The issue with finding good people involves the ability to learn and the work ethic, both of which are hard to put into a job request. the concept of working in a small company (like Airstream) as a career seems foreign to many. I know I rejected a small office when I worked in one for a summer. After a full career of engineering and teaching I have to admit that the small career work would also have been fulfilling. but as a young kid I did not know this and thought I wanted more glamour and visibility, and maybe a larger community.
Just an observation, I don’t have a solution, but I do see getting good workers as a problem with manufacturing jobs making a comeback.
55 years ago when I went to high School, even dropouts had better skills than the typical HS graduate today. They could read, write, good enough in math to balance a checkbook and fill out a job application. They also had hands on experience and knew how to perform a function which translated into a trade.