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Maintenance Supervisor Republic Steel has immediate opportunities at our steelmaking and casting operations in Canton, Ohio. Qualified candidates will offer a related degree or equivalent training and experience in maintaining heavy industrial equipment. Maintenance Supervisors are responsible for directing the workforce in daily activities to ensure equipment is operational and safe to meet production objectives. We seek “hands-on” engineers and technicians who enjoy working on the production floor and getting involved with maintenance and installation projects. Previous supervisory experience required. Electrical skills must include PLC’s (Allen Bradley, ABB), AC / DC motors, controls, digital drives, circuits, electricity and high voltage distribution. Republic offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience and excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, vacation and 401K match. Maintenance Technicians Republic Steel seeks experienced Electrical and Mechanical Maintenance Technicians for our Canton, Ohio steelmaking operations to perform preventive, predictive, and routine maintenance tasks to include troubleshooting issues, repairing mill equipment, and performing inspections, and adjustments. Qualifications must include at least 3 years experience maintaining heavy manufactur- ing equipment; mechanical skills - hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanics and basic electrical repair; electrical skills - PLC’s (Allen Bradley, ABB), AC / DC motors, controls, digital drives, circuits, electricity and high voltage distribution. A post secondary education or technical trade certificate is preferred. The position requires a willingness to work rotating shifts including weekends and holidays as required. Base hourly rate of $21.67 plus 20% weekly incentive opportunity, 401k option and fully paid healthcare benefits including dental and vision. REPLY TO: M. Parker, Human Resources 2633 8th St. NE Canton, OH, 44704 REPLY TO: C. Muller, Human Resources 2633 8th St. NE Canton, OH, 44704 Or apply online at: www.republicsteel.com Join Our Team the best in community publishing The Best New Jobs... A special employment edition of Dix Communications publications and news websites in Ohio. ...Start NOW! Aurora Advocate • Cuyahoga Falls News•Press • Hudson Hub•Times • Nordonia Hills News•Leader • Streetsboro Gateway News • Stow Sentry • Tallmadge Express • Twinsburg Bulletin By THOMAS GALLICK | RECORD-COURIER W ITH SO MANY JOB seekers in Northeastern Ohio, people looking for work may need to be extra vigi- lant to find that open position. That’s one of the lessons from MAC LTT’s recent expansion into Kent in Portage County. MAC LTT President Jim Maio- rana said the firm, which man- ufactures liquid tank trailers mainly for use in the oil and gas industries, has barely needed to advertise open positions. He said publicity from articles about the expansion and Ohio Gov. John Kasich have drawn potential workers to the firm. The company has added 65 jobs since it opened in Octo- ber and plans to add 100 more this year, with welders being the company’s highest need. Maior- ana said the easiest way for po- tential employees to get a foot in the door is to show up at MAC LTT, located at 1400 Fairchild Ave., and fill out an application. “If they’re a welder they get seen immediately,” Maiorana said. Job seekers also can look for businesses, like MAC LTT, which received government grant fund- ing and financing. Those businesses are good bets for continued growth and expan- sion, as the Ohio Department of Development does thorough re- search into the future viability of companies before lending or granting money. The Ohio Controlling Board approved about $6 million in funding and financing for the MAC LTT expansion in Kent. MAC LTT is a division of MAC Trailer, an Alliance-based trail- er manufacturer that employed more than 550 people in its Alli- ance and Salem locations. Kasich said he expected to see a return on the state’s investment within a year when he visited Kent for the firm’s opening in November. [email protected] Kent manufacturer sees success An em- ployee of MAC LTT in Kent welds a liquid tank trail- er. The firm is plan- ning to add 100 jobs this year, with weld- ers being most in de- mand. LISA SCALFARO RECORD-COURIER

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Maintenance SupervisorRepublic Steel has immediate opportunities at our steelmaking and casting operations

in Canton, Ohio. Qualified candidates will offer a related degree or equivalent training and experience in maintaining heavy industrial equipment.

Maintenance Supervisors are responsible for directing the workforce in daily activities to ensure equipment is operational and safe to meet production objectives. We seek “hands-on” engineers and technicians who enjoy working on the production floor and getting involved with maintenance and installation projects. Previous supervisory experience required. Electrical skills must include PLC’s (Allen Bradley, ABB), AC / DC motors, controls, digital drives, circuits, electricity and high voltage distribution.

Republic offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience and excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, vacation and 401K match.

Maintenance TechniciansRepublic Steel seeks experienced Electrical and Mechanical Maintenance Technicians

for our Canton, Ohio steelmaking operations to perform preventive, predictive, and routine maintenance tasks to include troubleshooting issues, repairing mill equipment, and performing inspections, and adjustments.

Qualifications must include at least 3 years experience maintaining heavy manufactur-ing equipment; mechanical skills - hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanics and basic electrical repair; electrical skills - PLC’s (Allen Bradley, ABB), AC / DC motors, controls, digital drives, circuits, electricity and high voltage distribution. A post secondary education or technical trade certificate is preferred. The position requires a willingness to work rotating shifts including weekends and holidays as required.

Base hourly rate of $21.67 plus 20% weekly incentive opportunity, 401k option and fully paid healthcare benefits including dental and vision.

