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The Jackson Township man was laid off earlier this year when Pfaltzgraff owner Lifetime Brands shut down most of its York County operations. As part of their sendoff, Lifetime staff encouraged Cherry and other workers to apply for positions at an Arm & Hammer facility that would be opening in the area soon.
So when Church & Dwight Co. Inc., which makes Arm & Hammer products, announced this weekend that the company was looking for about 230 experienced personnel to staff a new 1.1 million-square-foot laundry detergent plant in Jackson Township in September, Cherry jumped at the opportunity.
So have thousands of other applicants, said Larry Rogers, site administrator for the York County branch of PA CareerLink. More than 4,000 people had applied for the jobs as of Tuesday afternoon, he said.
Not great odds, Cherry admitted as he left the CareerLink building Tuesday, but he's confident he has the skills needed for the job he's seeking.
"There's not much you can do but just hope," Cherry said.
'Good people': Though the county isn't faring as poorly as many corners of America, Rogers said York has plenty of experienced workers who need a job.
"You have a lot of people laid off, and these are good people. You have a good company moving in," he said.
York County posted a 7.7 percent unemployment rate in April, compared to 8.2 percent statewide and 9.4 percent nationally in May, according to the
federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"We knew it would be (busy) with all the people who are out of work," said Jacobus resident Dean Gladfelter, a friend of Cherry's. The men -- old friends from church -- drove to CareerLink together Tuesday to submit applications for warehouse positions.
The jobs offer between $15 and $22 per hour. Available positions include warehouse / distribution team member, packaging line operator, distribution and production team leader, compounder, mechanic and electrical technician.
Mostly online: CareerLink was prepared for the wave of interest, Rogers said, and Church & Dwight appears prepared to wade through the mass of submissions.
In an ad in this weekend's York Sunday News, the company said it anticipates a "high volume of applicants" and warned that not everybody will receive a personal response.
The ad directed readers to apply either online at www.cwds.state.pa.us or at their nearest CareerLink office.
Of the thousands of people who had submitted applications as of Tuesday afternoon, more than 2,000 had applied online by the time staff arrived at the CareerLink office on Sunday, Rogers said.
And the numbers likely will keep growing. Rogers said CareerLink will continue processing aspiring Arm & Hammer workers until Church & Dwight ends the application process.
"I would expect it to keep going for a little bit," Rogers said. "This is a good place to work. They have benefits and the stuff everybody wants."
-- Reach Peter Mergenthaler at 505-5439 or pmergenthaler@yorkdispatch.com.
Church & Dwight Co. Inc. is accepting applications for about 230 jobs at an Arm & Hammer plant scheduled to open later this year, said Larry Rogers, site administrator for the York County branch of PA CareerLink.
To apply, go to www.cwds.state.pa.us or visit your nearest PA CareerLink center. York County's CareerLink is at 841 Vogelsong Road, off Roosevelt Avenue north of Route 30, in York City.
For more information, call 767-7600.
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