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Old 03-28-2010, 01:06 PM
 
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been laid off for about 3 weeks here in indianapolis. hoping to
find something somewhere before my bank account dwindles to the point
i can't relocate. how's the job market in louisville, or even across the
river in the clarksville/jeff/new albany area?
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Old 03-28-2010, 03:12 PM
 
Location: Kentucky
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UPS has their enormous "hub" in Louisville. The place is massive. That's not really manufacturing though. Isn't the Ford plant still open in Louisville?
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Old 03-30-2010, 12:34 AM
 
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UPS has their enormous "hub" in Louisville. The place is massive. That's not really manufacturing though. Isn't the Ford plant still open in Louisville?
yes and yes. come on down and get with a temp agency. Louisville still has the largest manufacturing base in the southeast, even larger than Atlanta as of 3 years ago:

Louisville First in Southeast for Manufacturing Jobs. - Free Online Library
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Old 03-30-2010, 05:16 PM
 
Location: Mt. Washington, KY
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Ford just went through extensive lay offs but there are other places to work. You didn't mention if you have a skilled trade or if you are looking for general labor.
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Old 03-30-2010, 06:27 PM
 
Location: Huntersville/Charlotte, NC and Washington, DC
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About these manufacturing jobs in the 'Ville, do they usually hire able-bodied 21-22 year olds? I'm trying to say goodbye to customer-service and don't mind blue-collar labor.
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Old 03-30-2010, 07:46 PM
 
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Ford just went through extensive lay offs but there are other places to work. You didn't mention if you have a skilled trade or if you are looking for general labor.
i have a bit of experience in manufacturing/warehouse. mainly temp
assignments during the construction off-season off and on for 10+
years. i really don't mind getting a general labor job upon arrival. i'm
just ready for a paycheck, really.
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Old 04-02-2010, 05:59 PM
 
Location: Mt. Washington, KY
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I have a good piece of insight to share, but first, since I'm no expert on manufacturing jobs in the 'ville, I have to recommend getting with an employment agency and/or at the least going to the Courier Journal's website to check their listings.

There are two Ford plants in town and even though Ford went through lay offs they will rehire again when the business cycle picks back up. There are few places better to work for the money, especially when you consider the benefits too, and the Louisville plants have staying power. One plant builds trucks so it's a specialty. The other plant has been building Explorers but it also happens to be highly efficient to the point that it serves as a model for their other plants. It will be re-tooled to build something else before they'd shutter it; baring any major adverse changes in the business environment (health care??).

With this in mind, if you can manage to support yourself until they start hiring again you might get lucky and get on. The key is to keep abreast of their hiring cycle and preferably meet someone already working there that will tip you off to when they start adding names to the list.

I have a brother-in-law and two brothers that work/worked at Ford. One retired, one took the buy-out, and another is still working there. They all live nicely.
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