Boeing Aerospace Company visits SGTC

August 29, 2022
South Georgia Technical College Director of Business and Industry Services on the Americus campus Paul Farr is shown above with SGTC Electronics Instructor Mike Collins, Pete Wessell of Boeing, SGTC Aviation Maintenance Instructor Charles Christmas, Director of Career Services Cynthia Carter, Aircraft Structural Instructor Jason Wisham, and Aviation Maintenance Instructors Victoria Herron and Paul Pearson.
South Georgia Technical College Director of Business and Industry Services on the Americus campus Paul Farr is shown above with SGTC Electronics Instructor Mike Collins, Pete Wessell of Boeing, SGTC Aviation Maintenance Instructor Charles Christmas, Director of Career Services Cynthia Carter, Aircraft Structural Instructor Jason Wisham, and Aviation Maintenance Instructors Victoria Herron and Paul Pearson.

   Pete Wessell, Boeing Technical Skills Recruiter Workforce Management Integration, from Seattle, Washington, met with nearly 80 South Georgia Technical College students and instructors in the South Georgia Technical College Griffin Bell Lecture Room in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center recently about career opportunities.

    The Boeing Company is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications equipment, and missiles worldwide.  Boeing currently has multiple career opportunities available for students enrolled in the Aviation Maintenance, Electronics, Industrial Maintenance, and Mechatronics fields.

Approximately 80 SGTC students were on hand to talk with Pete Wessell from Boeing.

   “Boeing has a dire need to fill Aviation and Equipment Services positions in a very competitive market,” explained Wessell.  “These positions are critical to The Boeing Company and offer an industry best Roth/Traditional 401K with eight percent match, paid higher education and endless advancement opportunities.”

   Wessell shared that Boeing is an inclusive workplace building around ideas, respect and innovation.  “There are endless opportunities at Boeing,” said Wessell, who talked with students about salary range, benefits, full relocation and housing for 30 days.  “Now is a great time to join and grow The Boeing Team!”

   Students interested in pursuing opportunities with The Boeing Company were encouraged to meet with SGTC Director of Career Services Cynthia Carter, to update or build their resumes.  The Boeing Company has a team of experts that review hundreds of resumes each week by a team of skilled experts.

   South Georgia Technical College has a near 100% job placement rate for graduates and is currently accepting applications for enrollment in the Spring 2023 Aviation Maintenance program.  For more information about the over 200 workforce education programs and the “Complete College Experience” offered at South Georgia Technical College visit the website at www.southgatech.edu.  SGTC is currently the top ranked Community College in Georgia for three consecutive years by Niche.com and is one of only two technical colleges in Georgia with on-campus housing.

  To learn more about the career services offered at SGTC, contact Cynthia Carter at ccarter@southgatech.edu and to learn more about the careers offered at The Boeing Company, visit www.boeing.com/careers.