Zapata Job Fair highlights upcoming hiring events
Melva Castillo
April 12, 2023
Workforce Solutions of South Texas is hosting several hiring events in Laredo throughout April including a Zapata Job Fair on Wednesday, April 19 hiring for 17 different employers.
Next up for the hiring opportunities is Thursday, April 13 for DLP Staffing. The event will run from 10 a.m. to noon at Workforce Solutions of South Texas located 1406 Jacaman Rd. Ste. A. It is hiring for five different positions with pay ranging from $11 to $15 per hour.
The available positions with DLP Staffing are custodian at $11 per hour, forklift operator at $13 per hour, material handler at $14.50 per hour, and service center representative and traffic clerk both for $15 per hour. A background check and a mouth-swab drug test are required for employment.
Another event will be held at Workforce Solutions of South Texas on Monday, April 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Weiser Security will be hiring a pair of Level 2 security guards which are unarmed.
The Zapata Job Fair will be held April 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Zapata Community Center located at 605 N. US Hwy. 83. The employers featuring opportunities include Ashmay Hospitality (housekeepers), Bexar County Sheriff’s Office (deputies), Border Region Behavioral Health Center, Brush County Insurance Agency (insurance customer service representative), Champion Care (home health aides), Cricket Wireless, Dollar General, El Rincon de los Angeles (cashiers, cooks, cook helpers, dishwasher, waiters), Great Beginnings Child Care and learning Center (cook, teachers), Laredo Taco Company (assistant manager), Little Angels Learning Center (teachers), Magic Valley Concrete (drivers, general labor, loader operator, mechanic), McDonald’s, Metro PC in Laredo and Zapata, The Steak House Restaurant (waitress), U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and Zapata County ISD.
The final event is the Transportation & Logistics Job Fair on Wednesday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Workforce Solutions of South Texas office. It will feature the employers BH Transportation, Cargo 365, Schneider, STI Trucking, TM Transportation Services, Transcomp/Outwest Express, and Unimex Group.
Prior to the Transportation & Logistics Job Fair, Workforce Solutions of South Texas is holding an online workshop to prepare potential candidates which is free and open to the public. The topics covered will include clothing, employability skills, interview tips and resumes. There will be two sessions held from 10 a.m. to noon via Zoom, one on April 21 and one April 24. The meeting can be accessed at https://bit.ly/tlworkshops with the meeting ID of 871 4379 0600 and the passcode of 622677.
For more information on the upcoming hiring opportunities, visit southtexasworkforce.org.
