ADULT. THE CHILDREN ALL GAVE THE SAME DESCRIPTION OF A MAN SAYING THAT HE WAS DRIVING A WHITE OR A
GRAY SUV. IN OTHER NEWS THIS
MORNING, A CHANCE TO PLUG IN TO
GM NEW FACTORY ZERO CENTER. I
SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE. PLUG IN
GENERAL MOTORS FIRST ALL
ELECTRIC FACILITY AT THE SITE OF
THE FORMER DETROIT HAMTRAMCK
PLANT. IT COULD BE A GREAT PLACE
FOR YOU TO WORK. THERE’S A BIG
CAREER FAIR THAT IS HAPPENING
OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS.
NICK MONACELLI IS INSIDE OF THIS
NEW INNOVATION WHERE ALL OF THE
JOBS AVAILABLE ARE COMING YOUR
WAY. GOOD MORNING, NICK. SURE
AROUND A GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
IT’S ALL NEW AND SHINING HERE. I
GOTTA TELL YOU, I WAS JUST
TALKING INTO THE MANAGER AND HE
SAID. THEY TOOK IT DOWN TO THE
STUDS REBUILT THE ENTIRE PLANTS
. IT’S VERY EXCITING. IN FACT,
ANTHONY STEVENS IS A SENIOR
MANAGER HERE, NOT ONLY IN CHARGE
OF THE BUILDING THE OPERATIONS
BUT GETTING ALL THE PEOPLE HERE
AS WELL. SO TODAY’S CAREER FOR
FAIR IS VERY EXCITING YOU’RE
LOOKING FOR. AND WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING FOR? YEAH GREAT. IT’S
EXCITING DAY IN FACTORY ZERO SO
TODAY WE’VE GOT A CAREER FAIR
FOR SKILLED TRADES LOOKING FOR
BOTH ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL
FOLKS TO COME JOIN OUR TEAM.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR NORTH OF 100
FOLKS. BETWEEN IT TODAY AND
TOMORROW COMING IN FOR THE
CAREER FAIR. TODAY. CAREER FAIR
RUNS FROM 10 TO 3 30 TOMORROW IT
RUNS FROM 11 TO 6. AND WE’VE
ALSO GOT SUBSYSTEMS THAT WE’RE
LOOKING FOR, AS WELL TEAM
MEMBERS THAT COME JOIN US, AND
THAT’S GOING ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. AGAIN AS WE OPEN UP
OUR PLACE AND BRING FOLKS INTO
INTERVIEW HERE FOR THOSE WHO
AREN’T FAMILIAR CAN EXPLAIN WHAT
SUBSYSTEMS WORKERS ARE. YES,
SUBSTANCE TINT WORKERS ARE TEAM
MEMBERS TO HELP US PUT THIS
VEHICLE TOGETHER SO THEY MIGHT
DRIVE EQUIPMENT. PUT THINGS
TOGETHER REALLY? TO MAKE THIS
PLANT COME UP AT HOME, AND MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU’RE
ACTUALLY DOING SOME ON THE SPOT
HIRING. THIS ISN’T JUST
INTERVIEW PROCESS EXACTLY. THEY
WALK IN. THEY’LL END UP MEETING
WITH THE INDIVIDUAL HAVING A
KIND OF A PRELIMINARY
DISCUSSION. THEY’LL MOVE RIGHT
TO AN INTERVIEW AT THAT POINT,
AND THEN AT THAT POINT, THE GOAL
IS THAT THE END IS FOR THOSE
QUALIFIED CANDIDATES TO EXTEND
THEM AND OFFER CONTINGENT OFFER
TODAY THAT’S GOT TO BE EXCITING
. I MEAN, WE’RE ON THE CUTTING
EDGE OF THE NEXT WAVE OF THE
FUTURE IS JUST BEING A PART OF
THIS KIND OF A HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU
AND MAYBE A HIGHLIGHT FOR SOME
OF THESE NEW APPLICANTS. IT’S
THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY CAREER 29
YEARS WITH GENERAL MOTORS. AND
THIS IS THE PINNACLE SO FAR IN
MY CAREER, STARTING UP A NEW
ELECTRIC VEHICLE PLANT AND AS
WELL FOR TEAM MEMBERS COMING ON
BOARD OUT HERE, WHAT AN EXCITING
OPPORTUNITY WITH ALL NEW
EQUIPMENT WHAT YOU SAID, YOU
KNOW, WE TORE IT DOWN TO THE
STUDS AND REBUILT IT. SO WE’VE
GOT ALL BRAND NEW EQUIPMENT IN
HERE, AND IT’S REALLY COOL. AND
SPEAKING OF LOOKING AROUND THIS
IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL ASSEMBLY
LINE. THIS IS ALL DIFFERENT NOW.
