Manufacturer eyes Missoula for expansion; needs 200-300 metal workers

A large, international industrial manufacturing company is ready to expand and has its eyes on Missoula.

But before company officials decide if they’ll settle it here – bringing with it hundreds of jobs that pay well – they want to know if Missoula has the work force to support it.

"They’re very enamored with us, what is missing is that they’re not 100 percent sure we can supply a qualified work force," said Wolf Ametsbichler, Missoula Job Service http://wsd.dli.mt.gov/local/missoula/ director. "What they need are certified – and that’s important – welders, pipefitters, boilermakers, people with metal fabrication skills.

"We’re looking at 200 to 300 jobs."

Job Service has listed a welder pipefitter job listing on its website to solicit resumes from interested workers. https://jobs.mt.gov/jobs/seeker/search/search.seek?onets=&onetClasses=&saveSearch=&actionButton=Search&currentTab=tree&keywords=welder&searchId=&zip=&radius=&radiusZip=&locationType=county&counties=1000000032&offices=&regions=&driverLicense=&wage=&wageType=H&jobOrderDays=&shift=any&availability=any&sortOrder=date&onetType=all

By JENNA CEDERBERG of the Missoulian

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