REPLY TO:M. Parker, Human Resources2633 8th St. NECanton, OH, 44704

REPLY TO:C. Muller, Human Resources

2633 8th St. NECanton, OH, 44704

Or apply online at:

www.republicsteel.com

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By THOMAS GALLICK | RECORD-COURIER

WITH SO MANY JOB seekers in Northeastern Ohio, people looking for

work may need to be extra vigi-lant to find that open position.

That’s one of the lessons from MAC LTT’s recent expansion into Kent in Portage County.

MAC LTT President Jim Maio-rana said the firm, which man-ufactures liquid tank trailers mainly for use in the oil and gas industries, has barely needed to advertise open positions. He said publicity from articles about the expansion and Ohio Gov. John Kasich have drawn potential

workers to the firm. The company has added 65

jobs since it opened in Octo-ber and plans to add 100 more this year, with welders being the company’s highest need. Maior-ana said the easiest way for po-tential employees to get a foot in the door is to show up at MAC LTT, located at 1400 Fairchild Ave., and fill out an application.

“If they’re a welder they get seen immediately,” Maiorana said.

Job seekers also can look for businesses, like MAC LTT, which received government grant fund-ing and financing.

Those businesses are good bets for continued growth and expan-

sion, as the Ohio Department of Development does thorough re-search into the future viability of companies before lending or granting money.

The Ohio Controlling Board approved about $6 million in funding and financing for the MAC LTT expansion in Kent. MAC LTT is a division of MAC Trailer, an Alliance-based trail-er manufacturer that employed more than 550 people in its Alli-ance and Salem locations.

Kasich said he expected to see a return on the state’s investment within a year when he visited Kent for the firm’s opening in November.

[email protected]

Kent manufacturer sees successAn em-ployee of MAC LTT in Kent welds a liquid tank trail-er. The firm is plan-ning to add 100 jobs this year, with weld-ers being most in de-mand.

LISA SCALFARORECORD-COURIER

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By MARC KOVAC | RECORD PUBLISHING CAPITAL BUREAU

COLUMBUS — Chrysler Group is look-ing to hire 1,105 people at a Toledo area plant. That’s in addition to 1,700 already working at the facility.

VXI Global Solutions Inc. has outlined plans for 966 new people at its Canton op-erations.

The list goes on from there: 31 Gifts, 500 jobs in Springfield; Amtrust Financial Ser-vices, 800 jobs in Cleveland; Abercrombie & Fitch Management, 500 in the Columbus area; FWT LLC, 200 in Defiance County; In-vado International, 300 jobs in Richfield; IRG Warren, 300 jobs in Warren; and Men-ard’s, 350 jobs in Holiday City in northwest-ern Ohio.

There are thousands of other positions across Ohio that companies have commit-ted to create in coming years, thanks to fi-nancial incentives awarded by the state.

The Ohio Department of Development and JobsOhio, the state’s new private non-profit to deal with job creation, counted 245 such projects in 2011 that will lead to 21,099 new jobs and 61,686 retained positions.

Combined, the projects will generate nearly $4.8 billion in annual payroll and $3.3 billion in capital investment.

“We have been a part of creating 21,000 new jobs,” Mark Kvamme, a longtime Ka-sich friend who served as the governor’s top jobs adviser before becoming head of JobsOhio, told reporters late last year dur-ing a review of Ohio’s 2011 economic devel-opment efforts. “... It’s fantastic for 21,000 families, but it’s close to a billion dollars of new payroll. That billion dollars is going to be spent at the nail salon, at the pizza par-lor, at the dry cleaners. It’s going to be spent at all these places that really employ a ton

of people. You’re going to start seeing that acceleration throughout the entire state.”

There are lots of other jobs in the pipe-line, both literally and figuratively speaking, thanks to horizontal hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, an emerging method of extracting oil and gas from underground shale deposits.

For example A V&M Star Steel plant in the Youngstown area promises hundreds of jobs to manufacture steel tubing to be used in the industry.

“I like to think that kind of a sleeping gi-ant has been awakened, called Ohio,” Gov. John Kasich said about the state’s jobs out-look. But, he added, “We have a long way to go. ... We are in touch with 83,000 either jobs saved or jobs created, but we’re not out of the woods. Ohio was 47th in the coun-try a year ago, and now we’re moving. We’re starting to see daylight.”

More jobs announcements are expect-ed in 2012, as the state shifts economic de-velopment programs currently housed in the Ohio Department of Development to JobsOhio, with a focus on companies in-volved in manufacturing, financial services, agriculture, energy and medical industries.

But the job-creation trends already ap-pear to be helping to bring down Ohio’s job-less numbers. In December, the state’s un-employment rate dropped to 8.1 percent from 8.5 percent in November. The state’s work force also dropped by more than 3,000 workers, to about 5.1 million.

Kasich is careful not to read too much into the results.

“I’ve been very cautious in terms of de-claring mission accomplished,” he said. “It’s clearly not. The mission is nowhere near ac-complished.”

Marc Kovac is the Dix Capital Bureau Chief. Email him at [email protected] or on Twitter at OhioCapitalBlog.

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By DOROTHY MARKULIS | STOW SENTRY

Senior workers looking for employment have a raft of local, state and federal agencies ready to work with them.

Mature Services, a non-profit agency funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, the Ohio Department of Ag-ing and Summit County, of-fers assistance at no cost to job seekers for temporary or permanent employment.

“Our focus is training peo-ple how to look for work,” said Paul Magnus, Mature Services vice president of work force development.

