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MOBILE WORKS HAS OVER 150 FULL-TIME ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
Monday, Apr 24th, 2006

MOBILE WORKS HAS OVER 150 FULL-TIME ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
JOBS AVAILABLE AT HIGHER THAN AVERAGE WAGES

Most positions pay from $8.00 to $13.00 per hour

MOBILE, Alabama - April 24, 2006 - Mobile Works Inc. announced today that it has over 150 job openings available at over 40 local companies in its On-the-Job Training Program, in which Mobile Works contracts with Mobile-area businesses to help pay for training new hires. Mobile Works will pay up to 50% of the cost for training new hires, from 11 weeks up to 26 weeks.

Mobile Works only accepts jobs that start at $7.50 an hour, but the majority of the open positions range from $8.00 per hour to $13.00 per hour, at an average salary of $10.28 per hour, with some positions starting as high as $19.00 per hour.

Type of Position
No. of Positions Available
Starting Pay Rate / Hr
Technical Writer
1
$19.00-25.00
Programmer
1
$18.00
Millwright
2
$17.85
Tank Cleaner Supervisor
1
$16.00
Utility Operator
Reoccurring
$15.99
R&D; Programmer/Analyst I
1
$15.38
Entry Level Programmer
1
$13.46
Implementation Programmer Analyst
1
$13.46
Construction Crew Management Trainee
1
$13.00
Flooring Helper
20
$13.00
Flooring Trowel Mechanic Trainee
20
$13.00
Material Handling & Staging Helper
20
$13.00
Edi Programmer/Era Maintenance & Development
1
$12.98
Sales Representative
1
$12.50-13.87
Ship Fitter
1
$12.00-14.00
Tanker Man
2
$12.00
Welder
2
$12.00
Assistant Director Of Admissions
1
$11.96
Pc Technician
1
$11.38-12.09
Warehouse Clerk
1
$11.00-12.00
Secretary II
1
$10.48
Machinists
1
$10.00-15.00
Fabrication/Installer Helper
1
$10.00-12.00
Systems Administrator
1
$10.00-12.00
Computer Operator
1
$10.00-10.75
Foreman-Groundskeeper
1
$10.00
Fabrication Precision Sheet Metal
1
$10.00
Painter Helper
2
$10.00
Collision Technician
2
$10.00
Paint/Blaster
Reoccurring
$9.58
Welder/Fitter
Reoccurring
$9.58
Crusher
Reoccurring
$9.58
Reservation Agents
Reoccurring
$9.25
Sheet Metal Apprentice
Reoccurring
$9.25
Assistant To Materials Manager
1
$9.18-11.00
Type Of Position
No. of Positions Available
Starting Pay Rate
Receiving Associate
2
$9.18-11.00
Warehouse Associate
2
$9.18-11.00
Utility Operator
1
$9.02
Journey Level Electrician
10
$9.00-12.00
Southeast Electrician Mechanic
10
$9.00-12.00
Electrician Helper/Apprentice
8
$9.00-12.00
Personal Assistant
Reoccurring
$9.00
Porter
1
$9.00
Life Raft Service Technician
1
$9.00
Cylinder Maintenance Operator
1
$9.00
Electrician Helper/Apprentice
Reoccurring
$8.90
Tool Room Coordinator
1
$8.50-10.50
Security Guard
1
$8.50-10.50
Resident Advisor
Reoccurring
$8.50
Tank Cleaner
10
$8.50
Seamstress
2
$8.50
Billing Specialist
1
$8.50
Shipping & Receiving Warehouse Worker
1
$8.00-10.00
Granite Trainee
3
$8.00
Service Technician
1
$8.00
Construction Crew
9
$7.50-12.00
Fence Erector
1
$7.50
Chemical Operator
1
Not given
Technician Apprentice
4
Not given
Total Positions
162
Average $10.38 / Hr

Applicants must be able to pass a background and drug test, take up to 10 hours of soft skills training and be willing to work shift work, if necessary. Jobseekers interested in applying for these job training programs should go in person to see Mobile Works at the Alabama Career Center, bringing their valid driver's license and Social Security card.

The Alabama Career Center is open from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, and is located at 515 Springhill Plaza Court, Mobile, Alabama 36608, just off of I-65 and Springhill Avenue.

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Contact: Leida Javier-Ferrell, Ph.D.
Vice President, Adult and Youth Services
251-461-4489 - phone
[email protected] - email
www.mobile-works.org - website

OR

Gia Dinges
Director of Marketing
251-432-0909 - phone
[email protected] - email
www.mobile-works.org - website