Chris Holman welcomes back Carrie Rosingana, CEO, CAMW! Capital Area Michigan Works!, Lansing, MI, but serving Ingham, Eaton and Clinton Counties. 

Watch Carrie and Chris discuss the November 1st event when CAMW! hosted Ultium Cells for a job fair, seeking employees for their launch phase.

THEME: Inspired by their recent hiring event, the Launch Team Job Fair, Carrie Rosingana discusses Ultium Cells and employment opportunities coming in the new year.

Question: Ultium Cells recently broke ground on its third battery cell manufacturing facility in Lansing MI,
tell me about the company and what they do?
 ● Ultium Cells is a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution focused on the future of the transportation industry.

● Ultium Cells create battery cells, an important step away from fossil fuels, and supply them to General Motors with plans to expand
to other automotive companies and industries. That includes rail, aerospace, heavy trucking and marine customers.

○ When finished, the facility will employ 1,700 people in new high-tech jobs by the end of the year in 2025.

Question: On Nov. 1, Ultium Cells and CAMW! hosted a hiring event, tell me about the types of jobs that were featured and the overall turnout?

● In partnership with Ultium Cells, CAMW! hosted the hiring event at the Lansing American Job Center.
The event focused on recruiting for supervisors, maintenance technicians and Engineers.

● Much like CAMW!’s Employer of the Day events, Ultium Cells conducted on-site interviews.

○ In total, 140 people attended the event. 77 of which interviewed.

Question: What can the Lansing community expect from Ultium Cells and CAMW! in the new year?

● Ultium Cells will continue to recruit for open positions at the new Lansing facility, so we recommend keeping an eye out for job postings.

● You can also expect to see Ultium Cells as event sponsors for numerous events throughout Lansing and East Lansing in the new year.

● Stayed tuned on CAMW!’s social channels for opportunities.

○ Carrie, please provide any other information or known events in 2024.

Here are more details from that day:

Ultium Cells Launch Team, Employer of The Day, Wednesday, November 1, 2023 - 3:30pm
that was held at Lansing American Job Center 2110 S. Cedar Street, Lansing, MI 48910. 

A representative from Ultium Cells Launch Team was at Capital Area Michigan Works! American Job Center in Lansing. Folks were able to stop by to learn more about career opportunities with Ultium Cells Launch Team.

See also job codes on www.mitalent.org  

Controls Engineer - PMTC # 164209313

Electrical Maintenance Technician - PMTC # 164211784

Environmental Engineer - PMTC # 164213968

Equipment Technology Engineer - PMTC # 164216769

Facilities Supervisor - PMTC # 164349526

Industrial HVAC Specialist - PMTC # 164367762

Maintenance Supervisor I - PMTC # 164371566

Mechanical Maintenance Technician - PMTC # 164372365

Process Industrial Maintenance Technician - PMTC # 167725504

Production Engineer - PMTC # 164373330

Production Supervisor - PMTC # 164375056

Quality Engineer - Customer Service - PMTC # 164377588

Quality/Reliability Engineer - PMTC # 164378626

Ultium Cells announced the Delta Township facility in January 2022, with groundbreaking in September of the same year, Ultium Cells Lansing is the third battery cell manufacturing facility of the company. When finished, the facility will be 2.8 million-square-feet (roughly the size of 30 football fields), have a cell operational capacity of 41 GWh, and a total investment amounting to $2.6 billion. The facility is scheduled to begin production in Quarter 4 of 2024 and by EOY 2025 will employ more than 1,700 people in new high-tech jobs.

Once operational, the plant will supply battery cells to various GM facilities throughout North America and will use the most advanced and efficient battery cell manufacturing processes. Additionally, the plant will be extremely flexible and able to adapt to ongoing advances in technology and materials.

MBN was On the Road November 1st to capture stories from the event. Watch Carrie and Jeffrey discuss CAMW! hosting an Ultium Cells job fair seeking employees for their launch phase in Delta Township, in the YouTube video shared below: 

Watch Grace and Jeffrey discuss Ultium Cells job fair seeking employees for their launch phase in Delta Township, hosted by CAMW! in the YouTube video shared below: 

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