Many employers from Northeast Nebraska – and some even farther away – attended an Electrical Construction and Electromechanical Career Fair to meet with Northeast Community College students.
A total of 32 companies were registered for the fair, which was attended by about 130 Northeast students who are Electrical Construction and Electromechanical majors. In addition, there were local high school and home school students at the event.
Zach Reynolds of the West Point Dairy was among the employers at the event. West Point is one of three locations in the nation, with others in Wisconsin and Utah and products shipped all over the United States.
Reynolds, who has been with the company for eight years, said the company has become more automated over the years. That is one of the reasons it likes to hire Northeast graduates.
“What we found with the Northeast graduates is they come in with everything they need to take off running. Obviously, it takes about six months to a year for everybody to learn it, but they have worked out exceptionally well. Every time we have someone from Northeast apply, we are eager to talk to them. They have proven to be a solid group.”
The Electrical Construction and Electromechanical Career Fair is one of several that Northeast hosts for students throughout the year.
West Point Dairy
Bryson Wessendorf, a freshman electromechanical technology major from Verdigre, shakes hands with Zach Reynolds of the West Point Dairy during the Electrical Construction and Electromechanical Career Fair. (Northeast Community College)
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