The Vanishing Maintenance Technician Applicant Finding skilled maintenance technicians – especially in niches like ammonia refrigeration, industrial electrical controls, or food processing plant maintenance – has become incredibly challenging. Companies post openings and wait… and often hear crickets. It’s not your imagination: there’s a severe skilled trades shortage fueling this problem. In fact, 53% of service business owners say hiring technicians is their top challenge   servicetrade.com...