Job seekers participate in a one-on-one conference and initial assessments with counselors and move into a more detailed, more person-alized job training program.

“First we find out what your transferable skills are,” Magnus said. “We find that older workers and those who have been out of work for some time need to update the skills they do have.”

People who have lost a job tend to look at themselves as victims, Magnus said.

“We have to change that perception,” he said.

A big part of job seeking is learning how to develop strategies for unadvertised positions, he added.

For more information, or to schedule a free initial in-terview, call 330-253-4597 ext. 135.

MATURE SERVICES JOB CLUBMature Services also of-

fers the Job Club, which pro-vides guidance and training in an in-depth program at no cost to participants.

“Our Job Club is a com-prehensive three-week course which requires com-mitment to participate, but it is a very successful pro-gram,” said Don Zirkle, train-ing and placement supervi-sor for the club. “It’s three weeks, five days a week from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.”

He said most members are 55 and older. The biggest hurdle in that age group is a lack of computer skills.

“Most of the people do not even type,” Zirkle said.

The club offers skill-build-ing, goal setting and network-ing. For more information call 330-253-4597 ext. 135.

COMMUNITY JOB CLUBStow is the new headquar-

ters for the Community Job Club, now located at Strat-ford Place, 4301 Darrow Road, Suite 2550.

The club, founded in 2010 by Diana Miller, has earned national recognition.

“Our niche seems to be

mature workers, 45-plus, in the middle professional lev-el,” she said. “First you need to establish what you want to do, what your skills are.”

Many mature workers who have been on the job for a long time often have skills that are outdated, ac-cording to Miller.

Although the Community Job Club is located in Stow, it is not limited to local resi-dents. Meetings, which fea-ture speakers providing in-formation on job seeking, are monthly the second Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m. and the fourth Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.

HUDSON JOB SEARCHJob Search of Hudson

works with Hudson resi-dents or members of Hud-son churches to find em-ployment for adults of all ages, according to director Jim Ahern.

“We have around 50 ad-visers who do one-on-one counseling with our job seekers,” Ahern said.

Currently 20 to 30 peo-ple are using Job Search re-sources to find employment. That number is down from 50 to 60 in 2008, Ahern said.

“Older folks need to keep their computer skills cur-rent,” he suggests. “One oth-

er tip, if you’ve been in a job for years and are let go, get over it. Nothing good can come from being negative.”

Hudson Job Search meets the first and third Mondays of the month from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Christ Church Episcopal in Hud-son. For more information, call 330-653-5322 or visit www.hudsonJS.org.

JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES OF OHIO

Ohio’s department of Job

and Family Services offers a variety of services to peo-ple looking for jobs, includ-ing One-Stop Centers serv-ing all 88 counties.

Summit and Medina counties are served by the One-Stop Center in Medina at 3721 Pearl Road in Medina. Call 330-723-9675. Portage and Geauga coun-ties are served by the cen-ter at 385 Center St. Suite 100, Chardon. Call 1-440-285-5842.

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By LAURIE HUFFMAN | THE (ALLIANCE) REVIEW

There are currently 60,000 Ohio manufacturer work-ers specializing in advanced energy. Toward this end, Ohio graduates thousands of “green collar” workers ev-ery year, and many universi-ties and colleges in the state have implemented curricu-la, training and degrees that produce workers with ad-vanced-energy expertise.

Included among these is Stark State College, which

has partnered to add a new wind energy research and development center and a coordinated training pro-gram. This will be Ameri-ca’s first research and de-velopment center for large wind-turbine gearbox sys-tems, and it also establish-es a technical program for Stark State students.

Ohio consistently ranks first among U.S. states in the creation of new energy projects. The state has in-

vested hundreds of millions of dollars during the past 10 years to develop and pro-mote advanced energy here at home. Within Ohio, a hub of energy research has been established that will help get products to market more quickly and profitably. Ohio already boasts an im-pressive wind-energy man-ufacturing supply chain, and it sits in the middle of developing renewable-en-ergy markets in the North-east and Midwest.

Wind Energy follows the lead of Ohio’s solar indus-try, which is already shin-ing brightly. Photovoltaic component materials have been made here for a long time, resulting in a cluster of manufacturers and re-search initiatives that are internationally prominent and thriving. In addition, Ohio is recognized global-ly for its fast, effective rout-ing of goods and services worldwide.

Irene Motts, director of marketing and communica-tions at Stark State College, North Canton, said that the college has developed a one-year certificate in wind turbine maintenance tech-nology. The certificate is de-signed to teach all meth-ods of safely and effectively

evaluating and maintaining commercial wind turbine equipment.

The program is part of a partnership with The Tim-ken Company and is de-signed to train wind turbine maintenance technicians to troubleshoot and maintain wind turbines. This type of work typically involves out-of-state travel, Motts not-ed. “Our program began in the fall of 2011, and we cur-rently have nine students enrolled,” said Motts.

The Timken Company and the Stark County Port Authority officially broke ground in 2011 on the new Wind Energy R&D Center, the first of its kind in North America. At the facility, the Timken Company will de-velop ultra-large bearings and seals on sophisticated equipment that replicates the operating environment of large multi-megawatt wind turbines.

The $11.8 million R&D center represents a collab-orative effort by Stark State, The Timken Company, the Stark County Port Author-ity and Stark Development Board, with joint funding for the project including $6 million from Timken; $2.1 million from Ohio’s Third Frontier Commission; and

a $1.5 million loan from the Ohio Air Quality Develop-ment Authority’s Advanced Energy Jobs Stimulus Pro-gram.

