Finding and retaining employees is the biggest challenge facing U.S. trades. Josh Halstead has no secret formula for resolving the dilemma. But the field supervisor of Valu-Rooter, a plumbing and drain cleaning company in Elyria, Ohio, knows this much: A company can’t fix it alone.Valu-Rooter is 24 years old and no one aside from company founder Russell Halstead has exceedingly long tenure. Two current employees did leave and then return, which surely says something good about the company. But two other technicians joined the firm recently enough that they are still in training. Becoming fully trained might take a little
Promoting the Rewarding Career Path of Plumbing and Drain Cleaning
Valu-Rooter's Josh Halstead knows that the solution to chronic employee hiring and retention problems is to show younger generations how satisfying a trades career can be, but the execution of that isn't easy
Jan 13, 2022 | by Giles Lambertson |
