Lafayette, LA (KPEL News) - Jobs, jobs, and more jobs. Lafayette and the surrounding area have a variety of companies who want folks to apply for open positions. From oilfield to medical, administrative to sales, and everything in between, employers in south Louisiana will participate in the 2024 LEDA Job Fair at the Cajundome on Tuesday, April 30, from 9 AM to 1 PM.

The event is in its 29th year and is the largest recruitment event in Acadiana. It's free for job seekers to attend the one-day fair where more than 120 of south Louisiana's top employers will be searching for the next members of their teams.

Pre-registration is not required, but it is recommended.

You'll find LEDA's list of the employers that will be participating below. You can also visit their websites via the links to read more about the postings and fill out an application on the sites where they are available to get a jump on your job seeking.

LAFAYETTE BUSINESSES ATTENDING LEDA JOB FAIR

A Blessing Personal Homecare - direct service workers, personal care attendants

Acadian Companies - emergency medical technician (EMT), paramedic, variety of corporate positions including billing specialist, coding specialist, call intake, facility contract specialist, risk management, verifier, dispatcher, fleet mechanic, NEMSA recruiter

Acadian Contractors - welders, structural or pipe, offshore fitters, structural or pipe

Acadiana Broadcasting Group - internship

Advantage Resourcing - industrial warehouse, production, oilfield, administrative, clerical positions

Affordable Home Furnishings - entry level manager trainee, sales and collections, fast track manager trainee

Alternative Home Care Specialists, Inc - direct service workers

American VULKAN Corporation - field service technician, alignment specialist

AMG Lafayette Physical Rehabilitation Hospital - registered nurse (RN), licensed practical nurse (LPN), physical therapist (PT), occupational therapist (OT)

AMIKids Acadiana - direct care staff, shift supervisor, part-time licensed practical nurse (LPN), instructors, cook, recreational therapist counselor

The Apothecary Shoppe - customer service representative, pharmacy technician

Arc of Acadiana - direct support professionals, personal care attendants

Atchafalaya Homes - professional housing consultant

Atmos Energy Corporation - service technician, welder, construction operator

Aucuren - Rope Access Technicians, Pipeline Integrity, API, RT Technicians, Turnaround Jobs, Mechanical, Engineering, Trades Positions, NDT Technicians

Bailey's Offshore Catering - cook, baker, galley hand

Balmar LLC - production technician, yard maintenance, industrial cleaner

Blackstone Industrial Services - technical advisor, foreman, mechanic, field service representative

Boys and Girls Club of Acadiana - youth development professionals and Americorps service opportunities

Broussard Brothers - oiler, crane operator, barge crewmember, deckhand, tug boat captain, training specialist, assistant operations readiness manager

CCI Piping Systems- administrative assistant

Cellular Sales - Verizon - verizon sales consultant

CGI - software developer, entry level senior software engineer, senior test engineer, cloud engineer, and much more.

Chris' Electrical Services - electrician and electrical apprentice

CHRISTUS Health - registered nurses (RN) - new grads and experienced, licensed practical nurses (LPN), physical therapists, respiratory therapists, echocardiogram technicians, radiology technicians, medical lab technicians, speech pathologists, occupational therapists

Cintas - advanced plant manager, maintenance apprentice, intern, management trainee

City Club at River Ranch - housekeepers, laundry attendants, fitness attendants, front desk attendants

Cleco - engineering, computer science, power plant manager, customer billing analyst

Coastal Truck Driving School- CDL truck driving education

Coca-Cola Bottling Company United- delivery merchandising, production, sales, and more

Courtesy Automotive Group - sales, parts counter, service advisor, technicians, lube technicians, detail, drivers

Cox Communications - sales intern, account manager, advertising account executive

Crest Industries - electrical engineer, civil engineer, electrical engineering technician, project manager, project coordinator, systems engineer, welder, fitter, machine operator, equipment operator, drafter, substation designer, project technician, internships, warehouse worker, industrial engineering technician, accounting, finance, construction managers

