Hiring event: Gotion

On Saturday, Feb. 10, Gotion, Inc. will hold a job fair to recruit workers for the electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant to be located in Manteno.

The event will be 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 10 in the Iroquois Room, Room D152, at Kankakee Community College's Riverfront Campus, 100 College Drive in Kankakee.

• Gotion job descriptions and application 
  The     job descriptions shown are the most critical at this stage of hiring, said Annie Quach a member of the Gotion Recruiting Team.
• Gotion hiring event flier

On Feb. 10, Gotion representatives will accept resumes, and briefly talk with each candidate. Additionally, those in attendance will be asked to fill out an information sheet so the recruiting team can reach out to qualified candidates for full interviews at a later date. 

Gotion plans to hire 2,600 employees between now and the end of 2025, according to the village of Manteno website. Pay for these jobs will be 120% of the average wage of similar job classifications in Kankakee County, according to the website.

Anyone not available to attend the job fairs is invited to submit a resume to review information and submit an application online.