The center will anchor the college’s new Emerg-ing Technologies Airport Campus on 15 acres of property adjacent to the Akron-Canton Airport. The 18,000-square-foot center will secure 65 jobs, directly, while creating a unique research practi-cum and technical certifi-cation program for Stark State College students, of-fering them critical experi-ence, conducting research, developing new designs and testing large wind-turbine bearing systems. It also will provide critical training for current and fu-ture technicians across the spectrum of operating ser-vices required by today’s wind turbine manufactur-ers and operators.

“Wind energy represents a big opportunity, and working in partnership with Stark State, we intend to be a big part of that busi-ness – both literally and fig-uratively,” said Tim Tim-ken, chairman of the board at The Timken Company.

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Step2 will hire qualifi ed candidates on a temporary basis and high performing individuals will have the opportunity to become regular full-time employees after 60 days of temporary employment.

Employees work 12-hour shifts (6am-6pm or 6pm-6am) and will work 48 hours one week and 36 the following.

Qualifi ed candidates will have a stable work history and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Manufacturing experience is a plus.

Candidates being considered for hire will be re-quired to successfully complete a pre-employment background screen and drug test.

Interested individuals may apply in person at the fol-lowing locations:

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By MISSY LOAR | ASHLAND TIMES-GAZETTE

For job seekers who aren’t having any luck finding em-ployment, volunteer work can be a way to stay busy while learning new skills, gar-nering experience and meet-ing new people who can help connect them with potential employers.

This is especially true for people who’ve been out of the workforce for an extend-ed period of time. Cassan-dra Holtzmann, director of the Ashland County Depart-ment of Job and Family Ser-vices, said jobs can be harder to find for these individuals because employers are hesi-tant to hire them.

“The big question I have as a human resources person would be, what is this person doing with their time?” she said. “(Volunteer work) re-ally does show that you’re somebody who’s a go-getter, somebody who’s not sitting around letting grass grow under your feet.”

Before coming to the ACDJFS, Holtzmann was a staff attorney and human resources administrator for the Holmes County De-partment of Job and Family Services for 12 years. There aren’t many volunteer po-sitions that directly lead to or become a paying job, but Holtzmann aid she has seen a few organizations hire vol-

unteers over the years.One organization that

does hire volunteers is the Salvation Army.

Major JoAnn Shade of the Ashland Salvation Army Kroc Center said she has seen people hired through volunteer work in positions such as work in the office, so-cial services, the recreation area, front desk and mainte-nance — a variety of jobs re-quiring different skills.

The key is for job seekers to get their name out there.

“It gives you an opportuni-ty to get to know somebody and see their work ethic,” she said. “When we’re look-ing for somebody, we gener-ally have that conversation — who do we know?”

This is also true outside the organization where a person volunteers. By vol-unteering, people have the chance to meet new people who may know an employ-er with an opening or to be-come known through word of mouth and involvement.

“You build a reputation in the community as far as giv-ing your personal time and showing you can be where you’re supposed to be on time,” Holtzmann said. “You can really get yourself out there if you volunteer and meet a lot of people that have good connections.”

Ev DeVaul, executive di-rector of the United Way of

Ashland County, said the United Way often shares the names of volunteers they’ve observed as dependable workers.

Employers may see volun-teer work on a resume as ev-idence of values they want employees to have.

“Many companies, if you look at their mission state-ments and values, what transpired in the last five to 10 years is a strong commitment to giving back by the compa-ny and individuals within that company,” DeVaul said.

People can also use volun-teer work to learn new skills, ranging from work-related skills like word processing to general skills such as show-ing up on time, how to dress and how to talk to people in a work environment. These skills can help a person not only obtain a job but keep it.

“If you go into a new work site and start to stir up stuff, it’s not going to work,” Shade said.

There are no guarantees that volunteer work will lead to a job, whether through networking or honing skills, but it can’t hurt.

“If you’re staying in your house, you’re not mak-ing any progress at all,” Holtzmann said.

The Salvation Army and the United Way are just two organizations that work

with volunteers. These and other organizations have chapters in many places, in addition to groups specif-

ic to one community, where people can volunteer, net-work and hone their skills.

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Volunteering can be gateway to employment(Volunteer work) really does show that you’re somebody who’s a go-getter, somebody who’s not sitting around let-

ting grass grown under your feet.”

Cassandra Holtzmann, director of Ashland County Department of Job and Family Services

Malco Products, Inc., a specialty chemical manufacturer is looking to fill the following positions for 1st shift positions at its Alliance facility – MACHINE OPERATORS / LINE WORKERS / COMPOUNDERS / MAINTENANCE MECHANIC. General labor positions should be able to operate a variety of packaging machines & perform desig-nated quality checks. Maintenance Mechanic should have the ability to perform normal maintenance repairs on factory equipment; abil-ity to work with & repair motors; willing & able to perform a wide variety of maintenance functions – plumbing, painting, PM, HVAC, roof repairs, weld & cut (ARC & TIG). Tow motor exp is a plus for all positions. Malco offers competitive wages & an excellent ben-efits package. Interested & qualified candidates email resumes to [email protected] or apply in person at 12155 Fisher Ave. NE, Alliance / 393 W. Wilbeth Ave, Akron / 361 Fairview Ave. Barberton. Tobacco & Drug Free Work environ-ment – positive testing of either are not eligible for hire. M/F/D/V

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By JUDIE PERKOWSKITHE DAILY JEFFERSONIAN

An Oil and Gas Career Exploration workshop will be presented every Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Guernsey County Opportunity Center — or locally referred to as

One-Stop — in Cambridge.The workshops are free to

anyone interested in finding out more information about different jobs offered at the oil and gas companies. Each session will last from 45 min-utes to one hour.

