Walmart and other U.S. companies want to build a pipeline of skilled tradespeople [BNN Bloomberg (Canada)]
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The nation's largest retailer and private employer revamped its training program last year to increase the pipeline of maintenance technicians who do everything from repair equipment to electrical work at Walmart's distribution centers and stores — jobs that have become increasingly difficult to fill because of a shrinking labor pool. The shortage has opened opportunities for people like Liz Cardenas, 24, who started at Walmart in May 2023 as an automation equipment operator at a distribution center in Lancaster, Texas, making sure boxes were securely taped and went through a conveyer belt upright. Today, she is responsible for fixing conveyor belts and other equipment when they break at distribution centers. Cardenas, who nearly doubled her hourly pay to US$43.50 per hour, said she plans to pursue more training, which will mean an even higher salary and more responsibility. It also means financial freedom. “I was able to move out of my parents' house,” she said. “I have my own
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