Irish food
manufacturer is hiring
PROVIDENCE,
RI – The
Business Workforce Center of the RI Department of Labor and Training (DLT) will
host a two-day recruitment on Monday, Feb. 2, and Tuesday, Feb. 3, from 11 AM
to 3 PM at the Providence netWORKri Career Center at One Reservoir Avenue,
Providence.
Greencore
Group is a leading manufacturer of “food to go” packaged food options in the UK
and the US. Its US subsidiary, Greencore USA, Inc., will open a brand-new
production facility at Quonset Business Park in March. Commerce RI played the
lead role in recruiting Greencore to Rhode Island. Greencore USA is looking to
hire about 100 food production technician positions at the two fairs.
When
fully staffed, its RI location should have close to 400 employees, from
entry-level production to highly-skilled technical positions. All positions are
full-time and offer a full benefit package.
The
job fairs are free and open to the public.
Attendees
should be prepared for an on-site interview, dress appropriately, and provide
copies of his/her résumé. Valuable tips on how to be more successful at a job
fair may be found at www.dlt.ri.gov/bwc/JFSuccess.htm.
Governor
Gina M. Raimondo said, “I welcome Greencore USA to Rhode Island and the Quonset
Business Park. A smart and innovative market leader in the convenience foods
industry, Greencore is just the kind of business that Rhode Island needs to
attract – a company that will create good, middle-class jobs for Rhode Island
families. My Administration is committed to seeing that Greencore makes it in
Rhode Island. Next week’s recruitment is an important step toward our goal.”
Greencore
USA CEO, Liam McClennon, said, “We are absolutely delighted to be opening this
new facility in Quonset. We had a number of options on where to locate this new
site and it quickly became apparent that Quonset would be the ideal location
for us. The State of Rhode Island has been very helpful and responsive to our
specific needs and the Quonset Development Corporation has been incredibly
supportive throughout the process, something which we are extremely grateful
for.”
“We
are thrilled to have Greencore joining the 195 companies and more than 10,000
people now working at Quonset Business Park,” said Steven J. King, Managing
Director of the QDC. “We are committed to doing everything we can to help our
tenant companies succeed, and alongside http://quonsetjobs.com/”target=’_blank’>QuonsetJobs.com these job fairs are an important piece of
that effort.”
Greencore
USA anticipates that its state-of-the-art flagship facility will not only
enable the company to better serve existing markets in New England, but also to
develop new opportunities in New York.
The central location of the Quonset
Business Park, which affords easy access to major East Coast cities, a
fast-tracked site-readiness program assisted by the RI Department of
Environmental Management and the Coastal Resources Management Council, and an
incentivized lease package were three deciding factors in the company’s
decision to relocate to Rhode Island.
At
the recruitment on Feb. 2-3, Greencore also will be recruiting for positions
including production line lead, production line operative, production material
handler, production prep operative, and production supervisor. Executive and
management positions have been filled through Greencore’s ongoing partnership
with DLT.
About
Greencore USA, Inc: Greencore USA, Inc. is a subsidiary of Greencore Group,
plc, established in 1991 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Greencore Group,
plc, is a publically traded company listed on the London Stock Exchange and has
operations in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the US and employs over 10,000
people worldwide. Greencore supplies both the convenience and small store
channels and the grocery channels with food-to-go, chilled prepared meals,
chilled soups and sauces, ambient sauces and pickles, cakes and desserts, and
Yorkshire puddings.