Cumulus Media - digital and radio account executive

Danos- operators A, B, and C, mechanics, electricians, I&E technicians

Delta Biofuel - maintenance manager, logistics manager, process operator, process shift supervisor, front end loader operator, mech/ elec./ truck maintenance technician, truck driver, administrative assistant

Delta Media Corporation - account executive, board operators

Eastridge Nursing & Rehab and Pelican Pointe Healthcare & Rehab - registered nurses (RN), licensed practical nurses (LPN), certified nurse assistants (CNA), housekeeping, dietary aides, cooks, sunshine aids

Ecoserv- offshore tank, vessel cleaners

Ernest P. Breaux Electrical - laborer, electrical apprentice, electrical journeyman

Express Employment Professionals - a wide variety of career fields including administrative / clerical, skilled mechanics, field technicians, HVAC, fence labor, shop hand, parts counter/ service writer, structural fitter, front office coordinator, and more

First Solar - manufacturing engineer, manufacturing engineering technician, maintenance technician

Global Riser US, LLC - non-destructive testing technician, project manager, design engineer, mechanical engineer

Goldin Metals - sales representative, warehouse workers

Golfballs.com - print support, printing, production UV, warehouse, shipping

Grand Isle Shipyard - A variety of oil and gas positions including: automation technician/ E&I Electrical tech, blaster painter, helpers, carpenter, control room operator, crane operator, deep water mechanic, foreman, general labor, fitter, field service technician, production operators, riggers, rope access positions, welder, and more

Guardian Fueling Technologies - construction installer, field services technician

Gulf Coast Social Services - Direct Service Worker/Personal Care Attendants/Short Term Respite Mentors for Home & Community Based Services

Home Bank - universal bankers

Home Care Assistance - personal care attendants, direct service workers, administrator field supervisor

Home Furniture Company- office, warehouse, delivery drivers, CDL drivers, cherry picker operators, sales representatives, managers, supervisors, maintenance technicians, customer service

Home Instead - care professionals

HPC Industrial, powered by Clean Harbors - offshore tank cleaning technicians, offshore tank cleaning supervisors, offshore field project managers

Iberia Medical Center - clinical and non-clinical careers including: registered nurses (RN), surgical technician, pharmacist, certified coder, supply chain courier, radiology assistant, patient financial services specialist, licensed practical nurse (LPN), medical assistant, dietitian, physician, nurse practitioner, special procedures technician, cardio rehab LPN, physical therapist, lab assistant, and more.

Infinity College - practical nursing instructors (RN - registered nurse), nursing assistant instructors (RN, registered nurse or LPN, licensed practical nurse), pharmacy technician instructor, billing and coding instructors

International Paper - general helpers - manufacturing

JD Bank - universal banker

KADN-TV, KLAF-TV - account executive, multimedia journalist, digital sales producer

KATC TV 3 - director, weekend meteorologist, hub producer

Lafayette Consolidated Government - equipment operators IV, equipment operator II, equipment operator III, fleet mechanic, laborer II, utility repairman, service station attendant

Lafayette Parish School Board - teachers, bus drivers, custodians, paraprofessionals, electricians, carpenters, cafeteria technicians, mechanics, grounds maintenance workers, and clerical workers

Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office - corrections officer, sheriff's deputy, mechanic, dispatcher

Lafayette Police Department - police officer, police communications officer, departmental records clerk

Landmark of Rayne - licensed practical nurse (LPN), registered nurse (RN), certified nurse assistant (CNA)

Leading Home Care - direct support worker, certified nurse assistant (CNA)

Lemoine - construction surveyors, superintendents, project managers, carpenters, operators, estimators

Little Blessings Academy- childcare director, childcare assistant director, child care teachers

Logic Control Systems LLC - onshore/ offshore construction: I&E supervisors, electricians and tubing fitters, field service technicians w/ troubleshooting experience; 14/14 rotation automation, electrical, and pneumatic technicians, and shipping and receiving clerk, system integrators/ programmers

