Author: Lily Wu, KWCH Anchor/Reporter
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A global company, headquartered in
Moundridge, is hiring for mechanical assemblers.
The Bradbury Company currently employs 300 people, but they are
always looking to hire more staff members.
“Someone who can put things together and make things work. We
like to call it the farmer spirit. The can do attitude of you’re out in the
field, something breaks, you figure out how to make it work,” said David Cox,
CEO of The Bradbury Group.
The family-owned business started in 1959 and manufactures steel
processing equipment.
They are hiring for assemblers and starting pay is $15 an hour.
Assemblers are at the beginning process of the manufacturing
assembly line.
“Great candidate is somebody who is willing to learn, willing to
ask questions, humble. Someone who admits what they don’t know and is willing
to work with their peers to learn. Obviously, mechanical aptitude is a critical
component of what we do here,” said Cox.
On Tuesday, the Workforce Centers released the first quarter job numbers for
the region.
Manufacturing was up in the first quarter with 1,227 total
manufacturing industry jobs from 58 companies. There was a 161-percent increase
in manufacturing industry jobs compared to the fourth quarter of 2020. There
was no change in the number of companies hiring for manufacturing industry jobs
compared to the fourth quarter of 2020
For job openings at The Bradbury Group, click here.
For manufacturing jobs in the state, click here.
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