Butler County food manufacturer holding job fair this weekend

Koch Foods in Fairfield is holding a job fair this weekend to fill 100 positions. STAFF FILE PHOTO

Koch Foods in Fairfield is holding a job fair this weekend to fill 100 positions. STAFF FILE PHOTO

A poultry processor and food product manufacturer looking to fill 100 positions at its Butler County location is holding a job fair this weekend.

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Koch Foods will hold the event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at 4100 Port Union Road in Fairfield.

Koch Foods plans to hire 100 new employees for all three shifts and positions in the company’s production departments as general laborers, grinding, machine and packaging operators, quality assurance technicians and the company’s warehouse departments as freezer warehouse, inventory control and data capture palletizing. The company also is growing its maintenance and sanitation departments.

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The company, a multi-culture, multi-language employer, will conduct on-the-spot interviews. Candidates must pass the pre-employment drug screening, background check, and provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States.

The Park Ridge, Ill.-based company opened its doors in Fairfield in 1999 with two production lines and 50 employees. It now has seven productions lines and 1,100 employees there.

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