and have committed to hiring several hundred U.S. military veterans and their spouses into their workforce over the next several years as part of the Hiring Our Heroes program.
βΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ is experiencing strong growth in 2015 and we are actively hiring truck drivers and diesel engine technicians across North America,β stated Jen Sockel, ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ senior vice president of human resources.
βWe are also looking to fill key leadership and support roles in logistics operations,β she said. βWeβve had continuous success hiring veterans and their spouses onto our team and we value their experience, training and dedication to excellence in supporting our customers.β
and ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ Logistics are on the Victory Media 2015 Top 100 Military-Friendly Employer list, the publisher of G.I. Jobs and Military Spouse magazines. In 2014, 13 percent of new hires were veterans. The company has been honored by the Department of Defenseβs Employer of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) with the Seven Seals, Above and Beyond and Patriot awards.
βWe are thrilled ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ has increased their commitment to hire more veterans,β said Eric Eversole, vice president at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and president of . βThe trucking industry provides great opportunities for our nationβs veterans, and we look forward to connecting ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ with talented veterans and transitioning service members.β
As part of ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½βs commitment to the Hiring Our Heroes program, ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ has committed to a sponsorship of the . This program was established to address the industry's need for skills developed from all military backgrounds to fill over 300,000 open positions.
ΜύHiring Our Heroes is a nationwide initiative to help veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses find meaningful employment.
Working with the U.S. Chamber of Commerceβs vast network of state and local chambers and other strategic participants from the public, private and nonprofit sectors, Hiring Our Heroes has helped hundreds of thousands of veterans and military spouses find meaningful employment through more than 870 job fairs in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and Germany; a suite of free online career-based resources; and the Hiring 500,000 Heroes campaign.
ΜύBy "Move Ahead" Staff
ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ is participating in the job fair from 9 a.m. β 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, at the Southfield Pavilion, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfield, Michigan. The event is open to veteran job seekers, active duty military members, Guard and Reserve members, and military spouses.
Recruiters are seeking to hire for U.S. jobs such as technicians/mechanics, vehicle maintenance supervisors/managers, drivers, sales and customer service. .
ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ has teamed up with Veteran Recruiting Services and other leading employers to support the White House Joining Forces Initiative to hire at least 50,000 veterans and military spouses by 2018. In 2013, 14 percent of ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ new hires were veterans.
For more information about ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½βs open positions for veterans, visit ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½βs post-military careers page. ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ offers competitive wages and a wide range of . ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
By Kandace Wertz
ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ is participating in the Hiring Our Heroes career fair from 10 a.m. β 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, Mich. The event is open to veterans, active duty military members, guard and reserve members, and military spouses.
ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ representatives will meet with attendees to discuss employment opportunities at the companyβs more than 750 locations nationwide. Open positions include technicians/mechanics, vehicle maintenance supervisors/managers, drivers, sales and customer service.
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Visit the ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ careers page for more information on job opportunities. ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ offers competitive wages and a wide range of . ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
By Kandace Wertz