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Electrical Maintenance Technician

1st Employment in Fayetteville is now accepting applications for an EXPERIENCED Electrical Maintenance Technician for a customer in Prairie Grove.

Industrial Electrical experience is required.

Pay: DOE

1st Employment is an EOE.

Multi-Unit Restaurant GM

This position is a Multi-Unit GM for a Nationwide Restaurant Chain. The position would be over 3 restaurants in Northwest Arkansas and one in Quincy, IL. The ideal candidate will have the following experience.

•At least 5+ year of experience as a Restaurant General Manager (preferably as Multi-Unit GM)
•Willing to relocate to NWA
•There will be an 8-10 week training period
•Work schedule is 5 10HR days with 2 days off
•2 weeks paid vacation after 1yr
•Dental available @ 50% after 90days
•After 30days incentive bonuses go into effect
•Profit Sharing
•Company vehicle provided
•$50-65K Starting Salary DOE


1st Employment is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Construction Clean Up

Construction clean up project in Siloam Springs. Hours are Monday - Friday, 7am-3:30pm. Some weekend work. Must have previous construction experience.
Pay DOE

Apply in person at 916 Hwy 412 West, Siloam Springs.

1st Employment is an EOE.

Electrical Maintenance Technician

Electrical Maintenance Technician
Responsibilities include:
•Monitoring of plant operations, diagnose malfunctions and take appropriate action
•All electrical electronic and instrumentation troubleshooting and repair; instrumentation equipment
•Call in responsibilities
•Participating in a team environment using TQM
•Knowledge of PLC operation and troubles shooting

Needs to posses:
•2 year associates degree in electronics or related technical field with 2 years recent work experience
•Electrical experience and knowledge of, including but not limited to: electrical prints, electronic schematics, AC and DC motors; use and interpretation of test equipment, solid state components PLCs (programmable logic controllers)
•Experience and proficiency in performing electrical wiring, component and assembly installation
•Will be self-motivated, with a high standard of work ethic and a positive attitude
•Basic knowledge of mechanical theory

Frozen Food Manufacturer

IMMEDIATE open positions for all shifts are now available at a frozen food manufacturing company located in Fayetteville.
Manufacturing experience preferred.

Please apply at 1st Employment on:
3996 Frontage Road
Fayetteville, AR
479-444-7671
www.1stemployment.net

1st Employment is an EOE

Software QA Analyst

This is a permanent position.

Description:

As a Software QA Analyst, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining and executing manual and automated functional test cases for our company. You will work with other QA Analysts, Business and Systems Analysts and Developers to thoroughly test new and updated functionality of our proprietary web and client applications.
The successful candidate will have a 2+ years in the QA field with a strong emphasis on web-based applications in a fast paced environment where short, frequent iterations overlap long-term projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Develop and maintain test cases in a test case management system using business requirements, use cases and change requests as input
•Assist in selection and development of automated testing framework and tool
•Develop and maintain automated test cases
•Execute manual and automated functional tests
•Analyze test results and report errors/issues to development team
•Record defects in an issue tracking system
•Identify, investigate, report and track defects to closure
•Ensure defined software quality assurance procedures are being followed
•Assist in troubleshooting reported problems
•Document system function as needed
•Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:
•Minimum 2 years Software QA/Testing experience
•Proven ability to build test plans and test cases from requirements, use cases and change requests
•Experience writing SQL queries to find and analyze data in multi-table MS SQL Server databases
•Experience testing web-based applications
•Experience testing, developing or supporting manufacturing, retail or logistics systems
•Experience with a test case management system is a definite asset
•Experience developing automated tests
•Able to build and maintain a clean, stable test environment
•Has sharp eye for quality; meticulous about detail and completeness
•Strong verbal and written communication skills (English), with an ability to clearly express technical concepts
•Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
•Able to self-manage and prioritize work effectively under pressure

1st Employment is an EOE

CNC Machinist/Programmer

Tool & Dye Machinist (make part from scratch using manual lathe, mill and grinder)

