{"id":16901,"date":"2023-05-11T22:11:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T05:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wrla-creates-recruitment-campaign-for-building-industry\/"},"modified":"2023-05-11T22:11:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T05:11:42","slug":"wrla-creates-recruitment-campaign-for-building-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wrla-creates-recruitment-campaign-for-building-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"WRLA creates recruitment campaign for building industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Western Retail Lumber Association\u2019s Let\u2019s Go Build campaign is looking to attract future employees for its 1,100-plus member organizations, as well as companies in related industries, such as construction.<\/p>\n

The recruitment campaign brings together job opportunities from WRLA members based in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Northwest Ontario, Yukon, and Nunavut, with a website dedicated to addressing job seekers\u2019 queries and clear misperceptions.<\/p>\n

\u201cPicture a typical employee or job in the lumber, building materials and hardgoods industry. Chances are, that mental image is out of focus or out of date,\u201d stated WRLA president Liz Kovach. \u201cOur industry is enormous and growing with hundreds of thousands of employees in a broad range of roles.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through the campaign, the organization is aiming to reach potential candidates at all stages in their life or career to explore job opportunities in such sectors as natural resources, manufacturing, remanufacturing, wholesale and distribution, professional building, retail, forestry management, transportation, construction, development, market research and innovation, education, export and trade, standards, supply chain, steel aluminum, gypsum, insulation, building science, energy efficiency, paints and finishes, and green technology.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe building industry is very robust, and so is our workforce,\u201d said Micah Flaig, a director with the association and special project coordinator at Lumberworld. \u201cFor anybody considering a career in our industry, we welcome you. There are so many different paths available \u2013 from forklift driver, to engineer, manager, carpenter, or accountant. Whether people are looking to change industries and find a new career path or fresh out of school looking for their first job, there are ample opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n

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