“Help Wanted” Employers are taking different approaches to fill jobs

“Help Wanted” signs are a common sight in the window or on the front door of small retail shops and restaurants. One of our region’s larger employers has taken that visual to another level. When traveling eastbound on the US-10 freeway between Midland and Bay City, Hemlock Semiconductor Operations (HSC) is currently displaying an ad on a billboard advertising jobs at their facility. Andy Ault is the senior vice-president of manufacturing at HSC, “We’re in a growth mode. We need people.”