CNC Programmers (ESPRIT CNC Programming)

CNC Operators
Wire & Ram EDM experience
CNC Lathe Fanuc programming
Swiss type CNC Automatic Lathe experience

1st Employment is an EOE

Administrative Assistant

Position is located in Summers, AR

Administrative Assistant
Full time Mon-Fri. Starting wage $9+ DOE.
•Excellent Communication Skills
•Multi-Phone Line Experience
•Data Entry
•Excel Spreadsheet Knowledge
•HR Exposure
•Microsoft Office
•QuickBooks Experience is a Plus

1st Employment is an EOE

Mobile Applications Developer

This is a direct Hire Permanent Placement located in Springdale, AR
Experience in the following skills is a must:
•Web Development
•Java
•Objective C
•IPhone/Android App Development
•Salary is negotiable DOE

1st Employment in an EOE

Office Specialist

Candidate will share responsibility for the reception area; answering a multi-line phone, contacting clients to remind them of or to cancel appointments, verification of Medicaid through Value Options, transfering calls to the appropriate person and/or taking messages. Also responsible for organization, mail distribution, auditing charts, and filing. Candidate will be in charge of keeping up with data in several spreadsheets in Excel, as well as data entry of billing into a state database. Although candidate will not be working with formulas in Excel, they will be using other functions and must have a good, basic understanding of the software.

Hours: 11am-8pm Monday-Friday

Candidate with previous experience with Medicaid would be a plus!

If interested, please forward your resume today for consideration.

1st Employment is an EOE

Business Manager Assistant/Entry Level Analyst

Company in Bentonville, AR is seeking a Business Manager Assistant. This position will be similar to an entry level Analyst. Candidate will report to 1-4 different managers. Must have the ability to adapt to different management styles.

Qualified candidate must be Expert with MS Excel and comfortable working with numbers. Will be running reports and working with the business managers to analyze data. Requires some knowledge of MS PowerPoint; capable of setting up slides for presentations and explaining to business managers what was done to the slide if there are questions. MS Access knowledge would be a plus.

WalMart experience would be a plus for this position. Client is seeking someone who is sharp on the computer, professional, with a great attitude and very good attendance records with previous employers.

Marketing, Finance or Business management knowledge would be a plus. Work experience or similar degree or certification.

To apply, please visit www.1stemployment.net and upload your resume, be sure to reference the position title in your correspondence

National Background check and 5 panel drug screen required.

1st Employment is an EOE.

Tool & Die Technician

3-6 Month Contract

SUMMARY
Be able to use appropriate equipment such as surface grinder, CNC mills, and lathes to create and make tooling to match part drawings. Haas experience is preferred. With the proper equipment, have the ability to create angles, radius, on all tooling to create a high quality, tight tolerance parts. These duties are to be performed within quality and production standards.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
•Must be able to understand and perform to quality standards, methods, usage of inspection devices and reporting as required.
•Must be able to inspect and troubleshoot stamping dies and correct or modify as needed to produce acceptable parts.
•Set-up and operate all tool room machines for specific form tool, tap, drills, or holder for grinding.
•Must be able to work with a minimum of supervision.
•Read blueprints and use necessary measuring devices to make, or modify existing tooling, tools for new or old job prints.
•Make sure tools are sharpened and tool holders in good working condition before being placed back on shelf or in tool drawers. Repair or requisition replacement parts, tooling or hardware as needed to maintain adequate stock.
•Make up set up carts, for any machine upon request providing print is given out in sufficient time to prepare said carts. Use tools that are safe and in good repair.
•Must be able to understand and perform to quality standards, methods, usage of inspection devices and reporting as required
•Maintain proper housekeeping and safety standards, i.e. proper use of personal protective equipment, proper use of safety devices, such as lock-out/tag-out when required.

Experience:
HS Diploma or GED and 5 + years of applicable work experience
Experience with machine programming using Esprit software or comparable CAD/CAM software is preferred.

