It’s Careers in Construction Month, our chance to tell everybody why construction work is a great career choice. Our industry offers job stability, room to grow in the trade, and a place to do work that makes our society better.
But most of our readers already know all about this. So this year we want to use Careers in Construction Month differently. We want to explore what we in particular, as the InfraStripe family of companies, can offer career seekers. How are we different from other infrastructure companies? How do we attract and keep the best team members?
In other words, what should our recruitment ads say about us as a company?
That Our Safer Work Zones Keep Workers Safer
New and veteran team members need to know their employer cares about their safety. They need to know their employer won’t put workers at risk to meet a deadline or to save money.
Safety is the first of InfraStripe’s four core values. It’s the first topic we stress with every new hire. By growing safer we can attract and retain team members who can focus on their job while knowing they won’t have to stand alone defending safe practices. They’ll be part of a company that insists on safety.
That We Prioritize Our Employees’ Well-being
We believe that creating a supportive work environment goes beyond providing a paycheck. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package that underscores our commitment to our employees’ long-term health, well-being, and financial security.
This includes medical, vision, and dental coverage to keep our team members and their families healthy, as well as paid time off (PTO) and company holidays to ensure a healthy work-life balance. Additionally, we offer a 401k plan with company matching to help our team members plan for their future.
That We Offer Ways to Grow within the Company
We expect our new hires, and our existing team members, to become experts at their jobs. We also want them to know their current job isn’t the ceiling for their career. We encourage all staff members to start thinking about their next job within the company and to work with their supervisors to achieve their career goals. From there, we provide the tools, training, and support our employees need to reach their next career milestone.
When a team member grows into a next-level job in the company, we get the chance to reinvest in our people. Our core values as a company include developing our people.
That We Do the Best Work in the Market
Employee reviews have their place in any workforce, but we also like to measure employee performance through another metric: the satisfaction of our customers. Thinking this way gives our new hires and experienced crew members clear performance goals to meet.
Satisfying customers means we’ve excelled at a variety of phases of our work, including the planning and execution of the job and the way we communicate with the customer throughout the relationship.
All members of a team must work together to achieve this performance goal while also maintaining best practices. In our experience, the best team members welcome the chance to join a high performing team.
That We Look for Ways to Grow as a Company
All companies need to grow, but this doesn’t always mean growth in market share or property valuation. It also means growth through collaborating with each other to help grow the larger InfraStripe family.
Growing can require looking at our jobs from different points of view. We need team members who are open to new innovations and to conversations about improving our methods. We’ve also found the best people welcome this kind of growth and change.
Being Who We Are is How We’ll Grow
If you’ve been around InfraStripe for a while you’ve already noticed the credentials we explored above line up seamlessly with our core values. This is no coincidence.
As we work to attract and retain career-minded professionals, our appeal as a company comes from what we value as a company. By living our core values everyday, we will attract the people who can help us exemplify these values.