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Great Northeast Job Fair in McAdoo draws 54 vendors in second year

By JIM DINO StaffWriter

Dave Fidler can’t understand why the unemployment rate is so high.

The recruiter for the Lehigh Carbon Technical Institute (LCTI) in Schnecksville, Lehigh County, said he has contractors banging his door down for his students trained to run heavy construction equipment.

When he saw cars parked up and down the entrance road to the McAdoo Industrial Park where Capriotti’s Palazzo is located, he must have thought he had a good chance to find some students at the Second Annual Great Northeast Job Fair held Wednesday.

John Patton, general manager of the Standard-Speaker, said the response from employers was greater than it was for the first job fair sponsored by the TimesShamrock Communications’ newspapers Standard-Speaker and Pottsville Republican-Herald.

“We have 54 vendors, the same number as last year. We are sold out,” Patton said. “But this year,

we had a waiting list of vendors.”

Paul Ross, the Standard-Speaker’s advertising director, believes he knows why there was such a response.

“All the vendors recognize the importance of reaching the greater Hazleton market.” Ross said.

Fidler said LCTI provides training for some of the companies who were at the fair.

“We are here today to provide training for those who want to move on to some of these vendors for jobs,” Fidler said. “It’s a little crazy out there right now. We have a lot of opportunities here in different careers that we do training in that we can’t fill the jobs of contractors looking for these people.

Yesterday, I was contacted by three contractors looking for people. I called my former students dating back to November, and they are all working. There are some great career opportunities here.”

Fidler said LCTI trains people how to operate heavy equipment, and trains for the commercial drivers’ license (CDL) needed to drive the big equipment.

“Most of the contractors in this

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People seeking a job check out the business booths at the Great Northeast 2013 Job Fair held Wednesday at Capriotti’s Palazzo in McAdoo. area are looking for people, but they need the formalized training,” Fidler said. “Not everybody needs a college degree. They might need some technical training.”

Kathleen Natale of Hazleton, who graduated with a degree in graphic design from Kutztown University, was there just trying to find something she could live on, for now.

“I’m trying to get a job in an office that is more stable than the part-time jobs I’ve had,” she said.

Joe Liberto of Wilkes-Barre came to the fair looking for some-

thing in electronics.

“I’ve been trained in the Pennsylvania National Guard and I am furthering my training at ITT Tech,” Liberto said. “I came here to see what jobs are available.”

Brian Hannaway, 42, of Pottsville, was looking for a new manufacturing job.

“The job market has been so hard,” he said. “I held a position for 13 years before they downsized.

I’m looking for a job I can retire from and have health benefits.”

Some vendors returned from last year. One was Miners Bank.

“The location is excellent,” said

Jennifer Reiner, vice-president of human resources for Miners Bank. “Events like this makes it really easy for us to get in front of a lot of people. Normally, you don’t get to meet the people face to face.

Coming to an event like this, you can see them, talk to them, you can interact with them. You also get to talk to other businesses to find out what the staffing challenges are.”

There were a lot of first-time companies there.

Jessica Mitchell of Around the Clock Nursing, a health care firm based in the Lehigh Valley, was at the fair looking for help to expand into this area.

Jeld-Wen, a manufacturer of garage doors, windows and interior and exterior doors that employs 450 in the Highridge Business Park, Schuylkill County, was there looking for production supervisors, industrial maintenance technicians, industrial paint sprayer.

“We thought it would be a good time to get our name out there,” said Jennifer Rarig, human resources specialist. “We are seeing an increase in business, and we wanted to see what was out there as far as candidates for positions.” jdino@standardspeaker.com

Council wants ordinance set before buying software ■ Hazleton City Council cast a 5-0 vote to table a software licensing agreement, with members claiming they wanted a stormwater fee set before purchasing the software.

By SAM GALSKI StaffWriter

Hazleton City Council shelved a three-year software licensing agreement that would cost the city more than $84,000 for software for calculating a maintenance fee for the city’s stormwater collection system.

The development left acting City Administrator Steve Hahn wondering late Wednesday how the city will assess the fee, which accounts for $500,000 worth of revenue in a budget that was adopted by the same council members who tabled the software purchase.

Council cast a 5-0 vote to table the software licensing agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute, which would cost the city $25,000 for an annual licensing agreement fee and another $3,185 for a cor-

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responding training package. The agreement would cost the city $84,555 over three years.