1st Shift position: 7:00 am to 3:30 pm (30 minute lunch) Monday through Friday

1st Employment is an EOE

Machine Operator

Temp to Perm Position

•Industrial machinery experience
•HMI system’s, automation machinery includes (prox switches, sensors, vacuum switches,)
•Familiar with Lean concepts that also has mechanical aptitude and can/WILL work any shift?

1st Employment is an EOE

Landscaping/Yard Work

1st Employment is now accepting applications for Landscaping and general Lawn Maintenance in Bentonville, AR. Most positions will be full time, some part time positions may become available.

Apply in person at 1003 SE 14th St, Suite 1, Bentonville AR to apply. Our application hours are Monday-Thursday from 8am-4pm, and Fridays from 8am-noon. Please be sure to bring information with you for your three most recent jobs including dates of employment and phone numbers for reference.

Positions require a valid driver's license, drug screen and background check.

479-273-9992

1st Employment is an EOE

Warehouse Positions

1st Employment is now accepting applications for Warehouse positions in Bentonville, AR.
Positions will be Monday through Friday, some Saturdays, 1st Shift (possible 2nd). Employees will be tagging, packing, sorting, labeling, and other general warehouse duties. Requires employee to stand for duration of shift and to lift up to 25 lbs. Position requires a drug screen and background check.

If interested, apply in person today at:

1st Employment
1003 SE 14th Street, Suite 1
Bentonville, AR 72712
**application hours are Monday-Thursday 8am-4pm, Friday 8am-noon

1st Employment is an EOE

Retail Sales-Floater position

Employee will be acting as an authorized Sales Agent of a service provider. Employee will be engaged in face to face retail sales of the clients-video, voice and data products and services. The goal is to generate sales leads and assist customers with the initial step in getting their services connected or upgraded.

Retail Strikers will be asked to work an average of 24 hours per week including peak holiday season. This is a Part Time position.

Schedule will be a follows:

Thursday 5:00pm-9:00pm
Friday 5:00pm-9:00pm
Saturday 11:00am-8:00pm
Sunday 11:00am-8:00pm

Please submit your resume at www.1stemployment.net and be sure to reference the title of this posting or apply in person in the Bentonville office.

Location Available: Floater-Fayetteville, Springdale and Rogers,AR locations.

Upload your resume today for consideration! Be sure to reference the Retail Sales position in your email.

1st Employment is an EOE.

Human Resource Supervisor

This is a Permanent Position

SCOPE OF POSITION:
The HR Supervisor will assist the HR Manager with recruiting, applicant screening, scheduling, background checks, benefit administration, workers’ compensation, STD/LTD administration, HRIS integrity, unemployment compensation, , disciplinary process, employment law, new employee on-boarding, filing, clerical administration, employee events/relations, and training.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Assist Managers on recruiting and staffing needs within the sales team.
• Oversee coordination of benefit plans and yearly open enrollment process.
• Coordinate STD/LTD in accordance to corporate policy.
• Assist HR Manager with administration of WC.
• Oversee unemployment compensation process and procedures to comply with state and federal law.
• Maintain employee files and records, assure completeness of files.
• Provide advice, assistance and follow-up on company policies, procedures and documentation.
• Ensure integrity of HRIS to comply with corporate requirements.
• Assist with disciplinary process within the sales team.
• Coordinate and conduct new employee onboarding/orientation.
• Develop employee relations and communication strategies while working closely with managers and supervisors to foster employee morale and engagement.
• Manage applicant screening, scheduling and background check process.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal law.

QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Flexibility/adaptability: The ability and willingness to change direction and focus to meet shifting organizational and business demands.
• Teamwork: Drive teamwork, participation and involvement as ways to meet business objectives.
• Tactical Ability: Handle multiple demands and competing priorities, make efficient use of time.

EDUCATION:
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field is a must, Master Degree is preferred.

EXPERIENCE:
• Two (2) to Five (5) years of Human Resources experience required.

