Case Study: A manufacturing business employing 130

Organisation E is a small manufacturing business that employs approximately 130 staff in an urban area in Australia. This organisation produces highly specialised and customised products and has been in operation for approximately 50 years. The nature of the tasks involved requires high precision and the workflow is interdependent with mistakes during manufacturing being difficult to hide during the production process. The workforce employed by this organisation is predominantly male (approximately 90% male) with 40% of the workforce employed in an engineering role.