Penticton, B.C. company encourages other employers to hire inclusively too
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A Penticton company is encouraging other employers to hire inclusively just as they have.
With an ongoing labour shortage across B.C., a Penticton company is encouraging other employers to hire inclusively just as they have.
Lynden Hicks and Taylor Shea are both model employees at Brutus Truck Bodies. The pair who both live with disabilities were hired by the company a few years ago.
“I see the struggle that every company has right now with hiring people and sometimes maybe we’re just not looking in the right spot,” said Brutus Truck Bodies’ Fabrication manager James Bernique.
“When I found these two, well actually Lynden started quite a while ago as a part-time job, and then I met Taylor on the bowling team. It just clicked that maybe we could find a spot for them here.
Hicks began helping out around the company part-time, and now operates the company’s band saw full-time.
“When I first started here, I was the cleanup man and then I got hired on — a full-time job from James and now I am working full time on the saw,” said Hicks.
“I was quite nervous when I first started but after a while, I got the hang of it and I’ve gotten to know all the guys around the shop. So, it’s really good.”
Meanwhile, Shea does custodial work and various other duties around the manufacturing plant.
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