SKILLS/PROFICIENCIES:
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft preferred.
• Must be knowledgeable with Federal, State and local employment laws.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft PC software.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to maintain confidential materials and information.
• Ideal candidate will be professional, pro-active and have great verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively interact with all levels of employees.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently, multi-task and prioritize under pressure.
• Effective problem solving and decision making skills and strong follow through.
• Work with and as part of a team or teams.


1st Employment Staffing is an EOE

Plant Engineer

This is a Permanent Position

SCOPE OF POSITION:
The individual in this assignment is responsible for the planning and implementation of all engineering activities at the facility. This shall be done in a manner that ensures optimum plant performance in the production of quality products, accomplished in a safe and timely manner, while achieving the lowest feasible conversion cost. In addition, this individual will provide strategic technical leadership that ensures continuous improvement in equipment and process capability and capacity. The primary financial responsibility of the position is budgetary oversight of Capital budgeting, forecasting and reporting.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Responsible for the facility’s Capital Plan administration to include budgeting, forecasting, spending and reporting.
• Responsible for Capital project initiation, written and implementation.
• Provides leadership for facility and process engineering.
• Accountable for planning and managing functional budgets.
• Provides strategic leadership with use of new technologies.
• Acts as technical resource to plant leadership team on technical issues.
• Promotes plant safety and ensure regulatory compliance.

QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:

EDUCATION:
• Bachelors in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering (or other pertinent engineering discipline). MBA or Professional Engineering License is a plus.

EXPERIENCE:
10 to 15 years experience in manufacturing related fields with technical leadership and project management experience.
•Managerial experience in a food manufacturing environment or food products industry, preferred.
•Experience leading continuous improvement processes in a manufacturing environment.
•Proven cost reduction abilities.
•Demonstrated in-depth knowledge and understanding of plant processes.
•Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of systems and technical design

SKILLS/PROFICIENCIES:
•Strong planning and organization skills.
•Strong problem solving skills.
•In-depth knowledge and understanding of plant processes.
•Systems and technical design knowledge and understanding.
•Ability to lead and coordinate multiple resources (i.e., employees, contractors, consultants, etc.).
•Strong financial and capital management skills.
•Strong project management skills.
•Strategic thinking capability
•Knowledge of innovations in equipment and systems


1st Employment Staffing is an EOE

Administrative Assistant/Receptionist

Administrative Assistant/Receptionist

This is a 3-4 Month Temporary Position
The following skills are a must:
•Microsoft Word
•Microsoft Excel
•QuickBooks
•Multi-phone line
•Ability to multi-task

1st Employment is an EOE

Restaurant Assistant Manager Position

This position is an Assistant Manager for a Nationwide Casual Dining Restaurant. The ideal candidate will have the following experience.

•At least 1+ year of experience as an Assistant Restaurant Manager
•There will be an 8-10 week training period that will be held in at the Fayetteville location
•Work schedule is 5 10HR days with 2 days off
•2 weeks paid vacation after 1yr
•Dental available @ 50% after 90days
•After 30days incentive bonuses go into effect
•$32-36K Starting Salary DOE

1st Employment is an EOE

MACHINE OPERATORS - MARSHALLTOWN TOOLS

1st Employment Staffing in Fayetteville now has immediate openings at Marshalltown Tools.

Marshalltown Tools is a local concrete tool manufacturer in south Fayetteville. They are needing EXPERIENCED MACHINE OPERATORS- with at least 1 year experience.
GED/HSD is required.
Ability to pass a drug screen and background check.
Warehouse experience a plus.
Pay: Depending on shift $10.00-$10.20/hr.

Call 444-7671 for more information.

1st Employment Staffing is an EOE.

Forklift Drivers

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR FORKLIFT DRIVERS at a local food manufacturing company in Springdale.

1+ years exp required.
Ability to pass drug test and background check.
Basic math skills required.

Pay: $9.00+/hr

Contact 444-7671 for more information.

Apply at: 3996 Frontage Road
Fayetteville, AR 72703

1st Employment Staffing is a EOE.

