At the heart of every inventory management strategy is accurate and reliable data. It is critical to have access to this data and information at your fingertips to make informed decisions around setting optimal inventory levels.  

Ensuring spare parts are fit for purpose is incredibly important, as it enables operations to run smoothly, minimizes production inefficiencies, and eliminates wasted time and money. Yet this is often neglected and proves costly for so many companies across the world.

With many benefits such as increased employability, improved skills and knowledge, personal development, and professional networking, work placements are a great way for students and graduates to kickstart their professional development and for organizations to invest in the up-and-coming workforce that will soon be joining their industry. 

Having a highly skilled maintenance team is essential to enhancing plant performance and reducing the number of incidents and accidents which occur. 

Although highly competent people are employed in their roles, research has shown that there is a considerable gap in non-technical skills among maintenance teams and those in supervisory roles.

In this blog post, Mike Meen - consultant at Add Energy - shares his insights on what the most common skills gaps are among maintenance teams, why these have become so prevalent in the industry and how to plug this disparity in non-technical skills…

A deep dive into our new M100 Field Maintenance course

The Add Energy Academy has been created to enhance the knowledge and skills of workforces, help teams overcome common challenges, and ultimately enable businesses operating within the energy, utility, manufacturing, renewables, marine and mining sectors to be safe, efficient and effective.

Following two years of working through a pandemic, it’s no surprise that there are growing skills gaps emerging across companies - as budgets have been cut, teams have been forced to downsize, and with that, knowledge and experience has been lost. 

Many maintenance teams across the globe have felt this pressure, and there’s now a rising need to upskill and fast-track competence in order to achieve performance targets. 

We’re celebrating Scottish Apprenticeship Week at Add Energy this week! We have found that supporting apprentices through their studies has brought a wealth of benefits to both our team of apprentices and our company - from upskilling our people through formal learning and development opportunities, to improving the productivity of our business functions and thus the quality of our services to our clients.

As the oil and gas industry undergoes a seismic shift towards renewable energy, gender equality cannot be forgotten about in the fight against global climate change. This year’s International Women’s Day is centered around the core theme of “gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”, which is especially relevant to our sector as sustainability now dominates many decisions and strategies throughout the industry.