- October 3, 2025
- 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
- Member: FREE
- Non-member: FREE
- The Hatchery
- 135 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago IL 60612
Attention Chicago workers: Join us at The Hatchery for a City-Wide Job Fair featuring a wide range of Chicago-based manufacturers!
Are you ready to start a new career? Come to a job fair at The Hatchery on Friday, October 3! This event will provide an excellent opportunity for job seekers and those wishing to explore a career in manufacturing. You’ll have the chance to meet face-to-face with manufacturing companies that are hiring right now!
Is your business interested in participating? Sign up here or contact christina@ravenswoodchicago.org.
Why Choose a Career in Manufacturing?
- High Salary Potential, Plus Benefits – In Chicago, wages for industrial workers average $85,000 annually, including benefits
- Manufacturing Jobs Are Stable – The manufacturing industry employs roughly 13 million American workers. According to US Census data, manufacturing is among the top five employers in the United States.
- Manufacturing Jobs Offers Transferable Skills – Manufacturing is increasingly high-tech and trains workers in cutting-edge, transferable skills.
- There are Opportunities for Workers in Need of Training AND High-Skill Workers – Regardless of your skill level, there are career pathways for you in manufacturing. Advancements in the industry have increased demand for skilled workers who have completed post-secondary training or certification programs. There are also a number of free job training programs available, like Jane Addam’s Resource Corporation’s free Careers in Manufacturing, that can prepare you for a successful and rewarding career.
The City-Wide Manufacturing Job Fair is presented by Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council, Calumet Industrial Commission, Greater Northwest Development Corporation, Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce, Greater Southwest Development Corporation, Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago, Lawndale Business Renaissance Association, North Branch Works, Peterson & Pulaski Business & Industrial Council, Pilsen Chamber of Commerce, and the Chicago Department of Planning and Development.
About Our Speaker
City of Chicago: Local Industrial Retention Initiative
The Chicago Department of Planning and Development funds several not-for-profit organizations, including the Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce, as delegate agency partners for the Local Industrial Retention Initiative (LIRI) program. LIRI agencies provide assistance to industrial and manufacturing businesses (primarily in the City’s Industrial Corridors) with the purpose of retaining those businesses in the city and supporting the health of its Industrial Corridors. LIRI agencies assess businesses, identify resources, provide project support, and act as counselors and ombudsmen to resolve a variety of business issues. These interventions lead to completed projects, job retention and creation, leveraging public and private financing, and neighborhood development. Examples of how agencies help businesses include: identifying and securing funding for property; business and workforce development; finding the right location and filling key property vacancies; attaining permits and business licenses; acting as a liaison with City departments; helping find resources for growth; and providing guidance on city and policy issues that impact industrial companies and local manufacturers.Presented by:
