The industrial machinery and equipment manufacturing industry is not a large one, however employment is reported to be growing moderately at four companies operating in this area. The industry covers agricultural machinery manufacture, mining and construction machinery manufacturing, and food processing machinery manufacturing. The industry also includes machine tool and part manufacturing, lifting and material handling equipment manufacturing, pump and compressor manufacturing and commercial space heating and cooling equipment manufacturing.
Staff turnover is mainly low and mostly full-time hours are worked.
There are more males than females working in this industry area, and these trends are predicted to continue for the next five years.