CHICAGO (CBS) — Hispanic Heritage Month continues and we’re honoring the accomplishments of an Oak Garden mother.
She’s blazing the path for Hispanic girls in a area dominated by white males.
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Morning Insider Lauren Victory introduces us to this modern-day “Rosie The Riveter.”
Sparks are continually flying and one thing is at all times damaged on the 45 miles of belts on the huge UPS facility in Palatine.
To not fear, mechanic apprentice Estella Garcia is available to repair issues.
Mechanic apprentice Estella Garcia and her crew.
“Test all of the sprockets, the chains, the pulleys,” she stated, itemizing a few of her each day duties.
The one mother of two began at UPS as a bundle handler. She labored in the course of the day and went to mechanic faculty at night time, utilizing UPS training advantages. There was lots of learning, coaching and an enormous take a look at.
“I used to love engaged on automobiles with my dad and stuff like that, however I didn’t know the correct phrases to those gadgets,” Garcia stated. “If it was simple, everybody could be right here.”
UPS hopes to recruit extra unicorns like her. By some estimates, girls make up solely 24 p.c of staff within the transportation sector; solely about 4 p.c of staff within the industry are specifically Hispanic females.
“If there are language limitations, we are able to undoubtedly work with that,” stated Chris Szwarc, answering our query about precisely how he’s attempting to beef up the variety of Hispanic girls in his mechanic upkeep program.
“We’ve a recruiting crew that goes out and solicits, and lots of materials is in several languages,” stated Szwarc who serves as a UPS Facility Engineer.
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He added that at the least some instructors are bilingual and that lots of recruits to this system come through phrase of mouth amongst current staff.
“Form of what I affiliate with is a Tejena,” stated Garcia who had a Frida Kahlo sticker on her helmet. “She was a extremely robust empowering girl and lots of girls look as much as her.”
Perhaps some will look as much as Garcia now particularly if you happen to watch our CBS 2 video of her welding, grinding and fixing electrical points.
“My mother’s like, ‘It’s best to discuss it [her job]. That’s bada**.’ I don’t know if I can say that on TV,” Garcia stated, laughing.
She is completely happy to create a buzz about sizzling alternatives particularly if it opens the door to different girls like her.
Folks considering heavy-duty, hands-on work can be part of the mechanic upkeep program with no expertise however are most frequently UPS staff promoted from inside. We talked about Garcia began as a bundle handler.
UPS is at present on the hunt for 1000’s of bundle handlers at amenities throughout the Chicago space. Lots of these positions are seasonal by January 2022.
Right here is extra from UPS:
In Chicago UPS is hiring for:
· bundle automobile drivers
· tractor-trailer drivers
· bundle handlers
· private automobile drivers
Native UPS amenities hiring seasonal staff embody:
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· Palatine – 2100 N. Hicks Rd, Palatine IL.
· Northbrook – 2525 Shermer Rd, Northbrook IL
· Franklin Park – 2301 Rose Avenue, Franklin Park IL
· Addison – 100 S. Lombard, Addison IL
· Jefferson Avenue – 1400 S. Jefferson Avenue, Chicago IL
· Bedford Park – 6700 W. 73rd Avenue, Bedford Park IL
· Lockport – 16328 John Lane Crossing, Lockport IL
· Harvey – 16701 Heart Avenue, Harvey IL
· Chicago Space Consolidation Hub – 1 UPS Means Hodgkins, IL 606525
