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Northeast Alabama Community College to
Serve as Application Assistance Center for Volkswagen Production
Team Members
Northeast Alabama Community College has been selected as an
Application Assistance Center for those interested in being
hired as production team members at the Volkswagen Plant near
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Volkswagen recently announced that the company will begin
accepting applications for Production Team Members beginning
Monday, October 26, 2009, and continuing through Saturday,
November 8, 2009. Applications will only be accepted online, but
locations have been established in Tennessee, Alabama, and
Georgia to provide assistance in the application process. NACC
is one of these site locations. Production Team Members, among
other assignments, are responsible for the assembly of vehicles.
A description of the position can be found online at
http://www.vwjobschattanooga.com/teammember.html.
Although NACC and Volkswagen officials stress that no
applications will be accepted until October 26, 2009, those who
plan to apply can prepare by compiling all the information
normally required for a job application, including work history,
education, and references. Officials stress also that the role
of the college in the process is to help people apply for the
jobs and that Volkswagen does the actual job selection.
“I am very pleased that we are able to partner with Volkswagen
and our Tri-State Workforce Alliance to be a part of this
process,” stated NACC President Dr. David Campbell. “As a
college we want to be a force in economic development and job
training for our area, and this gives us an opportunity to help
in this process.” Campbell commended NACC Workforce Development
Director Dr. Mike Kennamer, for keeping the college involved in
Volkswagen activities through the Tri-State Alliance, as well as
NACC Workforce Development staff members Todd Greeson and Nancy
Griggs, who also will be providing the application assistance.
Volkswagen is expected to employ up to 2,000 Production Team
Members at the Chattanooga facility, which will begin to produce
cars in early 2011. The Volkswagen Plant is located in
Tennessee, twelve miles northeast of Chattanooga in the
Enterprise South Industrial Park along Interstate 75. Initial
production capacity for the one billion dollar plant is
anticipated to be 150,000 vehicles with production focused on a
midsize sedan designed specifically for the North American
market.
“Interstate access and good roads make the Chattanooga area an
easy commute for citizens of Jackson and DeKalb County,” stated
Dr. Mike Kennamer. “We hope that our serving as an application
center will help those in our area to access these jobs.”
Northeast Workforce Development personnel will receive training
through Volkswagen for their role in the application assistance
program. Designated personnel will attend a workshop in
Tennessee for this training. “When we constructed our Workforce
Development Building, we wanted it to not only provide workforce
training, but also have it serve as a facility for the community
to use to promote economic development and job opportunities,”
Campbell stated. “The Workforce Development Building has the
technology to provide this and we are pleased to serve the
community in this capacity.”
Campbell added that economic development agencies, elected
officials, and civic leaders also are working hard to bring
Volkswagen tier suppliers to DeKalb and Jackson counties,
although the selection of tier sites is in the early stages.
“The Volkswagen Plant being located near our area provides us
with some great possibilities for economic growth,” he stated.
Northeast Alabama Community College will provide application
assistance in Room 251 of the Workforce Development Building
during the following hours:
Monday October 26–Thursday October 29: 12:30 pm–7:00 pm
Friday October 30: 12:30 pm–4:00 pm
Saturday October 31: 10:30 am–3:00 pm.
It is expected that the application process will take 10–20
minutes. The location of the Workforce Development Building is
shown on the Campus Map.
More information will be posted on the
college’s web site as it becomes available. Specific questions
may be addressed to NACC Workforce Development staff members
Nancy Griggs at
griggsn@nacc.edu or phone ext. 217, or Todd Greeson at
greesont@nacc.edu or
phone ext. 375.
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