GE begins recruiting for $100M battery plant
General Electric has begun recruiting hourly machine operators for its new $100 million battery plant in Schenectady and expects to have 50 on board by June. The plant, which is under construction now and is on schedule to begin production at the end of November, will hire 130 employees by the end of this year. GE, which has invested more than $150 million in advanced battery technology, ultimately plans to hire 350 workers for the Schenectady plant.
The factory will develop sodium metal halide batteries to be used in GE’s hybrid trains. The company began advertising this week for skilled trades workers to support equipment installation and debug equipment. Those employees will be paid up to $22 an hour, according to classified listings. GE also is recruiting machine operators who will be paid up to $18 an hour to assist with equipment installation and operate production equipment. The third category of hourly workers will be general operators who will set up and man work stations at a rate of up to $15 an hour.
GE apparently wants all prospective hourly employees to apply online at ge.com/careers. Over the past week, the battery plant also advertised openings for several salaried positions, including a lead design engineer, a metallurgist, and a ceramic engineer.
Read more at The Business Review Morning Call.
To apply to positions in Schenectady please see the GE Careers web site.
Unable to retrieve an application for battery manufacturing associate/operator C position.
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Stephen Ryan
I would like to apply for an administrative position at the Schenectady facility. Please inform me when jobs openings will be available.
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Ms. Ardell Howard
Dear G E angola DRH departament
I am cornelio panzo ,I just found this e-mail by news local paper from angola from yesterday that G E angola needs new empleyees and then I am trying my best to be one of candidat of oportiity
this is my cv any news please you know how to find me .
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Im trying to apply for job #1324689 general operator that was in the daily gazette on march 6 2011.I cant seem to find the right place to go & apply. Im very interested in starting a new job with a fine & well establish company.Im a hard worker & a quick learner,good with people.Please try to help me out.
thank-you
Robert w. Dahl
Hi Stephen,
To apply to the Operator C position please see http://jobs.gecareers.com/job/Schenectady-Battery-Manufacturing-Associate-Operator-C-General-Operat-Job-NY-12008/1161554/
Good luck!
Hi Ms. Ardell,
For a list of positions in Schenectady please see http://jobs.gecareers.com/search?q=&filter=true&location=%2C+Schenectady
Good luck!
Hi Cornelio,
For a list of positions in Angola at GE please see http://jobs.gecareers.com/search?q=&filter=true&location=Angola
Good luck!
Hi Robert,
A search for our positions doesn’t bring up that job, which means the position is closed. For a list of other positions at the plant please see http://jobs.gecareers.com/search?q=&filter=true&title=battery&location=%2C+Schenectady
Good luck!
I have applied to the Battery Operator position online, and have also took and passed the National Work Readiness Test in March. I have not heard anything from GE and was wondering how I can contact them to see where my resume and application are at this point. If you could help me I would appreciate it.
Thank You,
Brian
Hi Brian,
You can always track the status of your application by visiting http://www.ge.com/careers, signing in, and clicking JOB SUBMISSION STATUS.
Good luck!
Is there a date, when they are starting the hiring at GE in schenectady, i applied to the battery operation position,i took and passed the national work readiness test. And now waiting and wondering when will shuold i expect to hear back.
Hi Londell,
If this is a salaried position you can sign up at http://www.ge.com/careers for notifications for when jobs posted in Schenectady are available. If it’s an hourly position please follow up with the recruiting team where you took the test.
Good luck!
I Recently submitted my resume, and took the National Work Readiness Credential test. I was wondering if there is someone I can contact about a career at GE. Thank you.
Hi Matthew,
You can chat with recruiters on LinkedIn, depending on what business you applied to: http://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view=&gid=2680964&type=member&item=55832468&qid=d7816476-d554-4aad-b3eb-2a80c4dfc683&trk=group_most_popular-mc-rr-ttl&goback=%2Egmp_2680964
Hope that helps!
Hello,
I am very interested in starting a career at the new battery plant. I have a profile on gecareers.com and have been unable to locate a position that does not require an degree in engineering. However, a friend of a GE employee (different sector) was recently hired for the battery plant and has no engineering experience. In fact, she is currently a waitress. If someone could please let me know what search option to use it would be very useful as I have been unable to locate these positions on gecareers.com. I was also informed today that a current co-worker of a family member is in the interviewing process now and he works at a grocery store. There must be a different area/sector that I am not able to locate for some reason on the site. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Jennifer
Hi Jennifer,
To apply to positions in Schenectady please see http://jobs.gecareers.com/search?q=&filter=true&location=%2C+Schenectady.
GE takes integrity violations very seriously. If you believe candidates are being hired for positions but do not match the requirements, please send all details to gerecruiting@corporate.ge.com, including the people who were hired, the jobs they applied for, and their qualifications and we will follow up.