Pit & Quarry, February 2019

LABOR thats a big cost and to have people say you know this isnt for me is a challenge Galassini Were seeing our employees poached by other industries If youre a skilled welder or electrician everybody wants you its not just our industry Were seeing more exodus going to other industries where the economy continues to take off Money isnt the issue Im seeing them leave for other opportunities How do you get them to stay and work in an environment where its dirty cold in the winters hot in the summers and your hours are dependent on weather Its difficult Reeder Our turnover numbers are at 15 percent The top reason is its voluntary turnover Were seeing that its for other employment not necessarily within our industry It goes beyond our industry THE SOLUTIONS Helm We have a lot of things were trying a lot of ideas were throwing out there Wages and benefits are something we all look at really hard and keep evaluating We dont have as many drivers on our aggregate side but something were seeing is minimum hours for drivers and well probably be doing something The younger people dont want to just come in and collect a paycheck They want to be involved and they want to grow there with our drivers group KAREN HUBACZ KILEY BOND CONSTRUCTION One of the things weve worked on and I think its starting to have some impact When we have new employees come in we do orientation and centralize that talking about safety our culture to try to get them into our atmosphere as quick as we can Has it helped I think so but its still not where we want to be Hubacz Kiley We really try to offer really good benefits A lot of companies out here dont Being small a big thing for us is the employees understand that I appreciate everything they do for us I always try to make sure I thank them every day when theyre punching out I think that goes a long way that as a company owner I appreciate my employees Sometimes we buy their lunches if they come in on a Saturday and its a long day we buy breakfast The younger people dont want to just come in and collect a paycheck They want to be involved and they want to grow I think thats really helped us retain the employees we have now Reeder The intern programs with skilled trade are working Were seeing them come back summer after summer The retention numbers are there so were excited about that Galassini Communication is key With most of our operations the folks in the quarries we dont have an easy way to communicate with them The guy running the loader the crushers were trying to figure out ways to be better in touch with these individuals and I dont think an email is the easy answer Were still very archaic in the way we interact with our employees I dont think compensation is the issue I dont think if we raised our rates by 20 percent were Hubacz Kiley going to see a huge flow of people coming in How do we get engaged with our employees and make them feel part of the organization and theyre part of something bigger They have to feel like they have a future within the organization and the organization has a future as well WHAT HASNT WORKED Galassini I dont think this is a situation where you can just throw money at it The issue is much more about retention than it is attracting What hasnt worked is going out and hiring recruiters JOIN THE LEADER Major is looking for the best You are savy in screening and would like to be part of a winning team We want to talk to you Major is looking for Technical Experts to support its Certifi ed Dealers and the fast expansion of its Flex Mat screening media line Contact us at expert@ majorfl exmat com 88 PIT QUARRY February 2019 pitandquarry com