Recruitment
is an area that poses some major challenges to the spice processing industry.
In this article, I’m going to discuss these challenges and the opportunities
available in the spice processing industry.
The
spice processing industry employs millions of people worldwide but with a
global population expected to grow to almost 10 billion by 2050 — that’s a lot
of mouths to feed — there is increasing pressure on the industry to perform.
A brief recap of what the ‘Spice Processing Industry’ encompasses;
Agricultural raw
material processing until getting the final product,
Research and develpment,
Maintain the quality
of the product,
Marketing and
Advertising,
Wholesale and Distribution,
Recruitment is an area
that poses some major challenges to the industry. Due to advances in technology
and innovation, the skills required are unique and specialized. in modern
society, not enough young people are pursuing a career in spice processing,
therefore there is a shortage of the skills the industry needs to thrive.
 |
| Spice Grinding Machines (High Technology Machines) |
Lack of awareness and skills
It
seems most people think they need to become machine operators or supervisors when they think
of jobs in the sector, The majority of people that pursue spice processing as a
career have a family member or friend in the profession, otherwise, they just
don’t think about it. There is no identification of the different professions
within all areas of the spice processing Industry.
Production Process staff, Engineer staff, Quality
Assurance staff, etc. are all in-demand and will provide
employment opportunities. The skills shortage and skilled people resigning are
growing and noticeable in the spice processing industry, across all sectors.
Lack of industry trends, innovation, and workplace expectations
Development
in the spicing process depends on how much attention a spice processing employer
gives to the industry. but employers who are not willing to innovate from a
product and technology perspective limit themselves; recruiting talented young
people will be even harder. Within the next 5 years, how will make up half the
workforce what that organization needs to make to do?
Lack of Time for recruitment
It takes months to
source, interview, hire and train correct employees. Recruitment is a huge
challenge for small to medium spice processing industry employers because there
are a lot of them in this sector who do not have proper skills. Not only is
this a specialized process that not everyone has the experience and training
in, but hiring mistakes are extremely expensive. Investing in new talent and
having enough people to ensure productivity is crucial to the success of the
business, but the time it takes to recruit remains a challenge and requires an
of priorities.
Workplace Environment
The spice processing industry generates dust and a
hard aroma to the environment. It’s difficult for the people's work inside of
the factories. these areas cant fill easily and need time to practice.
Competition of Industery
The responsibilities of HR in the spice processing industry become even more impactful and complex given the significant rise of local competition. As if a tight labor market and recruiting insufficiencies, were challenging enough, HR departments must successfully compete with spice processing industry firms to attract a finite number of exceptional talent and innovators.
 |
| Graph of "Hard - to - Fill" Vacancies |
Nicole Gallace,
(2016) On the challenges facing the food industry in
recruitment, [online]. Available from https://www.newfoodmagazine.com/article/23510/food-industry-recruitment/
[Accessed 15 May 2021]
Harini Weerasekera (2018)
"Sectoral mismatch between labour demand and supply in Sri
Lanka", [online]. Available from http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/-Sectoral-mismatch-between-labour-demand-and-supply-in-Sri-Lanka-144980.html [Accessed
15 May 2021]
