December 17, 2007
Get "On The Job" for Christmas Food and friendliness focus the attention of many people at Christmas, and those elements focus the attention of employers every day, particularly those who produce food and provide hospitality. "On The Job" will create a good taste for jobs in food and hospitality production in the Dec. 23 and Dec. 30 shows.
This Sunday, at 2:30 p.m. on your local APT channel, "On The Job" will feature Whaley Pecans, Sister Schubert Homemade Rolls, Chrissie's Treats, the Montgomery Area Foodbank, Habitat for Humanity and the Montgomery Christmas Parade. On Dec. 30, "On The Job" will feature hospitality management training at Faulkner State Community College which includes instruction in culinary arts, hotel/restaurant management, pastry/baking/confectionary, and golf course management/landscape technology.
Another feature in the December 23 show is Bobby Jon Drinkard, a Troy native and former "Survivor" contestant. Bobby Jon, shown in the photo here, is now one of the "On The Job" producers with AIDT. To learn more about him and "On The Job," click here to read an article published in The Troy Messenger newspaper.
Improve your employability through SKILLS@WORK
Prepare for your next job interview. Make sure you have the computer skills needed for work. Learn about diversity and sexual harassment prevention. AIDT's Skills@Work teaches these and other basic workplace skills needed for work. Training topics include:
- Employability Skills – Work ethics, team skills, diversity, sexual harassment prevention
- Communication – Verbal, nonverbal, written
- Interview T.I.P.S. – Applications, interviews, follow-up letters
- Introduction to Computers – Using MS Windows, email, MS Word, MS Excel
The six-week training session is open at no cost for job seekers ranging from high school age through adult. Pre-registration is required. Successful Skills@Work participants will receive a certificate for class completion. Those who meet qualifications for jobs AIDT is helping to fill will get special consideration for pre-employment interviews.
A map to the AIDT Montgomery Training Center is available here.
Other AIDT Training Services
Process Improvement AssessmentAIDT Process Improvement Assessment, provided at no cost, is designed to examine and analyze processes to identify improvement opportunities and training needs. After assessment and analysis, the AIDT team provides a report that includes positive comments, negative comments and suggestions. AIDT training is available to show employees what improvements are needed and how they can be made. To schedule process improvement assessment for your company, contact AIDT CI Team Manager Jim Richards at 334-280-4428 or by email jrichards@aidt.edu.
Leadership Skills – Feb. 5-6-7
Leadership Skills I, recommended for first-line/team leaders/new supervisors, is scheduled February 5-6-7 at the AIDT Training Center in Montgomery from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. To register, contact Connie Sator at 334-280-4453, or register online. Leadership Skills II is a follow-up course to Leadership Skills I, and includes more advanced topics of supervision. The class is offered in a 2-day format. For more information about AIDT Leadership Development, call 334-280-4453 or by email. Click here for information online.
Interview T.I.P.S. – Jan. 15 & 17
Interview T.I.P.S. workshops, conducted in two four-hour sessions, include:
- Preparation for Interviews
- Presentation at Interviews
- Follow-Up after Interviews
Maritime training in Mobile
AIDT is seeking applicants for a free 10-week welding training program featuring flux-core, aluminum MIG, shipfitting, oxy fuel cutting, plasma cutting and carbon arc gouging. Classes are conducted during day and evening hours. Download a Maritime Welding and Shipfitting application online from www.aidt.edu/apply. Mail the completed application to your local Career Center.
Mobile area high school students may enroll in the next High School Maritime Apprenticeship class, also conducted by AIDT, available in January. Apprenticeship applications are available from high school counselors. Apprentice students receive $8 hourly wages while in training. Successful completors at least 18 years old get full-time maritime jobs.
