West Columbia manufacturer looking to fill 500 positions

A West Columbia manufacturing plant is looking to hire 500 workers, and recruiting begins this week.

Flex is seeking workers to fill jobs in a variety of positions, from maintenance to quality engineers and automation. The jobs will be for a contract period, but full-time employment is possible based on job performance, according to a news release.

Flex, an international design, engineering and manufacturing company, is seeking to fill the following positions:

▪ Assemblers

▪ Injection molding supervisors

▪ Maintenance technicians

▪ Quality control inspectors

▪ Shipping/receiving clerks

▪ Process technicians

▪ Setup technicians

▪ Automation technicians

▪ Quality engineers

▪ Automation engineers

▪ Automation managers

▪ Quality supervisors

Aerotek, a recruiting service, will be hosting a job fair from 12 to 6 p.m. on Friday, April 5, at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Columbia-Airport, 110 McSwain Drive, West Columbia.

For more information about the job fair, interested applicants can reach Kristi Jenkins, at 803-936-5912.

This story was originally published April 1, 2019 at 11:16 AM.