April 12, 2004 ............................................................................. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Labor department to sponsor mini-job fair for Reliance Manufacturing Company in Jeff Davis County
ATLANTA The Georgia Department of Labor's Jesup Career Center will help a new knitting factory, Reliance Manufacturing Company (Armitec), fill more than 30 job openings for experienced sewing/knitting machine operators at its plant in Hazlehurst.
A mini-job fair for the company will be held Friday, April 16, from 9-11 a.m. at the Bacon County Chamber of Commerce, 1120 West 12th St. in Alma.
Reliance Manufacturing has a government contract to produce clothing for the U. S. military, postal service, and prison system. The starting salary for sewing/knitting machine operators is $6 an hour, with the potential to earn as much as $14 an hour, based on production.
For more information about the job fair, contact Donna McCullough, manager of the labor department's Jesup Career Center, at (912) 427-5842.
The career center provides job seekers and employers with a wealth of new information and resource services, modern technology, and a customer-focused, state-of-the-art business environment. The Georgia Department of Labor has enhanced its services to customers with the development of a new and improved web site. The on-line resource gives information on the various services and programs operated by the labor department and other Georgia workforce partners. Additionally, the web site helps equip workers and new entrants into the job market with the tools and information needed to evaluate career options, prepare for work, and find the right job. It also provides employers with an abundance of workforce-related information. The site may be accessed at www.dol.state.ga.us.
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