“This workshop is in re-sponse to the applicants who do not know the termi-nology used by the oil and gas companies in relation to jobs. For instance, what is a roustabout or an assistant tech? We will explain the terminology and give a lit-tle background on available jobs, so the applicant will know what they are getting into. We will also define what a company means by labor-intensive, traveling, work far from home, etc.,” said Sue Thomas Sikora, Opportuni-ty Center manager.

“The starting wage for entry-level jobs is $14.50 per hour and up,” she said. “The wages can vary, depending on the company.”

For information about the center, the workshop, or to apply for a job online, vis-it www.theonestop.org/On-estopInput, or call 432-2381, ext. 2205.

For information about the gas/oil certification pro-gram at Zane State College at the Willett-Pratt Train-ing Center, call Tim Snod-grass at 740-588-1307.

Anyone who has a high school diploma or a GED, is willing to work 60 to 100 hours per week, is willing to travel and be away from home for a job, can stop by the center and take advantage of this workshop to determine if a certain job is right for them. There is no application or re-quirements to attend and it is open to the public.

Steve Mourer, eligibility specialist at the Opportu-nity Center, said he is there to help a prospective appli-cant formulate a profile and guide them through the process.

“There are several ques-tions you will be required to answer to begin the pre-screening process to apply for a job in the oil and gas industry,” Mourer said.

Jobs that are currently in demand in the industry are entry level positions to work at the drilling site.

“Once someone fills out a job application and has passed the pre-screening, their application is sent to the employer. The pro-cess narrows down poten-tial candidates. The work is very labor intensive and demanding.” Sikora added, “The oil/gas companies pre-fer to hire people who live within one or two hours of the work site. Pre-screen-ing is a tool used to make sure the job applicant un-derstands the process and makes the commitment. The workers will spend three months in Pennsylva-nia for on-the-job training. “Employers want to bring qualified workers back to Ohio when drilling opera-tions begin.”

At least a dozen compa-nies are in the area looking for employees. From equip-ment operators, mainte-nance and service techni-cians, field managers and operation managers, well services supervisors, truck drivers, crew chiefs, der-rick and crew workers. There are also many jobs associated with the oil and gas industry that do not involve working on a drill-ing site.

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By JEFF CANNING | WOOSTER DAILY RECORD

WOOSTER — At a time when many businesses are trying to do more with less and stretch every dollar as far as possible, the welding industry is actually booming, thanks in large part to other industries trying to conserve resources.

Mark Morrison, of Morrison Custom Welding in Wooster has seen first hand a change in his company’s workload as his customers might look to fix a broken item as opposed to buying a completely new replacement.

“Many of our customers are running lean. They have cut back on maintenance staff and are putting off new equipment purchases,” Mor-rison said. “They use our ser-vices to make a repair or modification that may have been done in house. The re-pair service allows an item to be put back into service quickly and generally at a lower cost.”

It’s a trend that Morri-son thinks will stand true for quite some time and could mean more opportunities for those looking to enter the work force to pursue a career in welding. Not all area com-panies are outsourcing their welding services now though as the economy shows signs of turning around. The two combined seem to be the perfect storm that is creat-ing optimum conditions for the welding industry.

“Right now in Wayne Coun-ty it is just out of the roof. I’ve got several companies look-ing for skilled welders,” said Mike Boggs, instructor of welding and metal fabrica-tion at the Wayne County Ca-reer Center. “Our local man-ufacturing companies, their businesses are picking back up again. They had laid peo-ple off and scaled back on employees and now they’re having to fill those spots back up and it’s coming back to-gether all at once.”

Morrison grew up with a fascination of building things and working with his hands and he was able to capital-ize on those interests early

on. By the age of 15, he al-ready had a clear desire to be a welder.

In creating his own busi-ness, Morrison wanted to create a service that would cater to the needs of several different kinds of customers. Morrison Custom Welding not only does the quick re-pair work but also does cus-tom fabrication to custom-ers around the area by an approximate 50-mile radius.

“This area has a diverse range of industries and ser-vice companies. Welded and fabricated items are used in all of them,” Morrison said. “Often times welding is per-ceived as something done on a farm or putting in gas lines but welding is used extensively in restaurants, construction, factories, res-idential and the healthcare industry.”

With so many customers to cater to, the welding in-dustry continues to grow re-gardless of the specific need. The issue then becomes finding qualified candidates to fill those additional va-cancies.

Becoming a certified weld-er is not the easiest thing to accomplish but there are ample resources for those willing to work for it. Local-ly, the Career Center offers

both high school and adult programs that provide a strong base for workers, on which they can build their skills. There are currently 18 seniors in the program with a few other full time adult students and Boggs said that all of them will have no problem finding a job after graduation.

With those basic skills un-der their belt, workers can then continue to expand their repertoire because of so many different intricacies the welding industry has to offer.

