8th Annual York County Regional Job Fair on April 11 Expects more than 100 Employers Bookmark and Share

March 26, 2018

SPRINGVALE?The 8th Annual York County Regional Job Fair will be held on Wednesday, April 11, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Nasson Community Center, 457 Main Street, Springvale, Maine. More than 90 businesses and organizations have already registered to participate.

?Maine?s hit historic numbers of jobs created in consecutive years in 2016 and 2017, wages have been rising since 2015, our unemployment rate has hit an all-time low, and over 11,000 job openings are regularly posted on Maine JobLink,? said Governor Paul R. LePage. ?Maine employers are hiring. Set your sights on a better-paying job. Maine CareerCenters can help you search for a new or better job, find training, practice for those job interviews, improve your resume and prepare for the dozens of job fairs happening around the state. Visit mainecareercenter.gov to learn more.?

Job seekers and career changers will have the opportunity to speak with recruiters working to immediately fill open positions in all sectors of Maine?s economy to include manufacturing, healthcare, retail, military, defense contracting, aviation, hospitality, insurance, construction and services.

Some of the companies that have reserved their spot to exhibit and have immediate job openings include:

  • Aramark
  • Arcadia New England
  • Atlantic Broadband
  • Batchelder Bros. Insurance
  • Beachmere Inn
  • Billy?s Chowder House
  • Bonney Staffing
  • Casco Bay Molding
  • Charter Communications / Spectrum
  • Cianbro
  • Cliff House
  • Corning
  • CoWorx Staffing
  • Creative Work Systems
  • CRI-SIL
  • Cumberland Co Sheriff's Office
  • D & C Construction
  • Dennis Paper and Food Source
  • Dockside Guest Quarters & Rest
  • EMHS
  • Evonik Cyro LLC
  • Fiber Materials Inc.
  • Funtown Splashtown USA
  • General Dynamics
  • Getchell Brothers
  • Goodwill Northern New England
  • Growers Express
  • GVS North America
  • Hannaford ? York
  • Hannaford Wells
  • Hay Creek Hotels of Kennebunkport
  • Home care for Maine
  • Home Instead Senior Care
  • Huntington Common Sunrise Senior Living
  • Hussey Seating Company
  • Huttig Building Products
  • Integrity Composites
  • JC Ehrlich
  • Kaloutas & Co., Inc
  • Kelly Services
  • Learning Works
  • Living Innovations
  • Lucas Tree Service
  • Maine Air National Guard
  • Maine Army National Guard
  • Maine DHHS
  • Maine Health
  • Mainely Grass
  • Manpower
  • Masis Staffing
  • Military Talent Source
  • Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial
  • NESC Staffing
  • NeuroRestorative
  • Nonantum Resort
  • Northeast Credit Union
  • Nouria Energy
  • Pathways of Maine
  • People?s United Bank
  • PeopleReady
  • Portland Glass
  • Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
  • Pratt & Whitney
  • Prudential
  • QuEST Global
  • Renewal by Anderson
  • Saco River Health Services
  • Sanford Institute of Savings
  • Social Security Administration
  • Spectrum
  • Spurwink Services
  • Stonewall Kitchen LLC
  • Support Solutions
  • Sweetser
  • The Home Depot
  • Tradesmen International
  • TradeSource
  • United States Army
  • United States Border Patrol
  • United States Customs and Border Protection
  • United States Marine Corps
  • United States Navy
  • Vacasa Vacation Rentals
  • Varano?s Restaurant
  • Varney Crossing Nursing Care
  • Volk Packaging
  • Waban Projects
  • WGME CBS 13 /WPFO FOX 23
  • Wicked Staffing Solutions
  • Wild Blueberry Caf?
  • Woodfords Family Services
  • Yale Cordage
  • York County Community Action Corp
  • York County Government
  • York Harbor Reading Room

"Attendees should research the companies recruiting at the job fair and if possible apply for positions before meeting with a recruiter to make a positive first impression,? said York County Business Representative Ben Neveux. "Job seekers should also bring a resume and be prepared to have an 'interview-like' conversation with employers to discuss skills, knowledge areas, and abilities. Job seekers should also be dressed for an interview.?

The fair is sponsored by the Maine Department of Labor, York County CareerCenter, Sanford/Springvale Chamber of Commerce, New Ventures Maine, Maine Military Community Network, York County Community College, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Workforce Solutions.

For more information, please contact Ben Neveux at the York County CareerCenter at Bernard.A.Neveux@maine.gov or by telephone at 207-324-5460 or 1-800-343-0151. TTY: users call Maine relay 711.

CareerCenters, part of the Maine Department of Labor, offer a variety of services to help people find employment or upgrade skills. Each center provides several public-access computer workstations with Microsoft Office software, resume writing and cover letter software, Internet access and O*Net software for skills assessment. All CareerCenter services are provided at no cost.

The York County CareerCenter, located at 9 Bodwell Court in Springvale, is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and can be reached at 207-324-5460 or 1-800-343-0151 (TTY users should dial Maine Relay 711). You can also find more information at the CareerCenter website, www.mainecareercenter.gov . Maine CareerCenters are an equal opportunity provider. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

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