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ICYMI: MBN on the Road | Grace Griffin, Ultium Cells Talent Showcase from LCC West Campus

Michigan Business Network
February 20, 2024 8:00 AM

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Jeffrey Mosher was on hand Wednesday, January 31 at Lansing Community College’s West Campus, 5708 Cornerstone Drive in Lansing. As Ultium Cells Invited Community Members And Job Seekers To Explore The Future At Their latest Talent Showcase.

Watch Grace review Ultium Cells event for that day from the Ultium Cells perspective:

Capital Area Michigan Works!, served as a talent partner with Ultium Cells, to be available to support in recruiting efforts for Ultium. In this interview Grace Griffin Plant Director for their Michigan site returns for another interview. 

She shared details about how launch team members and human resources staff were sharing plans, progress and job opportunities with Lansing’s new high-tech battery cell manufacturer

Launch team members and human resources staff to share plans, progress and job opportunities with Lansing’s new high-tech battery cell manufacturer

LANSING, Mich. — Google “electric vehicles” and you’ll find page after page of studies, news articles and even data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics about the products’ rise in popularity and potential.

As Ultium Cells invests $2.6 billion into the Lansing region’s electric vehicle industry, the company is hosting a Talent Showcase to invite the community in and share with them and job seekers about the technology, culture and mission of Ultium Cells.

Job seekers who attend will be able to discuss career opportunities at Lansing’s new battery cell manufacturing company. Current open positions at Ultium Cells include engineers, supervisors, information technology, administrative roles and various internships. The company will continue to hire for a wide variety of positions throughout 2024.

The Ultium Cells Lansing facility is still under construction. When finished, it will be 2.8 million square feet – the equivalent of 48 football fields in size.

While its facility is still underway, the Talent Showcase brings together Ultium’s Launch Team members in person at Lansing Community College’s West Campus, giving the community and job seekers a glimpse of what’s to come at Ultium Cells.

The Ultium Cells Talent Showcase ran from 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, January 31 at Lansing Community College’s West Campus, 5708 Cornerstone Drive in Lansing. Capital Area Michigan Works!, a talent partner with Ultium Cells, will also be available to support in recruiting efforts for Ultium.

hqdefault (11)“Our focus for this event is to share what a career at Ultium Cells offers to members of the Lansing community,” said Grace Griffin, Ultim Cells Lansing plant director (left). “We are dedicated to creating a sustainable, all-electric transportation future, and I am excited to connect with community members who share our values of inclusion, collaboration and investing in the betterment of the places where we live and work.”

Open positions at Ultium Cells include engineers, supervisors, information technology, administrative roles and various internships. Those hired now will have rapid advancement opportunities within the company as it grows from a core launch team to operating at full capacity with 1,700 team members by the end of 2025.

Carrie Rosingana  4“The addition of Ultium Cells as an employer in our region presents the exciting opportunity to grow the size and diversity of our manufacturing workforce,” said Carrie Rosingana, Capital Area Michigan Works! CEO (left). “Our goal is always to help people connect with quality jobs and help companies connect with quality talent, and we are ready and excited to partner with Ultium to make that happen.”

All interested attendees are encouraged to RSVP for the event at bit.ly/UltiumRegistration. Those interested in applying for a job at Ultium Cells are encouraged to visit ultiumcell.com for a full list of openings or visit Pure Michigan Talent Connect, mitalent.org, to search and apply.

Ultium Cells is a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution that will mass-produce Ultium battery cells to advance the push for a zero-emissions, all-electric future. Ultium Cells will provide battery cell capacity to support GM's North American electric vehicle assembly capacity of more than 1 million units by mid-decade, while supporting GM plans to supply other automotive companies and other industries including rail, aerospace, heavy trucking and marine customers. For more information about Ultium Cells, please visit www.ultiumcell.com.

Capital Area Michigan Works!, a proud partner of the American Job Center network, connects with businesses to develop recruiting and retention strategies and strengthens the local workforce by enhancing education and career opportunities for job seekers. Learn more camw.org.

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