“There are many certifica-tions available. The Ameri-can Welding Society is most widely recognized,” Morri-son said. “There is a qualifi-cation for every specific ma-terial and weld joint. Some qualifications will supersede others allowing that person to perform many lesser pro-cesses. Like us, most com-panies will qualify the weld-ers for their specific needs.”

As with any industry, the demands are likely to change in the future depending on several different social and economic trends. Neverthe-less, Morrison believes that as welding needs change, his company and others will be ready to adapt to meet them.

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By DIANE SMITH | RECORD-COURIER

Dave Mapes was “getting tired of sitting on my couch and being unemployed.”

And then the New Or-leans native remembered that in his hometown, there were “like 50,000” jobs in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning” industry, and nobody in Louisiana of-fering HVAC certification.

Mapes is one of about 50 students in the HVAC pro-gram at Fortis College in Ravenna. There, he gets hands-on training on a va-riety of heating and cooling systems set up in the col-lege’s lab.

Michael Hinton, director of career services at Fortis, said the HVAC program is near capacity, and boasts a placement rate of nearly 100 percent. Its hands-on train-

ing, he said, is what sets the program apart, noting that another college has immac-ulate diagrams — but all of its units are behind a glass wall.

“That does no good to the student who learns through hands-on experi-ence,” Hinton said. “Our hands-on training is what sets us apart.”

The HVAC program is 15 months long, and also of-fers EPA, OSHA and North American Technician Ex-cellence certification cer-tificates. In addition to students enrolled in the program from start to fin-ish, he said, many compa-nies send their employ-ees there strictly to update their certification.

Al Werman, chairman of the HVAC program, has

two classes of students, some who train during the day and others who come in the evening. Before com-ing to Fortis, he worked in a truck for 50 years.

He said the HVAC indus-try affects people more than they might realize.

“We’re the people who keep your milk cold in the grocery store, and keep your house cool in the sum-mer and warm in the win-ter,” he said. “The industry and the community is very dependent on us.”

He said the department has an advisory board of business and community representatives, and it was through the advice of that panel that Werman real-ized the department’s focus needs to be more environ-mentally friendly.

Mapes said the need for HVAC technicians in Loui-siana is because of the heat, noting that residents use air conditioners 10 months out of the year, and furnaces maybe two months. When he graduates in June, he plans to take his skills home.

Campus President Sonya Hartburg said the program was among those added six years ago, when the former Bohecker College moved to

the Ravenna Business Park on the city’s north side. The college changed its name in 2010 to reflect its ownership by Education Affiliates. At that time, Hartburg said, the college’s student population was overwhelmingly female.

“This was a way for us to reach out to the men,” she said. The college, she said, is evaluating adding more trades, but wants to make sure there is a market for those jobs after students graduate.

But not all the students in

the trades are men. There is a growing number of wom-en in the welding and HVAC programs, including Edna Taylor of Windham.

Taylor, 22, is a single mom who joined the HVAC pro-gram because she likes to learn by doing.

“I’m more of a hands-on worker,” she said. After graduation she plans to work in the industry for a while before eventually starting her own business, she said.

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10 TIPS TO KEEP SPIRITS UP WHILE JOB SEARCHING■ Take a break periodically to re-energize. ■ Plan some fun events that will make you feel good and build energy and enthusiasm.■ Don’t replay the nega-tives.■ Plan an activity at the end of your day that will serve as an incentive to maintain your focus and productivity.■ Realize that it’s normal to go through a period of mourn-ing for the loss of your job and allow yourself time for this. ■ Educate and enrich your-self: Read blogs, articles and books.■ Use your computer to get useful information and con-nect with others, but use it wisely. Too much computer time can be isolating.■ Pick a form of exercise you will stick with. Get-ting regular exercise releas-es endorphins and helps you get through the challenges of the job search.■ Stay away from or lim-it your time with negative peo-ple. They can make it harder to stay positive.■ Be OK with asking oth-ers for help. Job searching is humbling. Allowing others to assist you could make a big difference in your emotion-al support.Source: Scripps Howard News Service

LISA SCALFARO/RECORD-COURIERMat Kavelaris works on an air conditioning unit as part of the HVAC program at Fortis College in Ravenna.

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By KYLE MCDONALD | RECORD-COURIER

Finding a career after graduating from college can be as time consuming as the job it leads to. The good news is hiring predic-tions are on the rise for col-lege graduates.

According to the Job Out-look 2012 survey conduct-ed by National Association of Colleges and Employers, 50.8 percent of responding employers anticipate to add new hires through 2012. Of those responding employ-ers, 37.4 percent said they would maintain current em-ployment levels, while 11.8 percent said they would de-crease staff.

In 2009, after the economy took a downturn, employ-ers responding to NACE’s survey reported only a 16.9 percent increase in hiring expectations, while 43.4 per-cent said they would main-tain current levels and 39.7 percent said they would down size.

Knowing where and how to find job opportunities is critical to having success on the job hunt, and most colleges have a career cen-ter or services department to equip students with job searching tools and coach-ing before they graduate.

Ann Motayar, director of Career Services at Kent State University, said Career Services has much informa-tion to offer for students to help make decisions about themselves and what they want in a job.

“Your job is really the pri-mary part of how you spend your time and can really de-termine your quality of life,” Motayar said.

