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PAGE 2D SHEBOYGANPRESS.COM SUNDAY JANUARY25 2015 STTE OPPORTUNITY of STTE OPPORTUNITY of OPPORTUNITY STTE of OPPORTUNITY STTE of OPPORTUNITY STTE of OPPORTUNITY WI-5001851350 Many Quality YOU! EMPLOYERS are looking for Check out Careers for opportunities with top, local manufacturers others. Brought to you by: 151Bypass late last year. Earlier this month, USA Today reported that construction hiring across the U.S. is surging, with the industry ramping up hiring that could signal job and wage growth this year. State contractors may have the workforce they need for now, but Sachse thinks the impact of the retiring population will start to catch up.

fallout, at least in the short term, is alot of opportunity for people interested in getting into these he said. Projections from the isconsin Department Workforce Develop- ent indicate over the ext 10 years that there will be 18 percent growth in the industry equating to 17,000 jobs but epartures from the ield are expected to account for another 34,000 obs, or a total of 51,000 obs available across the tate. Sachse said the ounting rate of depar- ures is not unusual in blue-collar industries. eople in mid-level positions are moving out and there is more demand for eople starting out. Talent? But will there be sufficient fresh talent entering the industry? Stevie Mistele-Wildt and her husband, Dirk Wildt, own Cobblestone Builders of Menomonee Falls.

Dirk Wildt is also president of Washington County Home Builders Association Mistele-Wildt said skilled people are retiring faster than they can be replaced. is out there to fill the she said. A lot of people left the i ndustry during the Rec ession retiring or inding another career, Mistele-Wildt said. The couple also has found a general lack of esire on the part of oung people to do physical work an attitude uite different from the ime when Mistele-Wildt raduated from high school. istele-Wildt ob- ained a degree in fashion design, changed ourse and worked for 11 years at Master Lock in Milwaukee.

er father-in-law hired her at his construction company, Cobblestone, and she began working at job sites as an expediter, coordinating client decisions with progress at the job site, coordinating workers and the projects. She is adept in staging model and spec homes. She and her husband shoot a television piece, where they talk about construction and different aspects of building and owning a home. Mistele-Wildt said there is opportunity for people seeking a career i construction. Wages ight start at $12-15 an our, but can build to $25 a hour.

Apprentices make more money, she said. Young people need to ecognize that they ake $20 an hour to start, but they can work heir way to $50,000 or 60,000 incomes. Laurie Ritger writes for Action eporter Media, Fond du Lac DOUG WISCONSIN MEDIA Workers with Fond du Lac-based C.D. Smith Construction erect a 20-ton section of wall Dec. 10 in a new gymnasium at Lomira High School.

Careers Continued from Page D1 straight out of high TenPas said. Really, it was, for me, an alternative to full-time school. I could be learning atrade in-depth while I as a full-time employee aking a ut while the apprenticeships are helping busi- esses fill those positions, TenPas and Quasius said the biggest gap when it comes to skills ust finding people with soft those who an follow the basic parameters of communica- ion, team work and show up on time. perhaps more crucial to coordinate than in some other in- ustries because a cons truction project relies so eavily on teamwork and coordinating the needs of co-workers and subcontractors. The liability is a huge i Quasius said.

ant people you can count on. When the person show up, it might affect the production of a 1 0-person group and could be enough to slow production down for a day or enPas said been ne of the major problems for him even when he inds an employee that looks to have a good work ethic and soft skills necessary to work on a cons truction team, they can ash out after only a short hile because they show up on time or have the skills they said did. hile he attributes hat to a sense of with younger generations, he can still find some labor through staffing firms like Trillium and radesmen International out of Neenah. really talk a bout their skill level, I ust want to know about hem a little bit TenPas said of hiring. eel if you can get a good worker, show up on time, keep busy, not always looking to not be busy, be esponsible, if you do omething wrong, own up it.

If we can find the right person, we feel like we can train The larger issue, how- ver, is drawing people i nto the trade, TenPas aid. While he noted that the construction companies in the region have occa- ionally teamed up to recruit and put competition aside, TenPas and uasius said they want to ake sure people under- tand the positive aspects of the job a good-paying ob without the burden of student loans from a four- year college. good-paying op- ortunities and frankly i upwardly uasius said. can work your way into a supervisory position in the field or had guys ho work in the office aft er being out in the field. encourage that type of continual Jason Smathers at 920-453-5167.

Trades Continued from Page D1 offered a full-time adult apprenticeship by Jim eif, owner of Jim Reif uilders. lots of need or skilled people John as shown a very good work ethic, showing up on time and ready to work, and he is mechanically Reif said. already been on new construction, renovations, siding, windows, roofing very versatile rueger intends to ursue an adult apprenticeship in plumbing, sponsored by Maritime Plumbing Mechanical. am getting better at fitting pipe together and doing ground work they have me doing all different he said. challenging remembering all the building Tim Petersen, owner of Maritime Plumbing said he would be enrolling Krueger into an adult apprenticeship upon high school graduation.

am very excited to John Novak and Austin Krueger are both 18, Lincoln High School seniors and ursuing career opportu- ities in the construction industry. With construction in the Lakeshore area and nation rebounding from recession, employers said the two young men, and other individuals with good work ethic, aptitude and attitude, will have outstanding job prospects. done a lot of roof carpentry including a house that was part of Parade of Novak said. love seeing the finished He has already been see work Petersen said. is en- husiastic to learn and shy away from a ny job we give him at aritime ari Krull, career and technical education coordinator in the Manitowoc Public School District, also serves as youth apprenticeship coordinator for Manitowoc County.

She said school officials are looking for employer partners in the onstruction industry to elp them build their own skilled workforce. not just teenagers taking advantage of training opportunities, oftentimes at a Wisconsin Technical College System campus, leading to higher pay and a more secure future with additional skills. Chuck Hurda, 45, is part of a three-year program at Northwest Technical College in advanced cement finishing. He said he enjoys the work done for Hamann Construction the past nine years as a laborer and cement finisher. You do look back with ride and say, helped ut that building urda said.

working i Chilton where part of a Hamann team building an expansion for Kaytee, the pet food products manufacturer. Hamann Construction President Steve Hamann said the company is prepared to support training expenses associated with mployees have the a bility to learn, want to learn and have a positive attitude with that we can teach you skills, and help you be He said the Manitowoc business has about 50 employees, up about 20 from three years ago. Eric Doucha, 34, joined Hamann the day he graduated from Mishicot High School in 1998 and eventually became a journeyman carpenter. He also went several years to night school taking supervisor training courses. He currently is site superintend ent at an expansion pro- ect for Americollect.

oucha supervises everal Hamann employ- es, as well as coordinates the work of subcontractors in plumbing, electrical, masonry and HVAC. day is a learning Doucha said. willing to work hard, pay attention and try new things, ere willing to train A fter being invited by Steve Hamann, Marshall Marquardt recently finished a carpentry apprenticeship. enjoy seeing the building from start to finish on plans, then Marquardt said. He said the St.

Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church building a fun Tim Hephner is Hamann head of field operations and project manager, with the firm since 1986 and a journeyman carpenter by trade. does much of the hiring. what going through now finding employees who will be the right fit in our culture, with a good work ethic who know what they are doing and are safety Charlie Mathews: (920) 686-2969 or Construction opportunities increasing SUE MEDIA From left, Pete Fay and Roberto Gutierrez, from Construction Solutions of the Fox Cites, hang drywall inside the expansion at Americollect Inc. in Manitowoc. Tech college raining, apprenticeships available By Charlie Mathews Gannett Wisconsin Media.