Office Manager

Office Manager
Temp to Perm
$12-15H/R
Microsoft Office - Word, Excel
Data Entry
Prepare Safety Manuals
Timberlin Accounting Program Experience is (+)
Construction Experience (+)

1st Employment Staffing is an EOE

Waterjet/ Cad/ Draftman/ Laser Programmer

Waterjet/ Cad/ Draftman/ Laser Programmer Position - Tontitown, AR
Contract for Hire
Hourly/Salary DOE

22 year old Northwest Arkansas metal fabrication company is seeking a laser operator and cad drafter with proficiency in Corel and AutoCAD. Products are fabricated metal and machined parts.
Responsibilities include:
•Creating solid models from existing parts and drawings
•Creating new models from customer specifications
•Revising existing drawings based on customer specifications
•Generating DXF files for laser, CNC Plasma, & waterjet cutting
•Creating flat patterns of formed sheet metal parts
•Creating assembly and component drawings for shop fabrication and machining
•Attention to detail and specifications. (Capable in reading construction documents)
•Has a High level of quality control skills and customer product satisfaction
•Performs cross-functional activities as required in a teaming environment: such as editing, illustrating, quality control, distribution and other activities


1st Employment is an EOE

Senior Analyst / Supervisor

Reports directly to VP of Major Client

Summary:
This position will partner with vendors, merchandising, store operations, supply chain and Inventory Planning to manage:
•Store in-stocks and fill rate
•PO on time and fill rate
•Inventory, turns and DOS
•Sales and Margin
•Implement best practices to support our company

This includes identifying opportunities for improvement, partnering with your manager and peers on developing consistent processes and coordinating the consistent implementation of process and procedures across your team. Responsible for partnering with Business Unit Director to meet annual sales, gross margin, and inventory plans

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
•A focal point of this position will be developing or enhancing existing processes
•Establish key relationships throughout the business to drive day to day results. This will include partnering with Distribution, Transportation, Replenishment, Merchandising, IT and customer operations
•Ensure compliance and consistency of policies and procedures across the team to ensure successful replenishment events
•Able to impact business through advanced data analysis
•Accomplished in replenishment execution in non-routine circumstances. Thorough understanding of replenishment theory
•Partner with Business Unit Director to develop new processes and enhance existing processes to improve replenishment events
•Responsible for financial management of inventory and drives to ensure appropriate inventory levels
•Partner with Business Unit Director to analyze and identify opportunities to improve forecasting, purchasing and allocation methods
•Collaborate with other departments to insure appropriate support of marketing/promotions, new items launches, presentation, to meet financial plans and objectives
•Able to identify and react to changing business needs, directing the team to improvement
•Ability to determine tasks, prioritize multiple demands and ensure the demands are executed in a timely manner
•Understand relationship between actions and their impact to the business
•Participate in rollout of new cross-functional processes to improve coordination and workflow
•Run weekly scorecards and sell thru reports
•Stay abreast of current training and updates relative to replenishment and forecasting systems
•Able to effectively resolve non-routine logistic problems

Education and/or Experience:
•Associate’s/Bachelor's degree required with minimum 4 years experience in Supply Chain /Merchandising and/or Planning.
•Experience with replenishment/planning management systems.
•People management skills required.

Additional Skills:
•Demonstrated ability to data mine, analyze data
•Analytical and problem solving skills (i.e. critical and evaluative thinking) required
•Strong influencing, communication, interpersonal and facilitation skills, both written and verbal.
•Must be a self-starter with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
•Possesses and applies a broad knowledge of principles, practices and procedures of particular field of specialization to the completion of difficult assignments
•Strong Excel and computer skills required

Mathematical Skills:
•Must be a strategic thinker and have ability to breakdown complex business situations.
•Strong analytical and mathematical background is a requirement.

Other Skills/Qualifications:
•MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel
•1 Sync, Shiloh, AS400
•CTL Procedures
•WMT Retail link
•WMT replenishment tool box; Demand Planner, SAT, CPFR, etc


1st Employment is an EOE