{"id":32038,"date":"2019-06-13T16:24:23","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T20:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=32038"},"modified":"2019-06-14T08:32:47","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T12:32:47","slug":"building-trades-industry-is-working-to-combat-shortages-in-the-labor-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2019\/06\/building-trades-industry-is-working-to-combat-shortages-in-the-labor-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Trades Industry Is Working To Combat Shortages In The Labor Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Officials in the building trades fields say a shortage of skilled laborers still exists.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

People in the building trades and construction industry continue to say there is a shortage of skilled labor.
\nKevin Maynard, owner of Kevin Maynard Construction in Fort Ann, said older skilled workers are aging out of the industry and there are not enough younger workers to replace them.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s hard to find young people who want to learn the trade and want to do it well. Everyone who has talent, already has a secure job,\u201d said Maynard. \u201cWe do everything with all of our heart, and we want to find guys that follow suit with that level of work quality.\u201d
\n\u201cIt\u2019s impacted how much work I can take on because I just don\u2019t have the manpower,\u201d he said.
\nMaynard stated the shortage has increased the need for full-service construction companies to use sub-contractors. But those sub-contracting companies are facing the same shortage in skilled workers.
\nSonny Bonacio, owner of Bonacio Construction in Saratoga Springs, works closely with the BOCES construction, skilled trade and management programs. Bonacio Construction offers paid internships and currently has five in that program.
\n\u201cIt takes a long time to cultivate young staff,\u201d he said. \u201cWe tour people on our job, take them out on job sites, pull them in for summer work and paid internships. We have them come back. We\u2019ve been cultivating people for three and four years before they get out of college.\u201d
\nThe shortage of workers has waylaid the completion of projects, he said.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s harder for construction companies to stay on schedule. We\u2019re always short a couple guys in each division. We have a full-time recruiter in HR who, literally non-stop, is on the hunt for plumbers, HVAC technicians, welders, metal fabricators, project managers … Pretty much every role across the board, we are always interviewing for,\u201d said Bonacio.
\nBoth BOCES and SUNY Adirondack offer career programs in construction management and the skilled building trades.
\n\u201cThere was a point in time when people didn\u2019t think the building trades were a worthy career. That mentality has slowly been turned around,\u201d said Bonacio.
\nPaul Lambert, project manager at Bonacio Construction, is the company\u2019s BOCES liaison. In an effort to address the shortage, Lambert began speaking five years ago in the BOCES classrooms located in Saratoga Springs and Hudson Falls.
\n\u201cThe bulk of the skilled workforce is aging out of the industry as they approach their mid-50s and 60s, and there aren\u2019t enough younger workers to fill the need,\u201d said Lambert.
\n\u201cThere\u2019s this stigma that kids have to go to the four-year college route. We\u2019re not promoting not going to college. We\u2019re promoting you can be a skilled tradesman and have a good life for yourself,\u201d said Lambert.
\n\u201cFor example, an entry level position as a skilled framer holds an annual salary of around $45,000. A framing contractor owning his own business may make $200,000 or so in our region,\u201d said Lambert.
\nBonacio Construction and the Saratoga Builders Association are partners in an initiative to encourage people finishing high school to consider a career in the construction industry. The collaborative effort is creating task forces and committees to encourage younger people to consider careers in the building trades. Curtis Lumber has joined in as well.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s a major problem facing the new construction and remodeling industry. It\u2019s tough for builders to find skilled help,\u201d said Barry Potoker, executive director of the Saratoga Builders Association,which has over 180 members representing all areas of the construction industry.
\nPotoker said new construction and remodeling projects are not getting done as quickly as they could because of the shortage of workers. Remodelers and builders are busy. Housing inventory is low in the current seller\u2019s market, causing some would-be homebuyers to rebuild and remodel their current property.
\n\u201cWe want young folks to at least consider a vocation in the construction fields. I don\u2019t think those fields are given much thought in high school. The four-year college route is part of it. It\u2019s ingrained in our society,\u201d said Potoker.
\nA career in the construction fields can be part of a college pathway. Potoker stated many young people don\u2019t know they can go to college for a construction related vocation.
\n\u201cThey don\u2019t know how much they can make, what the starting salary is and what the median salaries are for the construction trades. There\u2019s also a lot less student debt with that route,\u201d said Potoker.
\nThe Saratoga Builders Association awards student scholarships every year to students going into the construction trades.\u201d
\nWe\u2019ve put together profiles of what people make in the industry. Architects, landscapers, plumbers, electricians, painters … All of those roles are in short supply right now,\u201d said Potoker.
\nThose interested in a career in the skilled construction trades can find more information at www.saratogabuilders.org\/careers. They can also reach out to BOCES in Saratoga Springs and Hudson Falls, as well as Bonacio Construction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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