“I don’t know how this can be done,” Hahn said following the vote. “There has to be a systematic way to assess this fee. By ordinance, we would set up a credit situation and set up an appeals process similar to the county assessment appeals.”

The administration wants the geographic information systems (GIS) software for calculating a proposed stormwater fee.

Though rates have not been determined at this point, Mayor Joseph Yannuzzi recently said officials were considering dividing the city into zones and assessing the fee based on the amount of porous surfaces in each zone.

Council members, however, don’t share Hahn’s enthusiasm for the software purchase.

Councilman Jack Mundie asked why the administration would ask council to approve the software agreement without first approving an ordinance that establishes the stormwater fee. Council

President James Perry agreed with Mundie.

“We have to wait for an ordinance,” Perry said.

Councilwoman Jean Mope asked whether the city’s computer system could accommodate the software. Mope and council Vice President Keith Bast said they disagree with buying software that the city did not budget for.

“It’s a high price for a city right now that doesn’t have the revenue,” Mope said.

Mundie asked Hahn whether he checked if either Hazleton City Authority or Luzerne County has similar software that the city can use.

Audience member Dee Deakos also questioned the proposed purchase at Wednesday’s meeting.

Deakos asked why the city couldn’t use maps that Luzerne County generated with the same software.

“Why don’t we get maps from the county rather than paying for the same service,” Deakos asked.

Dan Staruch, who Hahn said would work as an intern and use the software to generate maps, told council Wednesday that the city can obtain mapping data

from the county but would have to buy data rights as it changes each year.

“If there’s construction or new development, you’d have to buy rights to the new data,” Staruch said.

Hazleton City Authority board Chairman John Keegan said that while the authority board has looked into a GIS program, it hasn’t moved forward with a purchase and has nothing available for the city at this point.

“It’s something we want to look into and a topic we discussed but we have nothing currently in play or on the books for GIS,” Keegan said.

Hahn said the city could develop overlays for a base map that could be used to identify properties that have quality of life violations or code deficiencies.

Other layovers could identify which of the buildings in Hazleton are rental properties or could flag households that haven’t paid per capita

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for which statistics are available, the rate dropped from 9.2 percent to 8.8 percent, after two straight months of increases.

Dr. Anthony Liuzzo, chairman of the MBA program and professor of business and economics at Wilkes University, said the latest drop is due to the regional labor force shrinking.

Steven Zellers, industry and business analyst at the Center for Workforce Information and Analysis, state Department of Labor and Industry, also attributed the drop to a smaller workforce.

In contrast, the rate went up in February and January because a larger number of people were out looking for jobs, he said.

Zellers said one of the largest drops in March was in Luzerne County, where the labor force was down 900.

One positive sign was in Schuylkill County, where the workforce was up 800 for the month and 1,600 for the year.

There are also sectors that have shown growth.

While health care and retail trade have each gone down 400, leisure and hospitality is up 600, and logging, mining and construction is up 300.

On the state level, five sectors showed gains in March, including an increase of 6,100 jobs in leisure and hospitality, and 1,900 more jobs in educational services.

The regional February rate stood at 9 percent, down a full percentage point from January’s 10, following hikes from December’s 9.4 and November’s 8.9.

Liuzzo believed that large drop in February was due to more people wanting to work and higher consumer confidence.

The individual county numbers over the last six months follow the rise and fall of the regional numbers.

Luzerne County was at 9.5 percent,

down from 9.9 in February. The rate was 10.7 in January, 10.1 in December, and 9.3 in November.

Schuylkill County was 8.8 in March, down from 9.1 in February and 10.1 in January. The county rate was 9.7 in December and 9.3 in November.

Carbon was 9.6 percent, the same as a year ago but down from 10.3 last month.

In the previous 12 months, Schuylkill gained 500 jobs, or 1 percent.

Zellers pointed out Schuylkill has been doing well, compared to other counties, through the recovery because of the number of distribution centers there. The Highridge Business Park is home to large distribution centers for WalMart. Sara Lee foods, Wegman’s supermarkets, and Lowe’s home improvement.

There is a Big Lots distribution center in Tower City, in southern Schuylkill County.

