I am honored to serve as Chair for the DuPage County Workforce Innovation Board along with a talented group that represents the local business community as well as other community representatives. We are passionate advocates for DuPage County and the continued advancement of our citizens and businesses.
View this site to find programs to help in your job search or to identify services to support your business. We offer assistance for both employers and job seekers. Information on our Board can be viewed below. Please reach out to any member with any questions you may have.
Sincerely,
Jane Clark
DuPage County Workforce Innovation Board Chair
Vice President of Member Services
NationaLease
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, more than 8 million Ukrainians have fled their country. 250 are now remaking their lives in DuPage County. Victor Envelope and the DuPage Workforce Innovation Board/workNet DuPage have been supporting Ukrainians with job training and language resources – providing not just assistance but hope to individuals whose lives have been forever changed by the war. Read about it in the Daily Herald.
The DuPage County Workforce Innovation Board is a business-led policy and decision- making body created under the federal law called the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). All Board members are appointed by Deborah A. Conroy, the Chief Elected Official of DuPage County. The majority of the Workforce Board membership represents local business leaders in the community as well as representatives from economic development agencies, community-based organizations, education, organized labor and public assistance agencies.
The Board is responsible for:
Developing local plans for the use of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Funds
Oversight of the local service delivery system
Coordinating activities with economic development entities and employers in DuPage County
Ensuring DuPage County residents have the skills and knowledge they need to find and keep jobs that lead to economic self-sufficiency
Ensuring DuPage County employers have access to the skilled labor they need to compete in a global economy
Meet the Board
With thirty individuals from the private sector, non-profit agencies, educational institutions, labor, and government, our board reflects the vibrant economy and community that is found here in DuPage County.
Secretary
Ian Hardie
Universal Technical Institute
Treasurer
Dr. Joseph Cassidy
College of DuPage
Vice Chair
Susan Ryan
Victor Envelope
Chair
Jane Clark
NationaLease
Barbara Szczepaniak
The DuPage Community Foundation
Barry Saltzman
Aqueity
Calvin Giles
Illinois Department of Employment Security
Christine Torres
Crowe Horwath, LLP
Dan Allen
CISCO
Dan Deasy
College of DuPage
Dr. Darlene Ruscitti
DuPage Regional Office of Education
Dr. Michael Wojtowicz
Lake Park HS Dist. 108
Erika Ford
IL Department of Human Services
Greg Bedalov
Choose DuPage
Kate Wollensak
YMCA of the USA
Kevin Bass
Sterling Engineering
Kim Dolder
Diamond Envelope
Laura Crawford
Chamber 630
Marianne Considine
Northwestern Medicine
Marilyn Liwanag
Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Rehabilitation Services
The DuPage County Workforce Innovation Board typically meets the fourth Wednesday of every other month from 7:30a.m.-9:00a.m. at the workNet DuPage Career Center located at 2525 Cabot Drive, Suite 303 in Lisle.
Peek Inside: At this location, we offer our customers a wide range of manufacturing capabilities, from CNC machining all the way to complete product assembly and fulfillment.
Fun fact about our company: a robot works right alongside our machinists to produce parts with quality and efficiency!
You would like to work at our company if
you are interested in the wide range of evolving technologies, processes and creativity that go into the world of modern manufacturing.
In the next year, we expect to hire CNC machinists
To get that job, you typically need a high school diploma and vocational or technical training in machining. We offer additional on-the-job training once a new machinist with the foundational skills and experience joins the team so they can continue to master their craft.
Our best machinists have: a passion about the art and science that goes into taking a raw piece of metal or plastic and forming it into a high-precision design.
CNC Machinists From this position, you could grow into
Master Machinist
Machining Business Manager
Owner of your own machining business
In the next year, we expect to hire Assembly Operators
To get that job, you typically need a high school diploma, a mechanical aptitude and a willingness to learn and closely follow processes and work instructions.
Our best assembly operators are eager learners and pay attention to details. They enjoy working on different types of mechanical work every day.
Assembly Operators From this position, you could grow into
lead operator
supervisor
manufacturing manager
FEATURED ORGANIZATION:
Company Name: The Jel Sert Company
DuPage Location: West Chicago, IL
Total number of employees in DuPage: 900 during peak season
Peek Inside
The Jel Sert Company is a leading manufacturer of food and beverage products. For the past 20 years, our team has been dedicated to establishing an exemplary manufacturing infrastructure that supports the needs of some of the world’s largest Consumer Packaged Goods and pharmaceutical companies.
Jel Sert is committed to providing employees with development opportunities as we are invested in their long term success and advancement within the organization. An individual development plan assists employees in career and personal development and allows employees to reach short and long term career goals.
You would like to work at our company because
We are committed to attracting the best talent and developing our employees to exceed their potential. Our employees take pride in their work and are always looking for ways to contribute their ideas, skills, experience, and passion. We reward and value creativity, professionalism, teamwork, honesty, and longevity.
In the next year, we expect to hire 2-3 technicians
To get this job, you typically need a Minimum of 3 years’ experience working with electrical, hydraulics, programming, and mechanical PLCs is required.
We pay $2.00 per hour shift differential for all time worked on 3rd shift. *Rate of pay depends on one’s experience, education, and skills.
Our best technicians have: Strong mechanical and electrical skills Additionally, someone that takes pride in their work, is honest, creative in their ideas, and works as a professional in a team environment.
All Technicians are sent to College of DuPage for classes. Technicians are scheduled for a series of six mechanical and six electrical classes. Classes are during work hours, so Technicians are paid for their time in class. We adjust their hours to spend half their shift on the floor and the balance in the class. Jel Sert pays for this training which includes classroom and lab work. All Technicians are involved in this training despite their experience level.
TECHNICIAN
From this position, you could grow into
