Employers, educators search for answers to technical jobs issue

Michael Burke:

The challenge of finding good employees is so long-standing and pervasive that Racine Metal-Fab has revised its hiring approach.

"If we see behaviors we don't like, we fire faster and hire slower," said company President and Chief Operating Officer Scott Lucas.

Area companies are doing what they can internally to cultivate and preserve the best possible workforce, while some talk about what else can be done to offer companies better candidates.

At Poclain Hydraulics, 1300 N. Grandview Parkway, "For every 20 resumes, we maybe bring in five to eight people," said Tom Shinners, vice president of finance and human resources. "Of those, we probably hire 40 percent. We might get two or three hires from 20 resumes."

"Years ago you had apprenticeships, companies that would bring you on and train you," said Andrew Beere, human resources manager at Pioneer Products, 1917 S. Memorial Drive. "And we have kind of gone back to that. If they have some experience, we're willing to train."

Posted by Jim Zellmer at January 10, 2013 2:07 AM
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