Vestas continues to expand Colorado workforce

To meet customer demand, Vestas has hired hundreds of new employees this year at its tower factory in Pueblo and will bring on board additional workers at three of its Colorado factories — the blade factory in Windsor, blade factory in Brighton and nacelle factory in Brighton. Vestas is recruiting now and expects to add hundreds of production workers in the first half of 2014 in Windsor and Brighton, primarily at the two blade factories. The Vestas blade factory in Windsor manufactures 44- and 49-meter blades while the factory in Brighton produces 55- and 57.5-meter blades.

Vestas seeks people who can work with machinery, power tools, gages and measuring tools. Basic math and computer skills are necessary. A high school diploma or GED; or one to three months’ related experience and/or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

On behalf of Vestas, Elwood Staffing (formerly SOS Employment Group) will accept all job applications at the three factories. Elwood Staffing will begin screening applicants immediately.

HOW TO APPLY

Candidates interested in working at one of Vestas’ two blade factories should apply at ElwoodWindJobs.com. For other Vestas positions, candidates can find job openings at vestas.com/jobs.

JOB INFORMATION FORUMS

Vestas and Elwood Staffing will play host to information forums for interested candidates to find out more details on how to apply. The information forums will be held at the following times and locations:

• Windsor blade factory job information forums:

Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. (three sessions)

Best Western Plus Crossroads Inn & Conference Center

5542 East U.S. Highway 34

Loveland, CO  80537

• Brighton blade and nacelle factories job information forums:

Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. (three sessions)

The Armory Performing Center

300 Strong Street

Brighton, CO  80601

ABOUT VESTAS

Since 1979, Vestas has supplied about 50,000 wind turbines and over 57 GW in 73 countries — 62 percent more than its closest competitor. Vestas entered the U.S. market in 1981, selling its first wind turbine for a project in California. Since then, the company has delivered 12,396 turbines to the United States and 1,419 to Canada. Combined, Vestas’ installed capacity is 13,387 MW in 28 U.S. states and every Canadian province — enough to power about four million households. Vestas employs about 2,500 people throughout the United States and Canada at four manufacturing facilities in Colorado, service and construction sites, and sales offices. Vestas’ U.S. and Canadian sales and service headquarters is in Portland, Ore., and its global headquarters is in Aarhus, Denmark. Learn more about Vestas by visiting www.vestas.com and following us on our social media channels:

• www.twitter.com/vestas
• www.linkedin.com/company/vestas
• www.facebook.com/vestas
• plus.google.com/+vestas

 
ABOUT ELWOOD STAFFING

Founded in 1980, Elwood Staffing is a leading provider of talent-based solutions. Operating over 220 service locations throughout the U.S. and parts of Canada, Elwood has nearly 1,000 employees, serves more than 6,000 clients and puts more than 27,000 temporary associates to work daily. With a broad service portfolio and a seasoned staff, Elwood supports companies through the entire employment life cycle — from attraction to outplacement. Information on Elwood Staffing and its services can be found at www.elwoodstaffing.com.