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Certified Asbestos Worker
Mar 16th
We’re looking for a few good asbestos workers for a good, local company gearing up for the season. Multiple positions are available! Here’s what youmust have:
- 1 – 2 Years experience minimum! Hands on experience only – schooling is extra, on top of this
- MUST have an OSHA-10 Card
- Must have a current physical and a Clearance for Duty form.
- Must have a DOH 2832
- A Fit Test
You get the idea: we need all your paperwork up-to-date and in order to suggest you for these positions. You must have your own transportation to get to and from jobsites
Reply to Huw Richardson
huw@cpgworks.com
716/855.8100
Commercial and Residential Roofing
Mar 16th
We need some expert roofers. As the season warms up, there will be call for several positions in the Buffalo area!
- 2-3 years min experience
- Not afraid of heights (it’s a roofing job!)
- Customer service skills
- MUST Have your own tools and your own transportation
- You need a solid work history (they will check your references) and should be looking for a career – because this could go permanent.
- You must be able to get bonded
Please call Huw or Kim
716/855-8100
Customer Service / Recruiter
Mar 16th
Anyone who follows our job posting will notice the radical increase of openings over the last few weeks. It was a long winter, but now that the sun is out things are breaking all over! It is truly exciting to experience growth, but even more so to bring on new staff members.
We are searching for another Recruiter. A recruiters job includes:
- Interviewing job seekers and maintaining those relationships
- Maintaining relationships with our client companies (daily phone calls)
- Data entry, resume writing, coaching
- Involvement in career fairs, associations and non-profit career related events
For the most part the job is during regular business hours. It’s year-round. We offer health insurance, vacation, and a family type atmosphere.
The ideal candidate will: More >
Real Returns!
Mar 15th
CPGworks is pleased to announce that Real LaPlaine has returned to the fold. He will be working with us from his home, servicing companies in Western New York and beyond! He brings to us his expert headhunting, sales and interview skills.
We’re all excited to once again be working with Real. His energy and personality will bring back a bit of zip to our work!
Welcome back!
Why waste my time with you?
Mar 12th
I had a caller today ask me why he should take the time to come in to meet with our Kim for an interview. He’s in the middle of an unexpected job-search, sometimes sending out ten or fifteen resumes a day. He needs to be home to keep surfing the ads, receive calls, etc.
In my reply I explained: when you send out your ten resumes a day, eventually you may hear back from 5 or 6 of them. Going in for your interview you’ll fill out your paperwork (5 or 6 times) and then sit through the hard part. You may hear back from a couple of them for a second round of interviews.
When you come to us and meet with our recruiter (and fill out our paperwork), you’ve finished the first part of that same process. But you have not done it for one company – you’ve done it for all of the active companies we have at the time and going forward! When Kim, Real or John send your name to a company you’ve already made it past the first interview to the second one!
I think that’s a huge time-saver, and in today’s job market, more than ever, time is money. For an hour of your time you’ve made first contact with a large number of well-respected, local companies who use CPGworks as the front door to their Human Resources process. Come meet with us and you’re good to go.
Honest Applications
Mar 10th
A lot of guys come in to the office for our initial conversation with a CAN-DO! attitude. In other words they “can do” anything. They try to sell their skills for all jobs from turning flapjacks to raising the Empire State Building to flying a B52 Bomber and anything in between. They are ernest and excited about this pitch and they want our help in getting them any job at all. I have to start asking questions to get beyond this, to finding their real skills and their real passions. Usually the same guy does not want to turn flapjacks and also fly bombers. Usually.
Some folks come in, however, and they are more direct. They have some skills. They do not have others. As they chat with me they are honest about their lacks as well as their plusses. They know that not having a car is a stumbling block. They know that certain skills are important and they are proud to have them. They know that other skills are not important and they will say so: “I can not do roofs, but I can lay floor tile. I do not have skills in asbestos work, but I am certified in lead abatement.”
That second type of applicant impresses me. She knows she has made choices in her life and that choices open some doors and close others. This applicant does not want CPGworks to get just any job: he wants his job, one that fits and furthers his own journey. I’m happy to talk to this applicant because his application will be filled with direct answers to direct questions.
How do I apply for an OSHA-10 Card?
Mar 10th
Thanks, Al, for asking a very good question – and one that is very important in today’s job market.
The OSHA-10 card can be found at any number of training centers online and off. It is a ten-hour course, usually given over two evenings. Sometimes you can find it on the weekends – 5 hours each on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Occasionally you can find the course offered for free at a local community center – but usually the cost is between $100 and $200. The card is good for life, needs no renewal or updates.
Recent regulatory changes require OSHA-10 cards of all workers on projects receiving certain Federal funds. These projects are setting the new standard for safety and insurance companies are following the pattern, in some cases offering lower rates to companies that have OSHA-10 staffing. Going forward, it’s wise for everyone to have this easy-to-get certification.
As of this writing, ECC currently has openings in a handful of free courses. These are funded by a grant so the spaces are limited. For information and registration, call 716-851-1805 OR EMAIL: seeld@ecc.edu
Some other places around Buffalo that offer the Training are:
The Safety and Health Training Center
UB’s Toxicology Research Center
Construction Exchange of WNY (there are membership requirements there as well).
On line you can find courses at a number of locations. Click here for some suggestions.
Perhaps Remodelers Should Specialize?
Mar 10th
The hot ticket this year is residential remodelers.
I’m looking for people who:
- have a inspired gift for figuring things out …..quickly and efficiently.
- have ideas that they’re itching to share
- know how to talk with Mrs. Jones about her project
- have specific talents they’re proud of
- are a jack of all trades and also a master of at least two or three
- know what the “rule of 17 1/2″ is (or care enough to go look it up right now)
Ever consider a career change? More >
Finish Carpenter
Mar 8th
For those who think they’re a finish carpenter – check out these pics! A true artisan. Stuart is looking for full-time work. If you need a finish carpenter, you need this kind of work!