“In transportation and warehousing, Schuylkill County is up 1,200 jobs, or 2.4 percent, in the last 12 months,” Zellers said in January. “That compares to .3 percent for the other counties.

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epresentatives from the construction, health care, manufacturing, direct sales and financial industries, as well as employment agencies and education and training programs, will attend the second annual Great Northeast Job Fair for 2013.

One company returning from last year’s inaugural event is PSI Container, a McAdoo Industrial Park neighbor to Capriotti’s, where the job fair will be held Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Debbie Harvilla, human resources manager for PSI, said the company returned because it found new employees at last year’s fair.

“Last year, we hired and retained two employees,” Harvilla said. “When we can walk away with one employee, the job fair was

worth it.”

Harvilla said PSI is looking for commercial driver’s license, or CDL, truck drivers and forklift operators, which require special training.

But the firm also continually looks for customer service and sales associates, as well as machine operators and assistant machine operators.

“This company is big on training,” Harvilla said. “There is constantly some kind of training to go on.”

Comfort Keepers, which has offices in Hazleton and Pottsville, saw the job fair as a perfect opportunity to get employees for both

Trans Western Polymers currently has immediate openings in our production facility.

Day shifts and night shift positions are available.

Most shifts are 12 hour days alternating 36 hours one week and 48 hours the following.

Working every other weekend is required.

All candidates will be required to complete an application. Resumes will be accepted but are not required.

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We are located close to the bus route and have discounted garage parking available.

offices.

“We need office staff for Pottsville, and have a continuing need for caregivers in both offices,” said Marlin Duncan, the owner of both locations.

“We have so many job opportunities, because we have growth approaching 30 percent overall, and our growth in Schuylkill County is approaching a ridiculous 395 percent, this year to last year.”

Duncan said caregivers don’t have to have any kind of special training.

“We are looking for 30 to 60 caregivers who are compassionate, and perhaps have taken

care of a loved one,” he said.

That’s the same kind of person Heritage Hill Senior Living Community in Weatherly is coming to the job fair to find. Heritage Hill offers assisted living and dementia care.

“We are looking for personal care aides, certified nursing assistants, and dietary personnel,” said Denise Langman, Heritage Hill’s executive director.

“We are looking for people who are caring and compassionate.

Except for CNAs, you don’t need any special training — a GED or high school diploma. Most of the positions are part time. We’ve had people start here part time, go to school, and come back as nurses. We wanted to go to this job fair because the kids can get a summer job that may lead to a career.” jdino@ standardspeaker.com

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WE ARE ACCEPTING WALK IN APPLICATIONS AT OUR NEW ADDRESS: 1 S. 2ND STREET, POTTSVILLE, PA 17901 Resumes can also be emailed to jobs@tcdemand.com

Join Our Crew!

is currently hiring for the following: • Assistant Chef • Kitchen Prep • Wait Staff • Bartenders

Pre-Engineered Metal building erector is adding to its workforce.

• Construction experience required.

• Overnight travel required.

• Pre-employment drug screening required.

• Competitive wages and benefits.

One Banks Avenue McAdoo, PA 18237

536 Blandon Rd., Fleetwood, PA 19522 • (610) 944-9956 www.s-sstructures.com

S & S Structures, Inc.

NOW HIRING FOR IMMEDIATE JOB OPENINGS!

Work Available in the following areas:

Assembly • Production • Warehouse Light Industrial • Inventory Machine Operators Forklift Operators • General Laborers Factory Work • Picker/Packers Shipping/Receiving • Quality Control • 8-10-12 hour shifts available • Overtime available • Excellent Pay • Great Companies • Temp-perm

Apply Immediately between hours of 8:30am-4:30pm • Monday-Friday Work Available throughout Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Montgomery, Schuylkill Counties 330 South Church St • Hazleton,PA 18201 • (570) 453 - 1001

Over 30 years of excellence

is pleased to participate in the

GREAT NORTHEAST CAREER FAIR 2013 Through our participation in this event, we seek to introduce the community to the many career opportunities available at Miners Bank. Our primary goal is to introduce Miners Bank to candidates in Schuylkill and Luzerne Counties in order to match interests and employment objectives. The Miners Bank is committed to providing personalized service and a full array of quality products to individuals and businesses. The corporation, Phoenix Bancorp, Inc., including its wholly owned subsidiary, Miners Bank, which was founded in 1935, has $140 million in corporate assets. Miners Bank serves the needs of communities throughout Schuylkill and southern Luzerne County through local decision making and active community involvement by employees.

