of this process is conducting a compensation analysis to ensure that salaries align with industry standards and reflect the value employees bring to the organization. Proper compensation not only helps attract skilled professionals but also improves retention, boosts employee satisfaction, and enhances overall productivity. Use the MHEDA Pay Planning Market Analysis to benchmark your employee salaries now!

Additional Recruiting Resources

MHEDA members have exclusive access to FREE Industry Career Videos to help attract and retain top talent. Use these videos on your company’s website to engage students, recent graduates, and young professionals. 

Looks into the vast career possibilities in the overall material handling industry – a vibrant, growing, and innovative field.

Looks specifically at the day to day work of a forklift technician – a career in high demand today.

Train, certify, and promote careers in forklift maintenance and repair through this certification available to all dealerships and schools.

These certifications prepare students for lucrative career pathways in supply chain automation within the logistics sector of industry.

Employee Onboarding

A structured onboarding process is essential for employee retention and organizational success. Studies indicate that 31% of employees have left a job within the first six months, with 68% of those departing within the first three months. The cost of replacing an individual employee can range from one-half to two times the employee’s annual salary.

To support our members in effectively onboarding new employees, MHEDA offers exclusive, customizable onboarding templates—both in-person and remote versions—valued at $2,500, available at no charge. These resources are designed to fit your company’s specific needs, and members receive basic-level support from the author, Andy McNulty. If you’re not yet a member, join now to access these valuable benefits.

Onboarding Training Available

These popular industry-specific bootcamps are ideal for new employees as well as industry veterans to become more familiar with our industry and terminology. Browse these or other courses now available in our Learning Management System.  

Give employees the best chance to succeed by gaining a basic understanding of the Industrial Truck community in this series.

Gain essential industry knowledge in this complete eight-part series covering all aspects of the material handling industry.

MHEDA has partnered with Amatrol, industry leader in technical training, to provide classes on manufacturing and automation principles.

Learn how to sell more at higher gross margins by focusing on the customer. This course levels up the skills for sales professionals.

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