East Providence Energy Tech Company Plans to Hire 20

East Providence’s Aspen Aerogels is in the midst of an expansion and has announced plans to fill 20 new job openings at its facility.

The facility is in the midst of a construction project to to increase its production capacity by 25 percent and with it brings a need for a larger workforce.

The company, which designs, develops and manufactures high-performance insulation for the energy industry, is now hiring production and process operators as well as senior process engineers. Jobs for local contractors, steel workers, concrete workers and machine operators have also been created as part of the expansion.

“We’ve been operating at our East Providence facility for more than five years and look forward to the positive impact this project has on Rhode Island,” said Melissa Zerek, Human Resources Manager at Aspen Aerogels. “Throughout the years we have had some of the brightest and hardest working people from East Providence, greater Rhode Island and surrounding communities work at Aspen. To have an opportunity to bring more of them on board is exciting for us and for the community.”

Positions are available for a variety of shifts at the manufacturing facility with required overtime as needed. Employees usually work rotating days, with four days on and four days off from 6 am to 6 pm.

Benefits packages include health, dental, vision and paid vacation from day one of employment.

Aspen Aerogels, an equal opportunity employer, encourages those from East Providence and surrounding areas who have experience operating machinery in a continuous manufacturing environment, chemical manufacturing and/or non-woven textiles to apply.

To learn more about available positions, visit: http://www.aerogel.com and click on “Careers”

The project is estimated to cost $30 million.

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