Job Design and Employee Engagement in Manufacturing Firms in Anambra State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study focused on job design and employee engagement in manufacturing Firms in Anambra state. Many manufacturing Firms in Anambra State lack a systematic approach for job design. Jobs are often repetitive, monotonous, and do not align with the skills and capabilities of the workforce, this results in decreased job satisfaction and engagement among employees. The broad objective of this study is to explore the relationship between job design and employee engagement in manufacturing Firms in Anambra state. The research design employed in this study is a quantitative approach, and data was collected through a structured questionnaire. The total Population used for this study is 1,200 and the study adopted Taro Yamane formula to determine the sample size of 300 respondents. The sample size consisted of senior management and senior staff employees of the selected Manufacturing Firms in Anambra state.  Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The findings revealed that there is significant positive relationship between Job design and employee engagement in Manufacturing Firms in Anambra state. Premised on this finding, the study recommends that regular job analyses should be carried out to understand the current job design and identify opportunities for improvement. Finally, this analysis should also integrate job enrichment, rotation, and simplification to design jobs that align with employees' skills, interests, and organizational goals.