RIGHT? IT IS. IT IS. NORMALLY
IT’S A CONTINUOUS KIND OF MODE,
IF YOU WILL, WHEN YOU RUN
THROUGH AN ASSEMBLY PLANT KIND
OF ONE SINGLE LINE. WE’VE GOT
INDIVIDUAL LINES IN HERE SO WE
CAN BUILD DIFFERENT PRODUCTS,
EACH ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL
LINES REALLY NEAT. GIVE YOU THE
OPPORTUNITY ON YOUR SOAPBOX HERE
. IF SOMEBODY’S THINKING ABOUT
MAYBE I DO WANT TO GO DOWN TO
AND WORKED AT GM. WHAT DO YOU
TELL THEM? GET DOWN HERE. IT IS
SUPER COOL. I WOULD COME BACK. I
MYSELF TWO YEARS AGO, LIKE
JUMPED AT THE CHANCE. COME ON
DOWN. THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO
WORK. GOT A GREAT CULTURE THAT
WE’RE DEVELOPING AND BUILDING
THIS PLANT. WHY NOT COME DOWN
HERE TO WORK AND I WAS JUST
GOING TO ASK YOU WHAT? OBVIOUSLY
WE’RE LOOKING TO FILL ABOUT 100
POSITIONS, SO NOT EVERYBODY IS
HERE. BUT WHAT’S THE MORALE
LIKE? WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE A GM
EMPLOYEE? IT’S REALLY NEAT. I
MEAN, YOU THINK ABOUT THIS, THIS
METAMORPHOSE THE COMPANY IS
GOING THROUGH FOR INTERNAL
COMBUSTION TO ICE, YOU KNOW,
FROM MY SCUSE ME TO ELECTRIC
VEHICLES AND REALLY, REALLY NEED
SO REALLY HIGH MORALE. WE DO A
LOT WITH OUR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO
DEVELOP AND GROW THEM. GIVE HIM
A LOT OF GREAT TRAINING SO GREAT
PLACE TO BE, AND IT MUST BE
COOL. BE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND
SAY, HEY, I BUILT THAT.
ABSOLUTELY THAT’S WHAT I SEE
WHEN I SAY THE HUMMER FOR NOW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE
YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. THANKS
ALL RIGHT, SO WE PUT THE
INFORMATION UP ON YOUR SCREEN
ONCE WE’LL DO IT AGAIN HERE
TALKING ABOUT THE HOURS HERE
AGAIN TODAY FROM 10 TO 3 30,
THEN MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT
THE NEXT TWO DAYS, AS WELL
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THIS IS A
BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYBODY TO
TRY TO BE A PART OF HISTORY. SO
TO SPEAK. BE PART OF THIS BRAND
NEW FACILITY THAT TOOK CARE OF
SO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS AREA
TRAFFIC AREA. MM BEYOND THAT,
NOW IT’S ALL BRAND NEW AGAIN.
NOW IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET IN
EVERYONE. RHONDA WELL, IT LOOKS
LIKE YOU’RE ALL SUITED UP, READY
TO GO WORKING PART TIME THERE IN
BETWEEN LIVE SHOTS. NICK. YEAH
MIGHT BE ANOTHER CAREER DRIVE A
FORKLIFT. I’LL ASK, THOUGH YOU
CAN LEARN ABOUT NOTHING. 30