Louisiana Concrete Pumpers - CDL licensed concrete pump operator

Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections - probation and parole officer, corrections officer, social worker, accounting, human resources

Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development - engineering technician, administrative assistant, mobile equipment operators, right of way appraiser

Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Enforcement - wildlife cadet, wildlife and fisheries technician, student worker, interns, biologist, communications

Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice - juvenile justice specialist 1,2,3, social service counselor 1,2,3, probation and parole officer 1,2,3

Louisiana State Police - Louisiana state police trooper, communications officer, crime lab technicians, criminal analysts

Manpower One - technical advisor, foreman, shipper/ receiver, CDL drivers, compressor mechanics, turbine mechanics

Marks Management McDonalds - crew members, crew trainers, shift leaders, maintenance team members, maintenance technicians, general manager

Masters' Guild Association- building construction technician, building construction technical assistant

McIlhenny Company - revenue manager, safety manager, logistics coordinator, mechanic, material handler, machine operator

Moncla- rig mechanic, drillers, derrick man, trainees, truck drivers, operator helpers

My Maritime Career, SIU - apprenticeship, able seaman, oiler, chief cook

Nexstar Inc. KLFY - account executive

Noble Plastics - manufacturing operator/ technician, quality technician, engineer

Northwestern Mutual- financial representative, financial associate internship

Ochsner Health- clinical and non-clinical positions including registered nurses (RN), licensed practical nurses (LPN), certified nurse assistants (CNA), esthetician, medical lab technician, respiratory therapist, patient access representative, RN case manager, surgical technician, medical assistant, rehabilitation technician, physician, medical technologist, supervisor RN, phlebotomist, EKG telemetry technician, CT technologist, cook, general mechanic, staffing coordinator, IS technology specialist, environmental aide, access navigator, floor technician, environmental services lead, tobacco cessation specialist, patient care assistant, manager utilization review, clinical dietitian, pharmacy technician, pharmacist, surgery scheduler, and more

Omni Environmental Solutions - CDL divers, blaster painters, cleaning technicians, rope access workers

Opelousas General Health - registered nurses (RN), licensed practical nurses (LPN), certified nurse assistants (CNA), phlebotomist, information technology, radiology technician, food services, housekeeping, receptionist

Palfinger Marine USA- field service engineer, shop technicians

Peppers Unlimited of LA - line supervisor, mixer, roustabout, label machine operator

Petroleum Club of Lafayette - marketing & sales, assistant manager, server, bartender

Premier Staffing - machinists, shophands, welders, welder fitters, mechanics (light and heavy duty), hotel housekeeping, electricians, electrician helpers, concrete formers/ finishers, pipeyard laborers, manufacturing laborers, construction laborers, forklift operators, seafood processors, receptionist, administrative assistant, customer service representative, drafters, data entry clerks, accounts payable/ receivable clerk, quality control, human resources

Professional Arts Specialty Pharmacy - pharmacy technician

Professional Cleaning & Maintenance Services - housekeeper, new horizons coach (trainer), floor keepers, floor technicians, quality inspector, safety inspector, human resource intern

Quality Companies - welders (offshore and shop), fitters (offshore and shop), offshore riggers, offshore scaffold builders, production operators, electricians, I&E technicians

RaceTrac- guest service associate, shift manager, general manager

Remington College Lafayette Campus - instructor positions in health care fields and career training opportunities in medical assisting, pharmacy technician, construction building maintenance, HVAC, and restaurant hospitality management

ResCare- caregivers

Right at Home - certified nurse assistant (CNA), caregiver, direct service worker, home care aide

SafeSource Direct - forklift driver, manufacturing team members (nights), productions operations manager, compounding manager, nitrile compounder, packaging team member, quality engineer, QC technician, QA lab inspector, senior maintenance technician, electrical production maintenance, packaging maintenance technician, facilities instrumentation & electrical, facilities technician, janitorial technician, financial controller, executive assistants

Sage Specialty & Rehabilitation Hospital - registered nurses (RN), licensed practical nurses (LPN), certified nurse assistants (CNA), respiratory therapists, unit secretary

