Working Iowa: Nordex to hire 100 in West Branch, job fair on Tuesday

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) — A wind turbine manufacturer is looking to add more than 100 workers in West Branch. Nordex will be hosting a job fair on Tuesday.

“We are a global leader in wind energy solutions. We specialize in design, manufacturing, and servicing of wind turbines and are one of the top three wind turbine manufacturers in the world. We’ve actually been operating in North America for over 25 years and have about 600 employees throughout the U.S. and Canada. And this year in our West Branch, Iowa facility we’re looking to hire over 100 roles to support the restart of our wind turbine manufacturing at our facility here,” said Jackie Shay, Vice President of People and Culture at Nordex.

The April 15th job fair is taking place in two sessions with a morning session from 9 a.m. — 12 p.m. and an afternoon session from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. It’s happening at the West Branch manufacturing facility located at 155 Fawcett Drive.

“We are holding a job fair on April 15th, looking to hire local talent for several different roles including mechanical and electrical production and technicians, and material handling operators,” said Shay.

Those who attend can expect to get a look at the technical training simulation space as well as interact with Nordex team members.

“We’ll also be offering on-the-spot interviews to qualified candidates at the event,” Shay said.

You can register online to take part. Those attending the morning session can register here. The afternoon session attendees can register here.

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