Jennifer,

Vice President Human Resources at Miners Bank

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RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM WORKERS

FULL AND PART TIME POSITIONS AVAILABLE,

working with adult individuals with developmental disabilities in the community. CNA or behavior management experience is always helpful.

Applicants must be 18 years of age or older, have a high school diploma, and a valid driver’s license with a good driving record. Generous benefit package for full time employees including eleven paid holidays, sick & annual time, and health insurance.

Step By Step, Inc. Cross Valley Commons, 744 Kidder St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702

www.stepbystepusa.com skauffman@stepbystepusa.com (570) 829-3477 EXT. 605

EOE

SCHUYLKILL TECHNOLOGY CENTERS

"See us at the Great Northeast Job Fair"

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TOMORROW 10am - 4pm Capriotti’s Palazzo

One Banks Ave.McAdoo, PA 18237

PA. JOBLESS RATE DECLINES AS FEWER LOOK FOR WORK

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he state’s unemployment rate improved in April,

By ALEX NIXON The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (MCT)

FANELLI BROTHERS TRUCKING COMPANY

1298 Keystone Blvd., Pottsville, PA 17901 • Phone: 570-544-3140, Fax 570-544-8084

Due to increased business volumes, Fanelli Bros. Trucking Co. is hiring for the following for our Pottsville, PA terminal facility:

CDL CLASS A DRIVERS THE PAY PACKAGE OFFERS:

DRIVERS ARE HOME MOST NIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. DRIVERS MUST HAVE 2 YEARS OF OTR EXPERIENCE, ACCEPTABLE MVR & PASS A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK & DRUG SCREEN TEST.

PARTS PERSON must have truck parts experience

• 36 cpm for qualified drivers • Mileage bonus • Performance bonus • $1,500 SIGN ON BONUS • Paid vacations and holidays • Health/Dental/Vision Insurance • 401K Plan

CONTACT GARY POTTER AT 570-544-3140 ext 10 or visit us at 1298 Keystone Blvd., Pottsville Angel’s Touch Home Care, a Millenium Home Care company, is a trusted provider of home health care to patients throughout Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties.

Visit our booth to learn more about what we have to offer you for your career. We have openings in Luzerne County for:

Registered Nurses Occupational Therapists Physical Therapists Speech Therapists • CNA All positions require at least 1 yr of clinical experience and proper PA licensure.

Home care experience preferred.

Competitive salary offered with benefits available depending on employment status.

If you can’t see us, submit your resume to:

Kathleen Sokoloski, RN, BSN, Executive Director ksokoloski@mhomehealth.com Ph: 570-455-2262 • Fax: 570-455-0880 • www.mhomehealth.com Equal Opportunity Employer

WIRELESS CONSULTANTS / STORE MANAGERS

JOBS

Wilkes Barre / Scranton / Hazleton / Pottsville Locations Candidate requirements: We offer:

Competitive Salary + Commission Recognition Programs and Sales Contests, Health and Dental Benefits,401k, Paid Time Off Fun and Friendly Work Environment Discounts on Wireless Services, Phones, and Accessories Paid Training

Must be 18 years or older High school diploma or equivalent (minimum), Excellent communication and grammar skills, Experience in retail sales (preferably in wireless or related industry), Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows computer operating system, Flexible availability (mix of day, night, & weekend hours required) Willingness to submit to a criminal background check, Reliable transportation to and from work

For more information and to apply please visit jobs.nuwavewireless.com

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but economists said Pennsylvania’s economy remains weak.

The seasonally adjusted jobless rate dipped to 7.6 percent last month, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 7.9 percent in March, according to a monthly employment report released on Friday.

But the decline has been accompanied by three-month contraction in the size of the labor force, an indication that unemployed workers may be giving up their search for jobs.

“That’s a negative,” said Gus Faucher, senior economist at PNC Bank. “It’s fallen for three straight months. Fewer people are looking for work.”

Meanwhile, employers added 7,600 jobs in April.

Seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs totaled 5.753 million last month, up from 5.746 million in March.

