Now making their way across industries of all kinds, AI-powered solutions are revealing new levels of efficiency with faster throughput, enhanced accuracy, waste reduction, and more. While operational business strategies rapidly develop alongside this new technology, many employers are leveraging these same solutions as motivation for their teams.
In an ongoing survey conducted by Gallup, numbers indicate that overall Employee Engagement has a critical role in successfully retaining talented staff. Engaged employees, according to the survey, “have higher wellbeing, better retention, lower absenteeism and higher productivity.”
What exactly is “Employee Engagement?” In their report, Gallup defines the term as an employee’s involvement and enthusiasm in both their work and workplace. In the construction materials industry, where a rain-cloud-like labor shortage hovers over our heads, maintaining this positive Employee Engagement is, without a doubt, on every business’s radar. Why? Because when people talk about their exciting workplace, people who seek an exciting workplace listen.
Maybe you didn’t need to see the numbers to believe it. It just makes sense — the more we enjoy our work and workplace, the better we perform. It’s working with a purpose. It’s motivation.
Gallup reports that overall Employee Engagement has a critical role in successfully retaining talented
But of course, there’s more to it than that. There are layers and layers behind what makes a good job good. For time’s sake though, we’re taking a close look at what’s largely contributing toward this industry’s next chapter: equipping the workforce with AI-driven solutions.
Throughout more and more career fields, technologies like Command Alkon’s Batch AI (formerly MIntelligent Feed) are opening new doors by leveraging their speed and efficiency. But businesses shouldn’t lose sight of Employee Engagement. What does it take for a concrete batcher or a scale operator to enjoy what they do? Sure, a lot could be involved, but how about working with modern tools?
Now is a thrilling opportunity to lead the charge with technology and attract future generations to the vital heavy building materials industry. As young professionals increasingly expect employers to champion and provide access to today’s high-performing tools, they can turn to concrete production knowing these resources exist, just like in other fields.
How AI-Powered Concrete Batching Can Influence Employee Engagement
- Job stability: Using AI to analyze real-time plant data and precisely operate material chute gates, can drastically reduce quality deviations. In a field where many factors influence product quality, the ability to simultaneously read a plant’s current conditions and historical data eliminates fallible guesswork. Knowing consistency is on their side, batchers can focus on the maintenance of the plant’s equipment to ensure consistent production.
- Ditching a learning curve: As ready-mix teams consider the tools of tomorrow, finding a solution that doesn’t interrupt the day-to-day workflow with a difficult learning curve is ideal. Onboarding processes are usually required with new tools, however, automating concrete production has simplified this learning process, regardless of the operator’s experience. With constant awareness and precision, AI technology calculates in the background — avoiding the need to learn the ins and outs of a new resource.
- Flexing the company’s forward-thinking mindset: Throughout a job search, employers that actively champion leading technology easily catch the eyes of job candidates. Providing staff with AI-enhanced solutions demonstrates a committed investment and shows employees that their careers are set to grow in tandem with a driven company.
The life of a concrete batcher is rewarding. Deeply embedded in their communities, batchers can drive down the block and point to projects they had a hand in — projects that were backed by quality and precision. AI-powered tools and their operational benefits are poised to transform concrete production. Though, let’s not forget about Employee Engagement and the personal wellbeing these tools also provide. Be on the lookout for other AI-powered tools coming to market for ready mix, aggregate, asphalt, and concrete products operations that will continue to drive employee engagement and champion customer satisfaction.