Predominantly known for heavy lifting, machine moving, equipment relocation and installation you could be forgiven for thinking AIS remains amongst the many male-dominated companies within the engineering industry. However, we are proud to say the running of AIS relies on the contribution of both male and female colleagues.
‘The workforce at AIS is and always has been a great balance of male and female. Predominantly males out in the field and women holding up the backbone. AIS loves diversity and would love to see more women tradespeople and engineers out in the field.’ – Matt Ainscough Group CEO
We believe that when a workforce is made up of similar people – who all think the same and have the same background – it encourages conformity and stifles creativity.
- It doesn’t help us to challenge the way we’ve been doing business for decades.
- It doesn’t help us to drive up productivity and offer better value for money and the best service for our clients.
- It doesn’t help us to keep making our operations safer.
- It doesn’t help us develop our systems and processes.
- It doesn’t help us get better every day.
What DOES do all of those things? Diversity. Everyone knows that great businesses depend on great teams. Libraries of books written about teamwork all agree on one fundamental point:
Great teams successfully bring together a wide range of different skills and ways of thinking. Great teams use a diversity of skills and perspectives to constructively challenge each other. Great teams are ones where people respect and value difference.
At AIS we believe first and foremost, it is the people within the team that create the core values we align ourselves with and we have both the male and female members of the organisation to thank for that.
The following roles at AIS are filled by women…
- 1 Operations Manager
- 1 Group Executive Assistant – HR and Support
- 1 Executive Assistant
- 1 Group Business Support Co-ordinator
- 1 Group Business Support Manager
- 1 Group Financial Controller
- 1 Sales Invoicing Wage Administrator
- 2 Purchase Ledgers
- 1 Company Accountant
- 1 Junior Accountant
- 1 Credit Control Administrator
- 1 Group Operational Compliance Co-ordinator
- 3 Administrators
- 1 Vessel Co-ordinator
- 1 Recruitment Co-ordinator