JobsNOW: Vienna plant hiring people with basic skills, good work ethic (Ohio)

WKBN-TV ^ | July 18, 2017 | Dave Sess

[2ndDivisionVet]

VIENNA, Ohio (WKBN) – If you’re looking for work, you take advantage when opportunity knocks. And right now, opportunity is knocking at Starr Manufacturing in Vienna.

Starr Manufacturing is looking for production workers — a position that used to be known as a laborer. The description still fits.

“If somebody comes in and they’re bright and they’re willing to work, we’re willing to train them to move up,” said Rich Rodemoyer, a manager at Starr.

It’s a plus to have experience with plate and structural steel but it’s not required. An applicant should have experience with basic tools and know some of the basics of working in a shop, simple math, even reading a tape measure.

“Everybody who comes in here, we expect to be able to do some basic skills. We have a whole list of 15 basic skills that we teach them and validate they can do them,” Dale Foerster said.

Production workers should know how to use a saw horse and understand and follow safety rules. Starr Manufacturing is also looking for people who are simply nice to be around.

“Anybody that we intend to keep on staff for more than a couple days is going to have to learn a number of skills so they can be flexible and float around the plant,” Foerster said.

Being on time and dependable is important and workers should have an attitude that shows they’re willing to work.

“A person coming in, they have to have good thinking skills, have to be willing to do whatever they’re told to do, wherever they’re assigned, they have to be dependable and they have to want to learn and move through our organization,” Foerster said.

Starr Manufacturing has at least three people who have moved into advanced positions from production work.

Its greatest need is for fitters and assemblers.

To see the available positions, go to OhioMeansJobs.com.

[McGavin999]

This is so good to see. I’m hoping they fill up fast to show others there are a lot of good people who want to work

[Whenifhow]

Ohio PING!!!

Article and comments

Thanks, 2ndDivisionVet

[17th Miss Regt]

“A person coming in, they have to have good thinking skills, have to be willing to do whatever they’re told to do, wherever they’re assigned, they have to be dependable and they have to want to learn and move through our organization,” Foerster said.

This company will be sued by the EEOC for discrimination.

[hinckley buzzard]

Vienna is in the Youngstown-Warren area in extreme eastern Ohio, at the very bottom of the rust belt. A solid democrat region that went for Trump. Now, they are beginning to reap the benefits. Local 'rats like Tim Ryan will not be pleased by this good news. It means, Trump delivers.

[central_va]

“A person coming in, they have to have good thinking skills, have to be willing to do whatever they’re told to do, wherever they’re assigned, they have to be dependable and they have to want to learn and move through our organization,”

Kind of silly to have an up or out policy at a manufacturing plant. Maybe some low skilled people do not want to move up and want to keep their line job or they don't have the personality for management. I guess this is the forced Peter Principle.

[McGavin999]

I’m really happy for them. I would love to see middle America come back.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I don’t think he’s saying that you have to move up, only that it is available to you. Which is why I think the Army should bring back the Specialist 5 through 9 ranks. Not everyone is cut out to be an NCO, but could still be a very productive soldier.

[rrrod]

Work ethic....means no worthless millennial snowflakes need not apply

[raybbr]

“””If somebody comes in and they’re bright and they’re willing to work, we’re willing to train them to move up,” said Rich Rodemoyer, a manager at Starr.”””

Movie up to what? Can’t be much upward mobility in a steel plant.

[TwelveOfTwenty]

Never mind this, who did Trump Jr. have lunch with last year?