Pit & Quarry, February 2019
labor Weve built a society that really isnt even excited about pushing kids in this direction of work Every time our economy is good we just run out of employees Reeder The lack of focus on the trade skills is hurting our industry Getting back in front of the high schools as an industry we need to get back out there and start telling our compelling story Hubacz Kiley A lot of the shortage we deal with is the older miners retiring Were shorthanded because the economy is improving and its so good A lot of the younger people we employ are farmers who have been around heavy equipment from a young age It takes bringing in your community and doing things locally to take that taboo off Galassini The labor market is definitely different from region to region but were still seeing issues attracting people to this industry overall All of our regions have a huge labor shortage Were attacking it from a local level regional level corporate level this is an all hands on deck situation for us Were looking across the borders and wondering how can we attract people to our industry Helm Its a cost and a challenge for us Were competing not only in the industry but whether its the oil industry or manufacturing everybody is reaching for the same employees Hubacz Kiley A lot of what we deal with is bringing people in and training Theres a minimum of 24 hour training LABOR Midwestern Industries Inc The Sizing People Screening Equipment Wire Cloth Replacement Parts Emergency Shipping MEV Uni Rod dK Z Visit Midwestern Ind at Booth 32088 February 12 14 Indianapolis Indiana Č Þ s Þ 86 PIT QUARRY February 2019 pitandquarry com ISTOCK COM TOMASWORKS Helm Illustrating how loader operators and others effectively made their way up in your company is one message that should be conveyed to potential new hires
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