Motayar said Career Ser-vices provides resources in-cluding career advising, a bi-annual career fair open to students and alumni and an online aggregation of job listing websites such as hired.com and Delicous, which groups job searches into topical areas such as salary, non-profit work, out of state and military veter-ans. Career Services also conducts mock interviews, both in-person and online, to help build interviewing skills without pressure.

Motayar also recom-mends that students active-ly build their marketability while in school through in-ternships, participation in organizations and volunteer service work.

“At the end of the day, that’s what hiring employ-ers are paying attention to,” she said.

Nick Piazza, an August 2011 graduate of KSU’s ge-ology program, said his so-cial experiences while in school outweighed his class-room experiences for job preparation.

While working on his ge-ology degree, Piazza was active in Geology Club and went on several field camp trips with professors and classmates. He said the trips were education-al, but more importantly he learned how to work in a team with his classmates and professors.

“Be in groups, be in clubs,” Piazza said. “The connections can help a lot, but most importantly, it gets you in the mindset to talk to people on a profes-sional level.”

Piazza said one of his pro-fessors recommended him to an employer, which led to a job as an environmental technician.

Four months later, after finding the job to be less ful-filling than expected, Piazza left. Two weeks later, he was interviewed and hired for a new job as an environmen-tal monitoring technician, after posting his resume on Indeed.com.

“I strongly recommend that website to anybody,” he said. “I found a lot of jobs there and it seems to be less flooded than sites like Ca-reer Builder and Monster.”

Motayar said students

shouldn’t expect to land their dream job right after college, rather they should look at their first job as part of the path to the job they hope for one day.

“It’s the nature of the work force these days. It’s a more temporary project-based world of the employ-er,” she said. “We’re edu-cating our graduates to be more flexible and recognize that the first job might be a stepping stone to other op-portunities.”

Motayar said part of be-ing flexible includes being open to relocating for a job, especially for graduates in fields such as education, where jobs are still scarce and competitive.

Such is the case for Dan Rahe, a KSU education ma-jor who graduated in May 2010.

After months of actively hunting for a job, exhausting all of his network resources and working two part-time jobs, Rahe accepted a job as a math teacher at Hampton High School in Hampton, Va.

“I was very active. I can’t tell you how many differ-ent jobs I applied to, but I did apply in at least five or six different states before I

found the one that I really wanted,” Rahe said. “There are options open, but you have to be willing to go get it instead of standing around and waiting.”

Relocating wasn’t hard, Rahe said, noting that it was a new and different ex-perience for him.

“It was like putting a hold on everything I had in the past,” he said.

Rahe said while searching for a job, he found that most job applications for school districts were online. His teaching job came through teacherstoteachers.com, he said.

Motayar said many com-panies are also branch-ing into using social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to post jobs and find recruits. Employers are also con-ducting job interviews over

the phone and through tele-communication programs such as Skype, which al-lows for face-to-face online conversation.

When a job interview is lined up, Motayar said it’s important not to put your-self before the company.

“Take the stance of what the candidate can do for the employer, not what the em-ployer can do for you,” she said.

After the interview, she said it’s important to ask what the next step in the process is, as well as follow up with a thank you to show interest.

Above all, don’t underes-timate your network of con-tacts, Motayar said, add-ing that “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know,” still holds true in most cas-es.

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Hiring on the rise for graduatesWe’re educating our graduates to be more flexible and recognize that the first job might be a stepping stone to other

opportunities.”Ann Motayar, director of Career Services at

Kent State University

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A manufacturing firm in Youngstown, Ohio is currently accepting applications for full time machine assemblers on 1st and 3rd shifts, in a clean and well or-ganized work environment. Ability to read shop drawings, good hand eye coor-dination a plus. Will stand or sit to operate heat sealing or industrial sewing ma-chines.Comprehensive Benefit package includes medical, dental, 401(k), paid holidays and vacation. Pre-employment drug screen and physical are required.

Also accepting applications for Estimator/Order Entry for dependable individual who can use mathematical calculations and drawn schematics to prepare product estimates. Drafting techniques and Auto Cad would be a plus. Proficient data entry 10 key skills required. Full time, benefits include

health, dental, 401K, vacation and holidays.Submit resumes to:

GLI Pool Products 215 Sinter Court Youngstown, OH 44510

or fax to [email protected]

The Will-Burt Company is the world leader of telescoping masts in a variety of industries, and maintains a strong manufacturing infrastructure in machining, sheet metal fabrication and full turnkey assembly for both internal and external customers.

We are currently seeking candidates for our Welder Fitter positions in our Quick Turn and Production Welding Departments . The ideal candidate should have 3-5 years fi tting and welding experience, and should have at least one year certifi cate from vocational or technical school. Must have experience with GMAW, GTAW and be capable of passing AWS D1.1 certifi cation. Robot welding, aluminum, and stainless steel experience also a plus. Must be able to Read blueprints and build parts to specifi cations without fi xtures. Please provide a detailed work history with experience when applying. We offer a competitive salary and benefi ts plan including health, dental & life insurance, vacation, bonus plan, 401(k) & stock plan. Qualifi ed candidates should send their resumes to: The Will-Burt Company, Human Resources, 169 S. Main Street, PO Box 900, Orrville, Ohio 44667 or email resumes to [email protected]. No Phone calls please. It Is the Policy of The Will-Burt Company to base all employment decisions on principles of equal opportunity and take affi rmative action in the employment of women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans and military status.

