b'HUMAN CAPITALThesestrategieswontbearfruit overnight. As such, there are other solutions thataggregateemployersareexploringto make it through more immediate pressures. Theserangefromembeddingautomated technologies,exploringwaystoincrease tonnesperhourtomakethemostof employee time, or rethinking the length of shifts and how they are scheduled.Say you pick certain tasks that are non-time-sensitive, like rehabilitation work. Then, aggregate community at large. That includesstraightforward.Restockingtheindustrysyou run a shift from nine in the morning until thetruckingindustry,whichisstrugglinglabour supply requires a mix of strategies thatthree in the afternoon and populate that shift tofindpeopletomovetheproduct;thewill position aggregate operators as employerswith people with school-aged kids, suggests back-office professionals who maintain theof choice in a construction industry that offersSweetnam. Now youve made the job more business; and others who are critical to themany alternatives. We have to be honest andattractive to people who say, Hey, now I can industrys supply chain.recognize that quarry work just isnt that sexy,drop my kids off for school, come to work so the first thing we need to is to make it a morefor six hours, earn a high wage and then get Its not just the quarry operations either,desirable job, says Sweetnam.off in time to pick up my kids off the bus. saysKielbowich.ItsourconsultantsandThats attractive to me; I would do that.our subcontractors that work with ustheThethoughtofworkinglonghoursin folks who do blasting or hydrogeology. Thesometimes less-than-ideal conditions wont winIf there were guaranteed solutions to the shortage is right across the board, and itsover individuals who are likely being courtedconstruction labour crunch, articles like this impacting productivity.byother,moreappealingemployersinthewould be few and far between. As it stands, construction industry. Part of the solution liesfindingskilledandwillingtalenttowork Likehisindustrypeers,Kielbowichisin promoting the upsides of life in aggregates,Ontariospitsandquarriesisachallenge being challenged to attract new blood to thebeitthepay,stability,oropportunitiesthat is becoming more difficult by the day. company and keep recruits on board longforadvancement.enough to add value to the operation. WereTheupsideisthattheaggregateindustry almost in a constant recruiting mode. WereItalsoincludesunderstandingandhas proven its ability to adapt to changing tryingtopickthebestindividualsforthealigning with workforce values, promotingconditions and can do so again. job, who we recognize have the opportunityskilled labour immigration, or tapping into come up in other [parts] of the constructionunderutilized demographics, be it women,We have to think differently than we ever industry that might pay more or be a littleCanadiannewcomers,orIndigenoushaveandstopthinkingthatweredriving moreattractive,saysKielbowich.Thecommunities. We definitely need to makethe bus because were not, says Sweetnam. industry also has a portion of people whosomechangesandbecomeabitmoreIts the labour pool thats driving the bus, think they want to do this job, but come increative in how we attract people because I[at least] until immigration and new workers and quit before the day is over saying, Youcome on stream. In the meantime, we have know what? This isnt for me. dont see the problem going away on its own,to find ways of getting on board.says Kielbowich.Addingtothechallengeisthefactthat aggregate companies are all drawing from the same talent pool. For better or worse, onecompanyseffortstoattractavailableRetreading extends candidates can mean taking human capitalthe life of your tires away from another companys roster.and lowers your total Theimpactofthetalentcrunchiscost of operations. Kal widespread,anditisnotlikelytosubsideTire offers a full range on its own. Filling the labour gaps requiresof retread options that honest discussions about what the industrysave customers money candotopreventattritionandappealtowhile taking less of the new talent. In this regard, it needs to workplanets resources to togetherandbrainstormtofindsolutions. To that point, Sweetnam says, No one reallyOTR TIREproduce.has a solution yet, but we have to have these conversations and come up with strategiesRETREADING Learn more: Darrin_Rousselle@KalTire.com on how to deal with it. or 833-833-0655Boosting your DIGGING FOR TALENT bottom lineWhilethelabourchallengeisclearandKalTire.comunderstandable to all, the solutions are less WINTER 2022AVENUES 11'