The service sector, primarily professional and business services and leisure and hospitality, gained 11,700 jobs. But the goods-producing sector, including mining and logging, construction and manufacturing, showed a decline of 5,000 jobs.

“That’s usually worrisome because that’s where your good salaries are,” said Frank Gamrat, economist for the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy, referring to goodsproducing jobs.

“We’re still slowly plodding along,” he said. “It’s not quite growing the way we would like it to grow.”

The government if they are actively While professional counts people as seeking jobs. and business unemployed only services jobs typically pay well, many jobs in the leisure and hospitality industry are low-wage, he said.

The jobs numbers come from a survey of employers. The unemployment A local IT web design company is accepting rate is calculated resumes for the following: from a survey of • GRAPHIC DESIGNER households.

• WEB DEVELOPER The household For more information please call: survey showed 1-855-200-GEEK 6 million Pennsylvanians were employed last month, up 13,000 from March. The number of unemployed declined by 17,000 to 496,000 in April. The civilian Immediate Openings workforce fell by Motivated candidates encouraged to apply.

APPLY AT 3,000 to 6.5 million. www.berksandbeyond.com “Growth is still OR IN PERSON AT weak, but it is 19 Elmwood Road • Mt. Top, PA 18707 growth <0x2014> Questions, please call and that’s a 570-474-3185 or 570-474-8923 positive,” Faucher said.

The national unemployment rate in April was 7.5 percent, down from 7.6 percent in Machine Operators March.

General Labor “We do have Maintenance and Welders year-over-year job Master Halco, is one of the nation’s leading manufacturers and growth, but it is distributors of perimeter fencing and is seeking Machine Operators, quite weak and General Labor, Maintenance, and Welders to join their team. Visit lagging behind the our booth at the Great Northeast job fair. MH offers competitive pay U.S.,” Faucher said. and a comprehensive benefits package, including a matching 401K. Across the Please email: sbeck@masterhalco.com or country, solid hiring Call: 1-800-883-8384 x 57317 For more information on open positions. helped push down unemployment rates in 40 states Preferred Warranties, Inc. last month, the most (est. 1992) in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County since November.

We believe in Integrity, Service, Community, Pursuit of Excellence, and Fun! Our G-R-O-W-I-N-G company was Unemployment is established in 1992 and we are looking for top-notch individuals declining in many to provide our trademark top-notch customer service! states because the Staff is needed for a variety of positions from Inside Sales to housing industry is Bilingual Customer Service (English-Spanish) to Claims (experience as an Auto Tech or Service Manager makes adding jobs again. a great fit for a Claims Adjuster)!

Rates in other states We have a dynamic and fast-moving work environment, have declined so only mature and energetic candidates need apply! because many of the Preferred Warranties, Inc. unemployed residents 200 Pinebrook Place, PO Box 278 have stopped looking Orwigsburg, PA 17961 for work.

KING OF GEEKS

NOW HIRING VARIOUS POSITIONS

Fax: 800-309-8334 • www.warrantys.com

GHHA has the following openings:

Operating Room & OB RN’s – Casual (experienced preferred) Home Health RN’s – Part Time & Casual • SDU/Endo/PACU Float RN - Casual ICU/ER/Med/Surg/Tele. RN’s – Full/Part Time/Casual Nursing Supervisor – 80% w/Full Time Benefits • Speech & Occupational Therapists – Casual Physical Therapist (Home Health & Rehab) – Full Time • Dietary Aides – Casual Housekeeping Aide – Part Time • Switchboard Operator – Casual Excellent benefit package for full time employees, which includes medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, STD, LTD, Life insurance and defined contribution plan.

Candidates interested can forward their resume in confidence to: jobs@ghha.org Employment Applications are available for download from our web site at www.ghha.org

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HIRING ALL SHIFTS Days, Nights and Weekends.

COMFORT KEEPERS 261 S. Church St., Hazleton, PA 18201

570-501-7797 DC 7030

Located at Highridge Business Park 390 Highridge Park Road Pottsville, PA 17901 Currently hiring Orderfillers on all shifts and Maintenance Techs.

Join a Team with 167 Years Experience!

Walmart DC 7030 offers competitive wages, incentive pay, stock purchase program, 401K, medical, dental and life insurance, vacation, personal and sick time as well as many other benefits.

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Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and Hazleton

Great Benefits!

