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The Workforce Development Board, Herkimer, Madison, and Oneida Counties, Inc. (WDB HMO), DBA Working Solutions, is part of the Public Workforce System, a network of federal, state, and local offices that support economic expansion and develop the talent of the nation’s workforce.

WKTV will be holding a Career Fair on August 14, 2024

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Meet and connect with over 50 local businesses!

WKTV will be holding a Career Fair on August 14th from 9:00AM – 2:00PM at the Adirondack Bank Center, 400 Oriskany Street West, Utica, NY 13502. 

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WKTV-2 'Back 2 Work' Job Opportunities - July 29, 2024

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To learn more about these job  opportunities:

For Job Order Numbers that start with "NY" GO HERE and type in the Job Order Number. 

For Job Order Numbers that start with "DF" - Contact your local Working Solutions Career Center

 

 

Monday July 29, 2024 

 

Job Title: Incoming Inspector                                                              City: Utica, NY

                                                                                                         

Full time for a global leader in mobile and industrial hydraulics. Duties: Responsible for inspecting material receipts and associated documentation. Requirements: High school diploma or the equivalent. Must have familiarity with the use of vernier calipers and multi-meters. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.

           

Pay: Starts at $25.00/hour. Benefits.                                                    Job Order # DF8486592

 

Monday July 29, 2024 

                                                                       

Job Title: Experienced Line Station Cook                                            City: Utica, NY

 

Part time for a farm-to-table restaurant. Duties: Food preparation of our menu items, dinner service on hot and cold stations, as well as order check in, inventory rotation, proper handling of product, and general sanitation. Requirements: 2 years of restaurant experience required. Associate degree or higher in culinary arts preferred.

Pay: $17.00/hour.                                                                                 Job Order # NY1505558           

 

Tuesday July 30, 2024 

 

Job Title: Executive Secretary                                                             City: New Hartford, NY

                                                                                                         

Full time for a medical center. Duties: Act as a receptionist by answering telephone calls and receiving visitors. Determine the nature of business and either supply information, answer questions of a routine nature, or refer customer. Requirements: Associate degree in secretarial science. Ability to type 70 words per minute. Minimum of 3 years of experience in a secretarial position, preferably at an executive level.

 

Pay: $17.00 - $20.00/hour. Benefits.                                                     Job Order # DF8496215

 

 

Tuesday July 30, 2024

 

Job Title: Pharmacy Clerk                                                                   City: Clinton, NY

Full time for a drugstore. Duties: Assist pharmacy staff in the triaging of incoming prescriptions, the delivery of filled prescriptions to the patients, and all cashier duties. Assess the workload, establish the prescription pick up time and queue the prescription for processing. Requirements: Associate degree or higher required. Hospital or retail pharmacy experience preferred.

 

Pay: $15.00 - $15.57/hour.                                                                    Job Order # DF8491654

 

Wednesday July 31, 2024

Job Title: Merchandise Assistant Manager                                          City: Herkimer, NY

                                                                                                         

Full time for a discount store company. Duties: Responsible for assisting with merchandising and freight processing tasks. Assist with the hiring, training, and development of store associates. Assist with all store functions and day-to-day store activities. Requirements: Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds. Prior retail and management experience preferred.

Pay: $18.50 - $19.25/hour. Benefits.                                                     Job Order # DF8491287

 

 

Wednesday July 31, 2024

 

Job Title: Gift Processing Specialist                                                    City: Hamilton, NY      

 

Full time for a private liberal arts college. Duties: Accurately process transactions such as online gifts and event registrations. Perform reconciliation and auditing of gifts. Perform reconciliation and auditing of gifts. Requirements: Previous experience with cash handling and reconciliation is required. Associate degree plus a minimum of 2 years of data entry, banking, or accounting experience required.

 

Pay: $21.50 - $23.50/hour. Benefits.                                                     Job Order # DF8497556

 

                                   

Thursday August 1, 2024

 

Job Title: Customer Service Representative                                        City: Yorkville, NY

 

Full time for a business that provides energy products. Duties: Consistently render the best customer satisfaction. Initiate required response to customer service requests for order changes. Productively multitask and efficiently navigate industry specific software. Requirements: High school diploma or the equivalent. 2 years of progressive customer service or direct marketing experience preferred.

Pay: $18.00 - $22.00/hour.                                                                    Job Order # DF8509285

 

Thursday August 1, 2024

Job Title: Painter                                                                                 City: Utica, NY

 

Full time for a non-profit health system. Duties: Provide all aspects of painting, refurbishing, and maintaining the interior and exterior decor. Requirements: High school diploma or the equivalent. Must be a skilled tradesman with a minimum of 5 years’ experience. General electrical and mechanical experience.

Pay: $19.00 - $24.00/hour. Benefits.                                                     Job Order # DF8502290

Friday August 2, 2024

 

Job Title: Retail Sales Associate                                                          City: Herkimer, NY

                                                                                                         

Full time for a global communications technology company. Duties: Generate retail sales by using your passion for cutting-edge technology, and exceptional customer service. Position product insights and solution recommendations to provide customers with a complete top-down sales solution. Requirements: High school diploma or the equivalent. Must have at least 1 year of work experience.

 

Pay: $49,000 - $59,000/year. Benefits.                                                  Job Order # DF8497705

Friday August 2, 2024

 

Job Title: Residence Manager                                                              City: Oneida, NY

Full time for a family service center. Duties: Supervises staff and residents and oversees the operation of assigned sites. Participates in the development and assures compliance of Individual Service Plans. Requirements: High school diploma or the equivalent. 3 years of working with individuals with developmental disabilities. Valid NYS driver’s license. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Pay: $22.00/hour. Benefits.                                                                  Job Order # DF8485882

 

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Are You a Business in the Renewable Energy Sector?

