Download - WERC Warehouse Employee Survey
WERC 36th Annual ConferenceWarehouse Employee Opinion
Survey Results - 2012
Brian Devine
Division Vice President
ProLogistix
Agenda
• Review Survey Details and Results
• Recommendations to attract and retain the best logistics workforce in your market
• Questions and Answers
Rank What’s Important
From the list below, rank the 2 most important
items to YOU. (1 = MOST important)
- Benefits - Advancement Opportunities
- Enjoy the work - Job Security
- Recognition - Shift Assignment
- Pay - Good Supervisor
- Paid Time Off
ProLogistix
Warehouse Employee
Opinion Survey2012 Results
Geistware Business Services
Survey Details
• Survey Participants
– Our clients’ full time hourly staff
– ProLogistix employees assigned to client sites
– Experienced logistics applicants
• 2317 participants
• First year partnering with WERC members
• Almost all geographic regions
Geistware Business Services
Survey Participant Overview
The employee base is mature in both age and experience
AgeLogistics Experience
2011 Employee Job SatisfactionSHRM Results
1. Job Security
2. Opportunity to use skills & abilities
3. Organization’s financial stability
4. Relationship with immediate supervisor
5. Compensation / Pay
6. Communication between employees & senior management
7. Benefits
Very important aspects of employee job satisfaction
What’s most important to you when you are looking for a job?
Why did you leave your last job?
What is an acceptable number of days to “call-off” each year?
What was the reason for your last absence from work?
What shift are you willing to work?
What shift structure do you prefer?
What do you prefer in terms of Paid Time Off?
What is your preference in regards to how pay increases are earned?
What is your opinion of Labor Unions?
45% Favorable
What do you think is the primary reason people join a labor union
Count Percent
A union can provide better job security for members 675 39%
Working under a contract is more fair 258 15%
Better benefits 240 14%
A union will be their advocate 225 13%
Promise of more pay 165 10%
Union may make workplace safer 122 7%
Union may decrease workload 44 3%
Hourly Pay Rate Compared To CPI
1986 CPI = 100
2005 2012 Change
CPI 195 230 18%
Wages 10.32 10.42$ 1%
As the cost of raw materials (labor rates) increase, companies have
a choice:
1. Increase prices (wages)
2. Reduce quality
Most companies have chosen #2
Artificially inflate the headcount Quantity
to account for deficiency in Quality
Labor Economics 101
Logistics Professionals’ Wages
DC Velocity – April 2013
Salary Survey
By Peter Bradley
Salary By Position
2012 2013 Change
Supervisor $59,499 $64,744 8.8%
Manager $86,934 $93,266 7.3%
Pay Rate Schedule – Forklift Operator
Basic Sit Down Forklift 10.25$ (1 yr. exp., drug & criminal check)
Reach Truck 0.50$
Cherry Picker 0.50$
Clamp Attachment 0.50$
Heavy Lifting Involved 0.50$
3rd Shift 0.75$
Short-term Assignment (<30 days) 0.50$
Air Conditioned Facility (0.30)$
Steady Schedule (~40 Hrs/Wk) (0.50)$
Public Transportation Access (0.50)$
Competitive Pay Rate 12.20$
Recommendations
Conduct a pay rate analysis
in your market
1) Understand the difference between:
• Pay rate sufficient to get someone to accept the position
• Pay rate sufficient to attract and retain great employees
2) Consider the important variables of the position
(Skills, Shift, Stability of Schedule, etc.)
Recommendations
Develop a workforce
strategy for hourly
associates
1) What positions are Most Critical?
2) How can we attract and retain the best logistics workforce?
3) How will we attract short term employees for peak periods?
4) What reputation does your company have in the market?
Recommendations
Survey your employees!
Are your employees working for your company or are they working for
$10.50 per hour?
Questions
And
Answers