Hiring fair set in Post Falls

September 10, 2016

Employment in sales, customer service, health care, manufacturing, accounting and skilled trades are some of the positions available at the September 14 hiring event sponsored by the Idaho Department of Labor Kootenai County office. Twenty-four employers have more than 350 openings for immediate hire. The event runs from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the Idaho Department of Labor, 600 N. Thornton Street, Post Falls. Kootenai Health is looking to fill 200 plus positions, many in non-health care areas such housekeeping, customer service and office administrations. Manufacturing positions are also in demand with Litehouse, Sunshine Minting and Cascade Windows having posted more than 30 positions. Particularly hard-to-fill positions are for skilled and craft labor. Several staffing agencies list light industrial, office, accounting and general labor among their biggest needs to fill. Job seekers are encouraged to bring their resumes, be prepared to fill out applications and be interviewed. Participating companies include Gold Seal Plumbing, Kootenai Health, Litehouse Foods, Cascade Windows, Findlay Auto, Systems Transport, Sunshine Minting, Express Employment, Country Financial, Aerotek, Qualfon, First Command, Inclusions North Inc., Embassy Management, Seven Oaks Community Homes, AES An Employment Source, Humanix, Addus Homecare, New Horizons Computer Learning Center, U.S. Army, Dave Smith Motors, Home Instead, Sears Marketing and Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial. Customers with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation to participate can contact Stacey Hanlon at (208) 457-8789 ext. 3947. To access the Idaho Relay Service for the deaf and hard of hearing, dial 711. Interviewing tips from the Department of Labor are online at http://labor.idaho.gov/dnn/idl/JobSeekers/JobSearch.aspx.