Career opportunities
AIDT is currently assisting 21 employers to fill more than 2,776 jobs in Calhoun, Chambers, Colbert, Covington, Geneva, Houston, Jefferson, Lee, Madison, Mobile, Pike, St. Clair, Talladega, Tallapoosa and Tuscaloosa counties. Training applications are available online. Click on each job link to access application information and instructions. Information is also available at your local Alabama Career Center and locations identified in each advertisement. To find you local Career Center address and telephone number, click here.Job openings now available or extended:
- Production and Maintenance Engineers with RSI Solar Silicon in Childersburg
- Maintenance Technician, Manufacturing Cell Leader, Manufacturing Associate with National Alabama Corp. in Cherokee
- General Fabricators with Platinum Advanced Technologies, Inc. in Slocomb
CALHOUN COUNTYImperial Group at Anniston: Welding Operator Trainee, Certified Welding Operator
Kronospan LLC at Oxford: MDF Production Technician, Electrician, Multi-craft Maintenance Technician, Boiler/Refiner Operator
COLBERT COUNTY
National Alabama Corp. at Cherokee:
Maintenance Technician
Manufacturing Cell Leader
Manufacturing Associate
COVINGTON COUNTY
Shaw Industries at Andalusia: Manufacturing
GENEVA COUNTY
Platinum Advanced Technologies, Inc. at Slocomb: Industrial Fabricators, Plant Manager, Technical Assistant, General Fabricators, Clerical Support, Janitorial
HOUSTON COUNTY
Pemco World Air Services at Dothan: Aircraft Sheet Metal Workers
Shwinco Industries, Inc.: Assemblers
JEFFERSON COUNTY
ThermaSystems Southeast: Production Supervisers, Operators, Associates, Plant Manager
Flex-N-Gate Alabama at McCalla: Production Associate
LEE COUNTY
Seohan Auto USA at Auburn:
Production Operator, Supervisors, Team
Leaders, Quality Control, Maintenance Personnel
Daewon America, Inc. at Opelika:
Production Operator, Supervisors, Team
Leaders, Quality Control, Maintenance Personnel
MADISON COUNTY
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama, Inc. at Huntsville: Maintenance Team Members, Facilities Team Members
MOBILE COUNTY
Berg Spiral Pipe Corp. at Mobile: Mechanical Technicians, Electrical Technicians, Maintenance Team Leader
PIKE COUNTY
Sikorsky Aircraft Co. at Troy: Aircraft Manufacturing/Support Technicians
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
Yachiyo Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC at Steele: Production Associates
TALLAPOOSA COUNTY
KwangSung America Corp. at Dadeville: Production Workers, Assemblers, Machine Operators, Maintenance Technicians
SJA, Inc. at Dadeville: Production Workers, Plastic Injection Technician, HR Manager, Accounting Manager
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY
Talent Tree at MBUSI at Tuscaloosa: Production Work
AIDT recruits potential employees through advertisements and announcements, collects training applications through the Alabama Career Centers and other locations, assesses the applicants through application screening and assists employers with applicants interviews.
Professional positions that do not require AIDT training:
CHAMBERS COUNTYGreat Lakes Metal Stamping, Inc. at Cusseta: Tool and Die Machinists
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
WKW Erbsloeh North America, Inc. at Pell City:
Logistics Coordinator
TALLADEGA COUNTY
RSI Solar Silicon at Childersburg:
Production and Maintenance Engineers
Employment Opportunities with AIDT
No AIDT jobs are currently available.AIDT–Alabama's #1 Incentive
AIDT encourages economic development through job-specific pre-employment and on-the-job training, leadership development, industrial maintenance assessment, safety assistance and other services. AIDT is committed to meeting customer requirements and increasing customer satisfaction through continuous improvement of all our services, with emphasis on our pre-employment and on-the-job training and our quality management system.AIDT assists a variety of employers throughout the state by identifying qualified potential employees through recruitment, screening and training services. We recruit potential employees through advertisements and announcements, collect training applications through Alabama Career Centers and other locations, assess applicants through application screening and assist employers with applicant interviews. Applicants who successfully complete AIDT job-specific training are recommended for employment with the company for whom our pre-employment service is provided.