Eastern Iowa manufacturer KENT Corporation will host a KENT Day hiring event next week in the Quad Cities in hopes of connecting job seekers recently affected by area layoffs with open positions across KENT’s companies.
KENT Day will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday, Aug. 19, at IowaWORKS job center at 1801 E. Kimberly Rd., Davenport. Participants will meet with KENT Corp. representatives and learn about various career opportunities.
Headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa, KENT is the parent company of four operating companies. They are engaged in corn wet milling, the production of animal feeds, and the manufacture of food, beverage and ingredients, agriculture and pet products.
Multiple job openings
Among KENT’s job openings are: farm supervisor, cost analyst, lab tech, territory sales manager, process operator, inside sales representative, associate scientist, director of accounting, and electric/instrumentation technician. For a list of job openings, visit www.kentww.com/careers.
In addition, KENT Pet Group Corp. is in the midst of a major expansion in Muscatine. The company broke ground in April 2023 on a new $80 million manufacturing facility that will triple production of its cat litter. The new 113,000-square-foot manufacturing facility is being built on 70 acres. They are adjacent to the current Kent Distribution Center. It is expected to be complete in the summer of 2025.
“We look forward to opening up our job center to companies like KENT to help connect job seekers to the many opportunities offered,” IowaWORKS Operations Manager Rick Ernst said in a news release. “This event also makes it convenient for those who utilize our center services.”
IowaWORKS is part of the American Job Center network. It offers an array of employment programs and tools. Job seekers can stop by to get assistance in their job searches, resume building, mock interviews and more.