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Do you need a pipeline of trained and talented workers?

The Workforce Development Board’s Building Pathways to Infrastructure Careers FREE training grant program can help supply the highly skilled workers you need, using good jobs principles to develop a workforce of the future.

 

GO HERE TO LEARN MORE

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New Oneida County Civil Service examinations have been issued within the Business Operations series.

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See details at links:

Administrative Analyst #89-355010 (OC)
Administrative Officer #88-592010 (OC)
Contract Administrator I #88-596010 (OC)
Grant Writing Specialist #87-984010 (OC)
Program Analyst #86-752010 (OC)
Program Coordinator #88-982010 (OC)

Application Deadline: September 6, 2024

Examination Date: October 26, 2024

https://oneida-portal.mycivilservice.com/post/exams

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Check out this week's WKTV-2 'Back 2 Work' Job Opportunities - July 22, 2024

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To learn more about these job opportunities:
For Job Order Numbers that start with "NY" GO HERE and type in the Job Order Number.

For Job Order Numbers that start with "DF" - Contact your local Working Solutions Career Center.

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Monday July 22, 2024 

 

Job Title: Order Filler                                                                          City: Utica, NY

                                                                                                         

Full time for a non-profit organization that creates employment for people with disabilities. Duties: Pick customer orders in a timely manner using batch and pick tickets. Verify all items pulled for orders and place in appropriate shipping boxes. Requirements: Must have 2 years of experience as an order filler in a warehouse setting. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.

           

Pay: $15.00 - $19.69/hour. Benefits.                                                     Job Order # DF8443126

 

Monday July 22, 2024 

                                                                       

Job Title: IT Systems Administrator                                                     City: Utica, NY

 

Full time for a food product supplier. Duties: Provide daily support of both end users and new/existing server systems. Installation and maintenance of software. Onsite and remote access support, TCP/IP troubleshooting. Requirements: Must be a certified technician with 3 years’ experience in technical support. Prior Retalix applications preferred.

Pay: $62,000 - $70,000/year.                                                                 Job Order # NY1505165           

 

Tuesday July 23, 2024 

 

Job Title: Contact Representative                                                        City: Rome, NY

                                                                                                         

Full time for a government department. Duties: Respond to customer inquiries with complete and accurate information by returning telephone calls. Explain clearly, accurately, and concisely to customers the outcome of research, decisions, options, etc. Requirements: 1 year of general experience, defined as progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work. 2 years of education above high school level.

 

Pay: $36,209 - $45,982/year. Benefits.                                                  Job Order # DF8426278

 

 

Tuesday July 23, 2024

 

Job Title: Switchboard Inbound Calls                                                  City: Clinton, NY

Full time for a global leader in Business Process Automation. Duties: Answer incoming calls. Maintain all logs and reporting documentation. Enter information daily into spreadsheets. Identify charges and match. Requirements: High school diploma or the equivalent. Minimum of 6 months customer service-related experience.

 

Pay: Starts at $16.00/hour. Benefits.                                                    Job Order # DF8460710

 

Wednesday July 24, 2024

Job Title: Merchandiser                                                                       City: Frankfort, NY

                                                                                                         

Full time for a food and beverage company. Duties: Merchandise store shelving, coolers and displays with products in assigned accounts. Rotate products in the backroom and on the shelf. Transport products to and from backroom to shelf location. Requirements: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must have valid driver’s license with proof of insurance. Must have personal transportation.

Pay: $19.85/hour. Benefits.                                                                  Job Order # DF8444003

 

 

Wednesday July 24, 2024

 

Job Title: Cook                                                                                    City: Chittenango, NY 

 

Full time for a nursing home. Duties: Preparation, cooking, and service of a variety of foods. Baking a variety of rolls, cookies, cakes, and pies. Working on tray line during meal service. General cleaning up of kitchen. Requirements: High school diploma or the equivalent. Minimum one year of experience in large-scale cooking. Must have reliable transportation.

 

Pay: $17.51 - $18.77/hour.                                                                    Job Order # NY1505042

 

                                   

Thursday July 25, 2024

 

Job Title: Office Manager                                                                     City: Utica, NY

 

Full time for a non-profit health system. Duties: Responsible for the daily oversight of assigned medical office site and personnel to include operational management and patient, provider, and staff relations. Requirements: High school diploma or the equivalent. Minimum two years of management/leadership experience in medical office or healthcare related setting. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Pay: $58,000 - $87,000/year. Benefits.                                                  Job Order # DF8459812

 

Thursday July 25, 2024

Job Title: Product Specialist                                                                City: New Hartford, NY

 

Full time for a premier materials manufacturer. Duties: Responsible for researching and analyzing customer and market data; facilitating customer and prospective customer business. Requirements: High school diploma or the equivalent. Must have 2 years of experience in a related field. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Security Guard License. Valid NYS driver’s license.

Pay: $58,500 - $72,000/year.                                                                 Job Order # DF8474874

 

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Helping CNY Get Back To Work

The Workforce Development Board, Herkimer, Madison, and Oneida Counties, Inc. (WDB HMO), DBA Working Solutions, is part of the Public Workforce System, a network of federal, state, and local offices that support economic expansion and develop the talent of the nation’s workforce.

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