Digga combats serious skills shortage
Internationally acclaimed manufacturer Digga Australia is battling to overcome a shortage of skilled workers. The Australian-owned Yatala-based company now employs 250 people, Australia-wide, but Digga Chief Executive Officer, Alan Wade, says the operation desperately needs another 20 more skilled workers to meet with the high demand for the Digga product, both for the domestic and international markets. "At a time when unemployment in Queensland is running at more than 7%, we desperately need more qualified fabricators, boilermakers, laser and press operators and CNC machinists. In recent months, we have really stepped up our recruitment efforts but there is a national shortage in the number of qualified and skilled tradespeople... Outside of our normal recruitment efforts, we have placed posters at TAFE colleges and shopping centres, advertised via online and social media platforms and used multiple employment agencies. We have also been posting on community pages on Faceboo