Scenario - You are a Human Resource Manager for a manufacturing company. The company has determined that it will be necessary to hire more employees to achieve the company's goal; which is to increase

Scenario - You are a Human Resource Manager for a manufacturing company. The company has determined that it will be necessary to hire more employees to achieve the company's goal; which is to increase revenues by 15% in the next two years. It has been determined that hiring within the sales department and also within the operations department will yield the most benefit in achieving the company's revenue goals. In the sales department, you will hire a Sales Representative. In the operations department you will hire an Team Assembler.  Your task as the Human Resource Manager is to determine the best pay mix and pay structure for the two positions.

• Based on the textbook readings, discuss in detail how you would determine the most appropriate pay mix and structure for the two positions.
• For the Houston market, what is your reccomendation for the base pay rate of both positions? Should pay ranges and grades be utilized?
• Would the jobs include bonuses?  Are the bonuses the same or different? How would you justify the bonus assigned to each position?