Security Plan Life Insurance - insurance agent, insurance sales manager

Senior Helpers- certified nurse assistant, caregiver

Sherman Insurance Agency - full and part-time sales representatives specializing in life, disability, annuities, medicare advantage, medicare supplements, Part D medical plans

Sonic Drive In - assistant manager, general manager, cook, carhop, switchboard operator, crew members

SONOCO - offshore cooks and offshore galleyhands

South Louisiana Community College - Short-term workforce and career training programs in a variety of fields including carpentry, CDL truck driving, computer technician, electrical, fiber optic install technician, HVAC, emergency medical technician (EMT), certified nurse assistant (CNA), medical billing/ coding, phlebotomy technician, heavy equipment operator, scaffolding, maritime courses, plumbing, power lineman, precision machining, fitter, welding, and more.

South Louisiana Community College (Recruitment) - academic affairs coordinator, software and education technology specialist, assistant dean of STEM, assistant dean of liberal arts and humanities, assistant dean of business, IT, and technology, learning coach, full time and part-time faculty positions in all educational areas, CNA skills evaluator, CTE mobile lab driver/ operator

Southwest Louisiana Independence Center- direct service worker

Southwind Healthcare & RehabEncore Healthcare & Rehab - certified nursing assistants (CNA), licensed practical nurses (LPN), registered nurses (RN), treatment nurse, evening supervisor

Spherion Staffing - A/R clerk, supply chain coordinator, supply chain technician, procurement specialist, receptionist, senior engineer, project manager, warehouse worker, shop hands, paralegals, legal secretary, staff accountant

Sterling Automotive Group - automotive technicians, automotive sales consultants, service advisors

Stuller- shipping confirmer, SysOps technician, manufacturing technician, inventory planner, desktop support technician, software developer and more

Sunray Companies LLC - career opportunities with local hotels, tanning, beauty, and massage divisions: district manager, massage therapist, esthetician, manager/ assistant manager, sales and customer service, manager in training, housekeeping, hotel breakfast attendant, tanning customer service representative, tanning beauty consultant, tanning assistant manager

SWLA Center for Health Services - licensed practical nurses (LPN), certified medical assistants (CMA), patient access representative, psych nurse practitioner, nurse practitioner

System Services - laborer operators, foreman line technicians, fiber splicers

Taylors International- steward, night cook, utility hand

Tides Medical - senior formulation scientist, research and development engineer, process engineer, research and development internship

Trinity Rental Services - administrative assistant accounting (generalist/ specialist), field service technician, shop  hand, CDL drivers

Turner Industries - certified combo welders, NCCER certified ironworkers, boilermakers, pipefitters, scaffold builders, millwrights

TWG Nutrition - product development, human resources, quality manager, lab technician, chemist, quality technician, maintenance technician, production operators

Two Men and a Truck - drivers and movers

United States Army - offers careers in over 150 different fields including health care, corrections, special forces, technology, communications, social work, and more

United States Marine Corps (USMC) - work in a variety of career fields, active duty, reserves, NROTC scholarships

University of Louisiana at Lafayette - classified and unclassified positions including: laboratory assistant, custodian, HVAC/ refrigeration mechanic, HVAC/ control technician, administrative assistant, clinical supervisor, director of recruiting & football logistics, energy transition outreach coordinator, policy research analyst, assistant director of program management, accounts receivable specialist, various professor and assistant professor positions, admissions counselor, pre-award grants specialist, full stack developer, artificial intelligence research scientist, coordinator of band and recruiting activities, residents hall coordinator, managing director of development, research associate, business consultant, research security specialist, student services coordinator, cyber security research scientist, regional admissions counselor, executive director of development, records specialist, and more.

Verizon- retail sales representatives

Vermilion Behavioral Health Systems/ Acadiana Treatment Center - behavioral health associate, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, housekeeper

Waffle House -management positions, hourly staff

Walgreens - shift lead, customer service associate pharmacy technician, community management intern

Walmart Stores- stocking, cashier, online filling positions

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