Paden Brett

The Casco Sawmill is proud to announce Paden Brett as the 2024 Employee of the Year! Paden joined Team Hancock in 2016 and has spent his time here in the sawmill. It has been fun to watch Paden grow and mature over these past eight years. He has a great attitude, is a great teammate, and proudly represents the culture of Hancock Lumber. Very seldom in our business do you have an employee who can run every machine center in the mill and run them all at a high level of efficiency. Paden is the only one on the Casco sawmill team who can wear this hat. A few years ago, he showed interest in learning how to be a Sawyer, a role that takes most people several months or even years to excel at. Paden proved to be a quick learner and within a few months was up to speed with production and sawing on his own while working safely and maintaining quality. Today, he is a top performer at this machine center—smooth, fast, safe, and very productive. One of his best days occurred recently—the log mix was good, no downtime was needed, and he sawed at 16,620 bf/hr, with 9.9 lines a minute. Sawmill Supervisor, Cliff McConkey shared, “Paden has three first names (Paden, Lee, Brett) so if Paden is behind you, you can ask Lee or Brett to help.” Paden is always willing to take on the challenge you give him. The Casco team is thankful and proud to have Paden as a teammate, making the Employee of the Year for 2024 an easy choice. Great Job Paden!