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The Company You Keep

Rudy Pope Managing Partner

New York Life Insurance Company

The Company You Keep

220 Penn Avenue, Suite 100 Scranton, Pa 18503 Tel. 570-969-3111 ext. 235 rudypope@ft.newyorklife.com

Now accepting applications for CDL Class A & B Drivers Construction Workers CNC Operators Forklift and CNC Operators Administrative Assistant Customer Service APPLY

www.expresspros.com • email: Max.Jobs@expresspros.com

Or call 570-208-7000

Training Done Right

We provide nursing and assistive care services to keep children safe at home and school.

CALL CENTER POSITIONS AVAILABLE

We are looking for the very best, the driven & motivated people for full time Call Center positions.

Located at 1 W. Broad Street in Hazleton

If you are mature, have a car, a great attitude, a willingness to succeed, ability to learn quickly & can work with all types of business profiles...a rewarding career with a lucrative income is awaiting you!

Se habla Español Call 570-459-0222 | www.bayada.com

Compassion. Excellence. Reliability.

Looking to get your career on track?

At GUARD, we take pride in bringing out the best in our employees and guiding them along a track to career success and happiness. Our business is rapidly expanding, and we are searching for dedicated workers to fill a variety of positions.

Opportunities exist for people from diverse backgrounds (many not typically associated with insurance) such as . . . accounting • computer science • criminal justice nursing • mathematics • marketing • and more!

So . . . LOOK FOR US AT THE JOB FAIR! We just might have a place for you at GUARD.

Call 570-386-2120 to speak with an interview associate or email your resume to clore@eztouse.com

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Attain the right skills with customized adult education & workforce training from LCTI.

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• CDL A/B Truck Driving • Logistics/Forklift Safety Training • Electromechanical/Electronics Techology • Heavy Equipment Operations • Precision Machine/CNC • Weatherization/Green Energy • HVAC • Solar Technology • Welding Technology • Small Gas Engine • Home Health Aide LCTI programs are approved by all major funding sources including WIA, TAA/TVR, OVR and VA.

4500 Education Park Drive, Schnecksville, PA 18078

WE’RE HIRING MOTIVATED, ENTHUSIASTIC, SUCCESS MINDED PEOPLE

Three outside sales positions are currently available

Comprehensive benefits package First year income potential between $40K-$50K Some leads provided at no cost to you to supplement your sales prospecting Schedule an interview today by contacting

www.guard.com

Rich Davis 717-433-0219 Rich.Davis@combined.com

(See “Careers” under “Contact Us.”)

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

a Berkshire Hathaway company

EOE

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Archer Daniels Midland Company One of the world’s largest agricultural processing companies is hiring for Maintenance Technicians.

Qualified candidates would have experience in both mechanical and electrical fields and demonstrate an ability and willingness to work a rotating 12 hour shift pattern.

HOUSEKEEPER DIETARY SERVER

Humboldt Industrial park in Hazle Township.

PERSONAL CARE AIDE CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE

All positions are full time, offer a complete benefits package, 401K and competitive wages.

Must be able to work rotating shifts and pass pre-employment screenings.

Must be 18 years or older.

High School Diploma or G.E.D. required

Heritage Hill Senior Community 800 Sixth St., Weatherly. PA

Apply online at adm.com.

ADM is an equal opportunity employer.

EOE

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DBI Services Inc.,

a leading Transportation Infrastructure Maintenance Contracting company seeks the following key roles in Hazleton, PA CDL/EQUIPMENT OPERATORS TECHNICIANS LINE STRIPING LABORERS MAINTENANCE MECHANIC

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Become an Integrity Staffing Associate at Amazon!

You’ll work in a challenging, fast-paced environment, and with every Amazon order you pick, pack or ship, you’re packing your resume with new skills. If you’re ready to pack your life with more, apply today!

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Please visit us at the Great Northeast Job Fair to learn more!

PSI CONTAINER INC. Is accepting applications for the following positions: Forklift operators Machine Operator trainees Warehouse workers CDL-A Drivers Customer Service Representatives

For confidential consideration, please submit resumes by e-mail or hard copy to: Human Resources Administrator PSI CONTAINER, INC. 1057 Tresckow Road McAdoo, PA 18237 debh@psicontainer.com An Equal Opportunity Employer