Rebounding Market Meets Workforce Challenge

Part II of II

Last week, Part I addressed how the market has rebounded for Pyramid Mountain Lumber Inc. in Seeley Lake giving them more raw material to work. While the future is looking bright for Pyramid, they are facing a challenge they were not expecting: lack of employees.

SEELEY LAKE - Twenty years ago, Pyramid Mountain Lumber Inc.'s sawmill and planer ran 80 hours per week. Production time has now decreased to 40 hours at the sawmill and 60 hours at the planer per week.

Chief Operations Officer Loren Rose credits technology for reducing the number of hours and people operating the mill and planer whil...

 

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