{"id":2965,"date":"2015-03-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpulse.cloud.fruitionqa.com\/how-can-i-find-good-employees-for-my-maintenance-team-blog\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T06:30:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T06:30:42","slug":"find-good-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mpulsesoftware.com\/blog\/maintenance-management\/find-good-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Find Good Employees for My Maintenance Team?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I was talking with a long-time MPulse customer about his top priorities as a maintenance manager at a large production facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrad,\u201d I asked, \u201cwhat\u2019s your biggest challenge in the next 12 months?\u201d<\/p>\n

Brad didn\u2019t mention common problems like technology issues or budget constraints. Instead, he said, \u201cTwo of my most experienced team members are retiring, and I need to find someone who can fill their shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brad knows that finding good people for maintenance jobs isn\u2019t easy. And he\u2019s not alone.<\/p>\n

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In the past, maintenance technicians were promoted from custodial or laborer positions and given on-the-job training in specific tasks. Today, though, it\u2019s tough to find the right people with skills we need in the maintenance department. According to the Manpower Group\u2019s latest Talent Shortage Survey<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0skilled trades positions are the most difficult to fill, and have ranked #1 for the past four years.<\/p>\n

So how can a maintenance manager like Brad find good people for his maintenance team? In this blog, I\u2019ll identify some of the problems and offer some suggestions for overcoming them.<\/p>\n

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