Sundblad: Factory operator training takes three months with 50% completion rate
Willem Sundblad · Embracing American Dynamism to Upgrade Manufacturing Production With Oden CEO Willem Sundblad · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea · Apr 19, 2024 · at 9:29
Willem Sundblad, co-founder and CEO of Oden Technologies, discusses the high onboarding hurdles and training attrition rates facing industrial manufacturers.
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“Oftentimes like a ramp period for a new operator is at least three months. And they very often have like a 50% success rate of that training program in that 50% even end up starting the job in the first place.”
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