WPAFB to celebrate “Hire a Vet Month” with job fair

  • Published
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio --  The WPAFB Airman and Family Readiness Center will pay tribute to National "Hire a Vet Month" with a Veteran's Job Fair Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wright State University Nutter Center.

The event is open to military veterans, active-duty military, reservist, guard and their families, Department of Defense civilian employees and the general public.

More than 80 potential employers will be attending and include: FedEx, MacAulay-Brown, Sumaria Systems, Lockheed Martin, Barco, NCR, Wright State University, Verizon Wireless, Miami University, Reynolds & Reynolds, GE Aviation-Vandalia, Time Warner, Cardinal Health, Primerica, CINTAS, Trotwood Police Department, AutoZone, Federal Air Marshals, Peerless Technologies, DP&L, City of Dayton and more.

Employers will be looking for technical experience in the following areas: acquisition logistics, acquisition management, contract management, intelligence analyst, information technology, test and evaluation, program/project management, defense intelligence, network engineer, electrical engineering, Oracle DBA, security management, procurement, logistics, software developer, fi nance and contract management, foreign military sales, strategic planning, quality assurance, database administration, confi guration and data management, program analyst, accountants, operations research, human resource administrators, IT and communications information systems, cost analysts, mechanical engineering, technical training, tech support, help desk, web developers, program directors, business administrators.

Attending employers will also be looking for non-technical positions, such as: production supervisor, department/retail managers, C-MGR trainee, shift leaders, maintenance technicians, law enforcement, patrol officers, finance technicians, tellers, loan officers, warehouse workers, commercial sales, route sales drivers, nursing, residential specialist, psychiatrists, therapists, social work, case managers, STNA, LPN, RN, health care, home health care, assisted living, custodial workers, customer services, merchandising, cashier, receivers/stockers, loaders, retail sales, staff support, cooks, food service workers, child care/development, A&P mechanics, welders, machine operators, bus operators, transportation supervisors, package handlers, installation technicians, bilingual tech support and tele-health customer service representatives, painters, pharmacy, class A CDL drivers, machinist, CNC programmer, shipping clerk/ manager, mechanical/ electronic assembly, prepress OPR, Estimators, manual mill/lathe, tool making, screw machine, electricians, electronics, mechanics, HVAC, plumbing, operations managers/supervisors, loss prevention, phlebotomists, carpenters, store managers, medical billing, and production Jobs.

Military uniform or business attire is required for entry. Please, no children admitted.