Do You Know There Are Different Manpower in Construction and Engineering Sector?
Skilled manpower resources in engineering and construction sectors is something that a lot of people don’t talk about often. However, a lot of people missed the point of its importance, especially when engineering and construction companies are the driving force behind infrastructure constructions.
Skilled manpower resources in engineering and construction firms encompass a lot of areas. When people think of manpower resources, they immediately think of construction workers and laborers. They are right to an extent. However, “manpower resources” can cover a lot more than laborers.
What Are Some of The Common Manpower You Can Find in Engineering and Construction Companies?
Generally, manpower you can find in construction companies are the handful you can find on the site. Here are some common manpower personnel you can find on a construction ground:
- Construction workers: workers who construct and build the buildings and entities.
- General workers: usually general helpers who help the construction workers onsite.
- Project manager: the person who manages and supervises the project. They can be there on-site usually. Sometimes they can work in their own offices.
- Assistant project manager: They do what the project manager does, except they assist them in the ongoing projects. Depending on how big the company is and how many projects they are getting in a year, there may or may not have an assistant project manager.
- Construction engineer: An engineer who deals with the design, planning, construction and management of the infrastructure of a project. Sometimes they are also called civil engineers, though they deal with the more practical aspects of the projects.
- Project architect: project architects are often responsible for overseeing the architectural aspects of the design development. They are also responsible for the construction documents and plans production, and any specifications the plans need. Generally, project architects coordinate the needs of a client and what the client needs with the design and technical matters.
- Contractors: Contractors, or sometimes known as sub-contractors or subcon for short, are the people or company who agrees to supply services, goods, materials, equipment, or personnel that meets the standard requirements. Usually, there will be a signed contract or agreement between the contractor and the construction company.
Construction is often a labor-intensive company. With that being said, it’s only normal to see it filled with a lot of laborers.
Non-Labor Staffs and Services in Engineering and Construction Companies
Having said all of that, are you aware that there are also the softer and non-labor staff and services in the construction sector? More specifically towards the marketing and after-sales servicing aspects of the industry?
Ming Datt is a well-established mechanical engineering and steel works company that was established in 2004. Based in Selangor and having been around for 20 years (previously known as Ming Jing), the company expanded their reach on the asset based side. They provide expedited services and solutions such as contract manpower supply, industrial mechanical and civil maintenance steel works, renovation works, among others.
If you haven’t already known, there are some services that the non-labor part of the services consist of. Here are some of the services that are provided by Ming Datt.
- Payroll Management: laborers and general workers that work on the construction sites usually get paid for obvious reasons. That’s one of the many reasons why payroll management is needed. However, there will be times when the laborers wish to send money home to their families. This only applies if they are foreign laborers. Sometimes, as payroll managers you will need to assist them in such matters.
- Uniforms: Uniforms can refer to any uniform worn by police (and similar) and the PPE coverall. The PPE provision may have its own separate category.
- Services: Services that usually include monthly attendance collection, PPE delivery and handling (usually non-consumable ones such as gloves, facemasks, and similar), worker problem handling, communication between the workers and the company management, and site coordination services.
- Site supervisor: usually one person will be appointed as a site supervisor to overlook manpower performance, safety and discipline enforcements.
- Covid-19 test: free if the employee hired is given a minimum 1 year contract with the company.
- Accommodation package: this depends on the area the position the new hire is to fill in. It can be in a hostel where utilities, food and drinks will be provided by the company.
- Medical claim: workers who work for Mingdatt is available for them.
- Social security (Perkeso): workers are entitled to Perkeso as long as they are under a Mingdatt contract.
- ISO 14001: Mingdatt complies with the ISO14001 Environmental Management System (ES) policy, guidelines, and requirements.
- ISO 9001:2015: Workers will undergo the ISO9001:2015 evaluation service standard.
- Work permit: if the laborer is a foreigner, levy, visa and Fomema will be covered by the company.
- Foreign worker outsourcing: If there is a need for more foreign workers, then Mingdatt will see to it that more will be hired depending on the situation.
- Business Continuity Solutions (BCP): should anything happens to the workers, such as manpower turnover, then Mingdatt will find solutions for the turnover.
- In-house Mechanical Tools Set: Mingdatt will provide the necessary tools for the workers. The rates are chargeable by daily use. The rate starts from RM20 per day.
Conclusion
Skilled manpower resources are important especially when the country needs to build infrastructure. It can get expensive at times, and sometimes it may be even more expensive if there are missing talents that are not filled immediately. If you need any help with manpower resources, feel free to contact us for further assistance.
