How to Move into Manufacturing Management
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How to Move into Manufacturing Management

If you’ve worked on the production floor for a while, you’ve likely seen some of your colleagues get promoted into supervisory positions. Perhaps you’re considering the possibility of a move into a management role as well. What is it that sets the average production line worker apart from a management-level employee? What skills do you […]

How Medical Device Manufacturers Can Plan Now for Staffing Challenges Tomorrow
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How Medical Device Manufacturers Can Plan Now for Staffing Challenges Tomorrow

The top manufacturers are producing devices that improve lives and create better patient outcomes such as neurotransmitters, cochlear implants and pacemakers, along with medical devices that help diagnose patients such as X-ray machines, MRI’s, and Cat-scans. From simple to complex, all of these products are regulated by strict government guidelines to ensure patient safety. Staffing […]

Top Soft Skills for 2021
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Top Soft Skills for 2021

Just because a skill is considered “hard” doesn’t mean that it’s hard to learn. Also, just because a skill is considered “soft” doesn’t mean it’s not critical. Hard skills can be taught; but soft skills are often learned through life experiences or even just embedded into the very character of a person. So what are […]

TERRA Wins ClearlyRated’s 2021 Best of Staffing® Client Diamond Award
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TERRA Wins ClearlyRated’s 2021 Best of Staffing® Client Diamond Award

Diamond Award winners have won the Best of Staffing Award for at least 5 years in a row, consistently earning industry-leading satisfaction scores from their clients. Everett, WA – February 2, 2021 – TERRA Staffing Group, a leading staffing agency announced today that they have won the Best of Staffing Client Diamond Award for providing […]

TERRA Wins ClearlyRated’s 2021 Best of Staffing® Talent Diamond Award
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TERRA Wins ClearlyRated’s 2021 Best of Staffing® Talent Diamond Award

Diamond Award winners have won the Best of Staffing Award for at least 5 years in a row, consistently earning industry-leading satisfaction scores from their placed talent. Everett, WA – February 2, 2021 – TERRA Staffing Group, a leading staffing agency announced today that they have won the Best of Staffing Talent Diamond Award for […]

Technical & Professional Division Named TERRA’s 2020 “Branch of the Year”
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Technical & Professional Division Named TERRA’s 2020 “Branch of the Year”

Congratulations to TERRA’s Technical & Professional Division for being named “Branch of the Year” for 2020. The award was presented to the team during TERRA’s Quarterly Business Development meeting, held virtually on Wednesday, January 27th. The award is based on sales excellence, quality, profitability, and service delivery. CEO Greg Lambert said, “Our Professional/Technical team came up […]

TERRA’s Seattle Office Named “Branch of the Quarter” for Q4 2020
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TERRA’s Seattle Office Named “Branch of the Quarter” for Q4 2020

Congratulations to TERRA’s Seattle office for being named “Branch of the Quarter” for Q4 2020. This award was presented to the team during TERRA’s Quarterly Business Development meeting, held virtually on Wednesday, January 27th. The award is based on sales excellence, quality, profitability, and service delivery. VP of Service Operations Ann Medalia said, “Anne Skaar […]

Top 3 Strategies for Hiring Hard-to-Fill Positions
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Top 3 Strategies for Hiring Hard-to-Fill Positions

Purple squirrels are legendary in the recruiting world — the “unicorn” jobs that you just can’t find the right candidate to fill. Like Bigfoot, you know the candidates are out there but just can’t seem to find them. In the past, the term was used for the most highly specialized roles, but the reality is […]

Risk Management in Supply Chains: Strategies That Benefit You and Your Staff
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Risk Management in Supply Chains: Strategies That Benefit You and Your Staff

Many businesses were caught off guard by COVID-19. Nearly 98% of senior-level decision makers said their organizations experienced supply chain disruption, according to a survey conducted by Interos, a business relationship intelligence platform. The pandemic put supply chains’ risk management strategies to the test, reduced demand for ocean freight, and impacted manufacturing output.  This article […]

Medical Device Manufacturing Outsourcing vs. Insourcing
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Medical Device Manufacturing Outsourcing vs. Insourcing

Roughly 58% of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have used a contract manufacturer for a medical device project, according to a study by Medical Design Technology. Nearly 88% of OEMs had a positive experience with a contract manufacturer.  You may compare outsourcing vs. insourcing as you decide how to make the best use of your staff […]

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