Harrison Manufacturing
launches new look

Behind the new image

Developing the future

Harrison Manufacturing understands the importance of building a strong skill set amongst the talented next generation. In line with this, the company offers a unique opportunity for University and TAFE students to experience both manufacturing and product research and development within the one organisation.

Robyn Peters, Human Resources Manager, explained: "As we reinvigorate our brand, we also recognise the need to support students in fields of study relevant to manufacturing. The industry is currently experiencing some of the most challenging times in history. We need to ensure we support innovative and talented individuals who will drive our industry forward."

In 2011, Yvonne Buchhorn, an undergraduate student studying Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing and Management) at the University of NSW, found the three month Industrial Training program at Harrison Manufacturing to be an invaluable experience. At the conclusion of the program, she said: "The experience gave me the opportunity to independently learn and to gain confidence in my abilities. The project moved quickly from the data analysis stage to implementation and some of my ideas were even put into practice!"

Investing in our people

At Harrison Manufacturing we place huge emphasis on the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees. As part of our ongoing investment in our people we recognised that our work environment posed some unique challenges for our employees around hydration and the impact of shift work on health and wellbeing. We therefore decided to roll out a 'wellness program' earlier this year for our Operations Team to proactively address the issues.

Duncan Hunter, an experienced accredited practicing dietitian, was in charge of the program rollout. Duncan explained: "I believe the wellness program was a success at highlighting the various challenges facing the factory employees' health. Key health indicators were highlighted during the health checks and some staff used pedometers to track activity throughout the program.

"As a corporate health care provider, you don't usually see wellness initiatives in companies with less than a few hundred staff so in my opinion, Harrison Manufacturing is an innovative company which genuinely cares for the health and wellbeing of its employees."

The next stage in the program's roll out, will involve all lab and office staff and is following a similar format. We are looking forward to all employees having a healthy start to 2012.