Entries Tagged Employee Shortage

Veolia North America has opened an internal water and wastewater training program to anyone at no cost, helping unlock permanent jobs

Managers should embrace specialized work arrangements — with a few caveats

New England Work for Water is asking all water/wastewater utilities in the region to complete the survey by Feb. 15

A focus on hiring veterans could help ease the industry’s skilled-labor shortage

A Michigan clean-water utility modifies its training program, aiming to attract a diverse workforce to replace retiring workers.

Kristi Steiner, WEF’s 2020 Outstanding Young Water Environment Professional, has prospered from industry involvement and encourages others to do likewise.

It’s often personality attributes — not skills and experience — that separate excellent job candidates from the average and help make good organizations great.

Pamela Rose of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, retires after serving 24 years as a water treatment plant operator

As the pool of qualified treatment plant operators continues to shrink, one municipality in central Florida is working on a solution by offering high schoolers a head start into a lucrative wastewater career

Now retiring after 27 years as a water resources manager, Kathleen Cahall says they're having difficulty filling her position

A temporary supervisor helps a California water district through a staffing transition and in the bargain adds valuable insights on system operations and future planning.