The Case of the Missing Workforce (Malachi Greb, Elite Automation)

There's a lot of talk about the "Great Resignation" when it comes to the manufacturing workforce, but our guest this week on Workforce 4.0 certainly has some insight on how leadership matters. Join Ann as she sits down with the Owner of Elite Automation, Malachi Greb to learn more on his take of being a business owner during the Covid 19 pandemic and how a strong leadership culture matters. Learn more about the creation of Elite Automation and how Malachi has grown his company from a single person to over one dozen employees into over a dozen employees and how culture is the center of his companies growth- regardless of great resignation or not. In this episode:Malachi gives us the meaning behind Elite Automation's slogan "robots are freeing one human at a time" and how that truth is leading to increasing the potential of the manufacturing workforce through Elite's own use case of deploying AMRs. (~time stamp 12:02)Malachi explores how system integrators have to practice meeting their manufacturing clients where they are in their digital transformation process and be ready to provide diverse solutions to accommodate both larger and smaller companies (~time stamp 13:45)How companies can leverage the career goals of multiple generations in order to attract, recruit and retain their manufacturing workforce for the long term (~time stamp 21:16)More About Elite Automation: Elite's mission is not only to increase the profitability and efficiencies of your processes and business, but also to free humans along the way. Life has so many exciting and interesting things to offer. With today's technology why should a human spend their time putting things in a box all day every day? This is a small step towards our goals. However, how can we truly buy back time so that we can spend our time more meaningfully with our families and friends? Connect with Malachi Greb on LinkedIn. More About Workforce 4.0: Workforce 4.0 is an industry centric podcast featuring Manufacturing Executives from all industries coming together to emphasize how companies are partnering with technology to give people more meaningful work. As a passion project created by Ann Wyatt, Workforce 4.0 highlights crucial topics such as the increasing talent gap, success stories of real people engaged with the latest manufacturing technology and how the manufacturing workforce can transition into these exciting new roles. Connect with your host, Ann Wyatt | Watch video recordings on YouTube | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Apple Podcasts