S&WB seeking to fill 50 positions

In the midst of solving its billing problems, properly training its employees to read and record the information on water meters and seeking to prevent the kind of local flooding that took place last summer, the city’s Sewerage & Water Board is looking to boost its ranks by reaching out to prospective workers.

Those seeking employment will have an opportunity to apply for various positions within the agency when the S&WB hosts its job fair at Xavier University on Friday, July 13.

The job fair will begin at 9 a.m. in the Xavier Convocation Center Annex Building. The agency hopes to fill several targeted vacancies through an expedited process. The goal is to fill 50 vacant positions.

“We are looking forward to beginning this process of filling all vacant positions at the Sewerage and Water Board,” said Acting Executive Director Jade Brown-Russell. “This agency’s greatest asset is our team and in order to work at our full capacity we need hard-working individuals to answer the call to serve their city. The folks who work here at every level are integral in ensuring we fulfill our mission to provide safe, clean water to everyone in New Orleans, remove waste water for safe return to the environment, and drain away storm water.”

The job fair will allow S&WB hiring managers to make several important hires in an expedited process in order to fulfill Phase 1 of a plan to fill all available positions.

The agency is beginning to plan Phase 2 of this hiring effort.

Individuals seeking employment with the S&WB are advised to visit www.swbno.org/jobs.asp to review available positions and apply online for jobs for which they are qualified ahead of the event. Many people will receive calls over the course of the week to come interview on Friday, July 13.

The day will include informational sessions about jobs that are traditionally difficult to fill because of the challenges in finding qualified individuals.

For these positions, candidates will have the opportunity to apply on the spot.

This article originally published in the July 9, 2018 print edition of The Louisiana Weekly newspaper.