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Jennifer Shook Phone: (330) 684-5268 Fax: (330) 684-5261 E-mail: [email protected]

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ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

ProEn, LLC is a local engineering com-pany with an immediate opening for an Electrical Controls Engineer. Can-didates should have experience in the design, construction, system start-up and commissioning for AC/DC control circuits with emphasis on DC constant potential controls. Prefer BSEE with 5 - 10 years of related experience. Candidates must have strong AutoCAD skills, circuit design experience, must be detail oriented, team player, and capable of working independently. Company offers excel-lent compensation program including 401(k) and full benefit package.

Send resume to:Engineering Manager1207 West State Street

Alliance, OH 44601

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By BRAD DICKEN | ELYRIA CHRONICLE

ELYRIA — Lorain County Commu-nity College is launching a new jobs training program aimed at minorities aspart of a one-year pilot effort as part of a statewide workforce development initiative being championed by Gov. John Kasich.

The program was formally an-nounced Monday by Kasich during a speech in Columbus honoring Martin-Luther King Jr.

Kasich said the pilot programs — in addition to LCCC, Columbus State Community College and Cincinna-ti StateTechnical and Community College also will have separate pro-grams — will focus on building basic and management skills for those par-ticipating.

“We want members of our minor-ity community to advance and be-come managers in the state of Ohio and leaders in our country in the busi-ness profession,” Kasich said during his speech.

LCCC’s tentatively named Career ReStart for Disproportionately Un-employed Minorities will focus on pro-vidingcareer development programs as well as basic and occupational skills that will include some industry-rec-ognized credentials, according to an overview of the program provided by Kasich’s office.

The program, which will target His-panics and blacks and black women in particular, also will provide job search and placement services, job entry ser-vices and continued training once a participant has started their new job,

the overview said.“What we’ve seen is a dispropor-

tionate number of minorities who are unemployed and we hope to engage them in career development activities that will better prepare them to re-en-ter the workforce,” LCCC President Roy Church said in a statement.

The overview said that programs specifically for training in informa-tion technology and utilities work also could be developed.

The ideal result of the project will be to help the unemployed or underem-ployed return to the work force with-new skills that will allow them to ad-vance their careers.

Connie Wehrkamp, a spokeswom-an for Kasich, said that the state is still working to determine what, if any, funding it will provide to the pro-grams.

The idea however, is for the colleg-es to utilize existing workforce de-velopment resources. In Lorain County,that includes programs such as the Employment netWork partner-ship as well as community and faith-based organizations.

According to the college, the pilot program will combines aspects of cur-rent LCCC initiatives such as Make

Your Layoff Payoff, Stimulate Your Ca-reer, Adult Transitions and Connect Your Community, a computerliteracy training program.

Exactly how the program will oper-ate at LCCC will be developed over the next few months with training slated to begin in June, the overview said.

Wehrkamp said this is the first round of workforce development initiatives the governor intends to unveil over the rest of the year. She said the hope is that the programs will help spur economic growth in the state.

Kasich also would like to see the program remain in place after the ini-tial trial year is concluded, she said.

“Certainly we hope that we can con-tinue to work with the schools to not only continue the programs, but to grow the program and bring in other schools around the state,” Wehrkamp said.

During his speech, Kasich said the idea behind the programs was to ex-pand opportunities in the state.

“It’s not good enough in Ohio for only those in the suburbs to realize the benefit of economic growth and prosperity,” Kasich said.

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Jobs program focuses on minoritiesWe want members of our minority community to advanc and become managers in the state of Ohio and leaders in our country in the business profession.”

Ohio Gov. John KasichBy CANDICE CHOI | ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — As the job market picks up, one of the most important loose ends to tend to when changing jobs is your workplace re-tirement account. The ac-tions you take —or fail to take — can result in tens of thousands of dollars in lost savings over a lifetime.

A survey by The Associ-ated Press found that econ-omists expect roughly 1.9 million more jobs will be added to the economy this year. That’s up from the 1.6 million last year and 940,000 in 2010. And last month, the unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent, the lowest lev-el in three years. Here’s an overview of your options:

THE CASH OUTIf you don’t have any im-

mediate job prospects, the temptation to cash out a 401(k) account can be pow-erful. But an immediate payoff comes at a price.

By law, your employer will take 20 percent in with-holding taxes off the top. And if you’re in a high tax bracket, you’ll need to pay any income tax you owe be-yond the 20 percent when it comes time to file your re-turn. The money will also be subject to a 10 percent early withdrawal penalty if you’re younger than 59.

THE ROLL OVERIf you have another job

lined up, it may seem like a no-brainer to have your old 401(k) money rolled over di-rectly into your new plan. But you’ll first want to ex-amine the features of the new program.

If your next gig doesn’t of-fer a 401(k) — or you just want a little more flexibility — you can also roll the mon-ey into an individual retire-ment account, or IRA.

The upside of an IRA is that it gives investors more options than a 401(k).

THE STATUS QUOIn the chaos of switching

jobs, you may not feel ready to make a decision about your 401(k). The good news is that you don’t have to make a decision right away.

The account will remain intact as long as you have at least $5,000 saved up. You won’t be able to make ad-ditional contributions, but you can still monitor the ac-count and adjust the plan allocations. This might be your plan of action if you expect to have another job with a 401(k) in the near fu-ture and don’t want to put the money into an IRA.

Changing jobs? Take your 401 (k) with you