Pit & Quarry, February 2019
STAFFING SOLUTIONS hile business in the aggregate industry has steadily improved in recent years at least one serious problem persists staffing The problem with staffing is two fold finding and hiring the right employees is one issue retaining those same employees is another While each company and its leadership have a different perspective and plan to combat this problem its clear theres no surefire one size fits all solution In an effort to combat this industry wide issue the National Stone Sand Gravel Association NSSGA organized and hosted an online webinar featuring executives from across the industry Panelists featured in the webinar titled Solving Staffing Issues in the Aggregate Industry included Joel Galassini regional president of the Texas and New Mexico region at Cemex Karen Hubacz Kiley COO at Massachusetts based Bond Construction Mark Helm president and CEO at Oklahoma based Dolese Bros and Jill Reeder vice president of human resources Southwest division at Martin Marietta Chris Hopkins managing principal at River Landing Solutions moderated the webinar Here are some of the key answers provided during the discussion THE STATE OF THE WORKFORCE Galassini We have a shortage of skilled and unskilled labor out in the field We have an image issue Employees are more focused on technology jobs Its really becoming an issue Were all fighting for the same employees and there are just not a lot LABOR As the industry reaps the benefits of a strong business environment the need for workers becomes more prevalent BY ZACH MENTZ W 82 PIT QUARRY February 2019 pitandquarry com ISTOCK COM SEVENTYFOUR While technology tends to pull job prospects to other industries many aggregate producers have tech opportunities available that can lead to long lasting careers
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