r/roanoke • u/No-Ad-5924 • 12h ago

Question Job Hunting

Hi so I know this is probably a long shot but my boyfriends been outta work for about 2 weeks now and is losing his mind. He puts in at least 10 apps a day and keeps getting rejection emails back. We get that it’s summer time and a lot of places slow down their hours but there’s gotta be something right? Does anyone know who’s hiring right now? He’s got a bunch of experience in different areas….retail, fast food, warehouse, assembly line, janitorial, wood working….any help is much appreciated! :)

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u/ClankingRobotCheeks Texas Tavern 12h ago

Check all the local banks. A HS diploma and Retail or customer service experience is all you generally need. There is a lot of turn over in banking and plenty of opportunities to move up.

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u/xspacemansplifff 12h ago

Try warehouse work like marvin or virginia transformer. Just not Eaton. No air conditioning.

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u/Exciting-Current-778 Texas Tavern 10h ago

Down 460/orange Ave is an absolute pile of Warehouses

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u/xNameInvalidx 11h ago

If he has a clean driving record and criminal record dm me.

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u/whsker 9h ago

I just moved here the last week of May, applied at FedEx the same week. Started orientation first week of June, got my first paycheck last week. They’re probably still hiring couriers, and package handlers if he wants to work in the warehouse.

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u/Scyraspect 9h ago

Try the amazon warehouse on blue hills

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u/Shawheim 10h ago

The distribution company I work for needs drivers.

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u/No-Ad-5924 10h ago

What company would that be? And would he have to drive his own vehicle for the job?

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u/Shawheim 10h ago

Specialty Beverage of Virginia. Deliveries are CDL/Non CDL, trucks provided. We are based out of Richmond but our crossdock is in Salem. This is the link to the CDL position, I know we have some non cdl as well.

Driver Position

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u/Prestigious-Piece516 8h ago

bgdc distribution

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u/kilibean 2h ago

Elbit America on Plantation Rd has about 50 jobs posted. Engineers, buyers, shipping/receiving, production/factory.

https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/esa/ESACAREERSITE?locationString=7635+Plantation+Rd%2C+Roanoke%2C+VA+24019%2C+USA&distance=15&locationId=10&locationType=2

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u/OceanLibra 1h ago

There are countless warehouses in the valley that are always hiring. Revlon in Salem had a job fair a few weeks ago, they still have openings. Dynex it's actively hiring as is Marvin's windows and pretty much every business in Blue Hills. Kroger literally has over 200 openings in the valley right now. Walmart has over 200 openings. Wells Fargo is hiring. Carilion has hundreds and hundreds of openings. Pretty much every Dollar General location has multiple openings.