Wednesday, December 29, 1999
Job Service opens office at airport
BY PATRICK CROWLEY
The Cincinnati Enquirer
HEBRON — Finding a job at the airport has never been easier.
With the assistance of the Kenton County Airport Board, the state agency Kentucky Jobs Service has opened a full-time employment office at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, which at any given time has hundreds of jobs to fill.
“Right now, we have jobs with the airlines, with the airport and with the restaurants and shops throughout the airport,” said Maria Mahan, the Kentucky Jobs Service employment specialist who operates the office.
“The pay ranges from $6.50 to $11 an hour with benefits, full and part time on all shifts. If you want to work, we can more than likely find you a job here,” Ms. Mahan said.
Among the jobs available are for material and package handlers, security, truck drivers, maintenance, restaurant workers and retail clerks.
About 10,000 people work in and around the airport on aviation-related jobs, but filling the jobs has been a persistent problem for the employers, said Ted Bushelman, director of communications for the airport board.
The airport and other agencies have tried to make it easier for workers to learn about jobs and get to them once they are hired.
Earlier this year, the airport revamped its employment phone line, where information on jobs at more than 50 airport companies is available by calling 767-JOBS (5627). For the last few years, TANK buses have been running routes to shuttle workers to and from airport jobs. And the airport board and many of the companies there consistently run help wanted ads in newspapers and cable TV.
“But a job office located right here in the airport should make it easier for people to come out, see what jobs are here and find something that suits their schedule,” Mr. Bushelman said.
The office is at the end of a long corridor just past the Northwest Airlines ticket counter in Terminal 1. An appointment is not needed and potential applicants can learn what jobs are available from Ms. Mahan.
“We'll talk about what jobs are open and I get on the phone with the companies while the person is still here
and set up an interview,” she said.
Here are some examples of companies now hiring at the airport:
• DHL Worldwide Express is paying $9.50 an hour for workers at its cargo facility. The pay increases to $10.28 an hour after six months.
• Dobbs International, a provider of in-flight meals, is paying a starting wage of $8 an hour with a bonus for food preparers.
• Host Marriott, operator of several airport restaurants and shops, is paying $7 to $11 an hour for jobs at Cheers sports bar, Oldenberg brewpub and Cinnabon restaurant.
Applicants should bring a copy of their work history. Drug tests are required for all airport jobs.
Information on the jobs is also available at the Kentucky Jobs Service offices on Ewing Boulevard at the Florence Government Center, and in Covington at Fourth and Garrard streets.
Potential applicants can also call the airport jobs office at 767-9675.
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