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Job-seekers hope to manufacture a new career

Staff Source The Times | July 23, 2013 CALUMET CITY | A multitude of positions were available for job seekers who attended an open house hosted by staffing and recruitment firm Staff Source Tuesday at VFW Post 8141. Workers were being recruited for jobs at south suburban manufacturing and industrial companies in the South Holland […]

Company to bring more than 100 jobs to Hobart

HOBART | A food manufacturing plant will be opening soon and bring with it nearly 120 jobs. Staff Source, a staffing and recruitment firm based in Hammond, will be accepting resumes for the plant during an open house from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. May 23 at the Hobart Community Center, 111 E. Old Ridge […]

Auto industry improvement boosting Hammond parts supplier

A Hammond automobile parts supplier plans to add a third working shift as a result of Ford Motor Co.’s plans to do the same at its Chicago Assembly Plant. Contract Services Group President Mirko Marich said Monday the company is looking for between 35 and 40 people to fill automotive parts assembly and quality inspection […]

Unemployment rate falls to 8.7 percent in Indiana

Sharp employment growth helped Indiana’s unemployment rate fall to 8.7 percent in January, state officials saidTuesday. The jobless rate fell 0.2 percentage points from a December figure of 8.9 percent, which reflected revised data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nonfarm payroll employment, accounting for seasonal employment changes, rose in January […]

Staffing firm recruiting job candidates at Portage WorkOne office

PORTAGE | Businesses in Portage, Hobart and Valparaiso are looking for people later this month and next month to fill entry-level positions. Hammond-based staffing firm Staff Source is holding recruiting efforts at the Portage WorkOne office to field candidates for jobs as batch makers, machine operators, quality control technicians, packers, and forklift operators. The recruiting […]