MOBILE WORKS HAS OVER 150 FULL-TIME ON-THE-JOB TRAINING

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. ### 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
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