Wanted: Accountant, Product Support Engineer, IT Infrastructure Engineer and More

The job market took a hit several years ago with the recession, but employers may be starting to hire again.

"My perspective on the employment picture in Frontenac is very good," Bob Shelton, city administrator of Frontenac, said. "With the solid mix [listed below] our employment sectors are very versatile and strong. Health, hospitality, education, financial and retail. Our building department is seeing an influx of residential and commercial building permits both for renovations and new construction. Notable new commercial construction projects include Bricktops and Panera; Saks is undergoing remodeling."

Shelton said that Frontenac's largest employer is Shriner’s Hospital with 287 employees. The Hilton St. Louis Frontenac employees 200.

"The large retailers such as Saks and Nieman are also in the range of 200 employees. Education such as Oak Hill/Villa Duchene and St. Joseph’s Academy are in the 100 employee range and the financial segment including Wachovia at 125 and Reliance Bank at 86 employees are also significant," Shelton continued.

Ladue, according to Michael Wooldridge, city clerk/assistant to the mayor, doesn't track the unemployment rate. Simply Hired, an online employment search site, lists Ladue’s unemployment rate at 2.6 percent compared to the national average of 5.8 percent. It also notes that jobs in Ladue have decreased by 70 percent since November 2009.  

"I don’t see employment growing a whole lot if it grows at all," Wooldridge said. "If we get a few businesses in that fill in the vacant spaces then obviously it will go up. A few businesses have opened up and replaced ones that have closed; we still have a few that need to be filled but that will happen over time."

Wooldridge said that the largest employers in Ladue are the two Schnucks stores and Ladue School District.

A mixed bag for the region

But, the overall unemployment rate in the St. Louis area recently increased. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on June 29 that unemployment in St. Louis inched-up in May. The newspaper indicated 2,900 jobs were cut in the month, expanding the St. Louis jobless rate 8.6 percent.

Thousands of St. Louis County residents continue to rely on government help. According to the Missouri Department of Labor & Industrial Relations, 9,960 county residents received unemployment benefits as of May 2011. More than 4,000 workers from St. Louis City received benefits at the same time.

Jefferson City hasn’t ignored the issue. Missouri Watchdog reported in April that Governor Jay Nixon signed a bill extending unemployment benefits. State Sen. Jim Lembke of St. Louis County said the bill was wasteful spending, the news site reported.

So, Who's Hiring?

Starting today, Ladue-Frontenac Patch is teaming up with neighboring Patch sites to find employers who are seeking to fill positions in town and in nearby communities.

Whether you’re a student looking for a part-time job, a mom interested in re-entering the workforce or a professional searching for a new job, we’re your source for who’s hiring in the area.

Here are five opportunities we found this week.

Who's Hiring: Jacobson Staffing
Location: St. Louis
Job: Senior IT infrastructure engineer: Install, configure, design, maintain and support core infrastructure and application systems for the internal corporate environment. Ensure that documentation standards and procedures are in place. Seek and evaluate opportunities for process improvement.
Experience:        

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of Enterprise level support and design experience.
• Must have experience in a Large-Enterprise with Windows Server (2003 /2008) & Desktop (XP / 7), Active Directory / Group Policy / DHCP / DNS / DFS, Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, BlackBerry Enterprise Server and Office Communication Server.
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (2007 /2010), Microsoft SQL Server (2005 /2008), Operating System build automation experience in a Large-Enterprise.
• Clustering & Load Balancing.
• Windows scripting - PowerShell / VBScript.
• Familiarity with storage area networks.

To Apply: Send your resume to gwhite@jacobsonstaffing.com or apply online.

Who's Hiring: Announce Media LLC
Location: 6665 Delmar, Suite 3000 in University City
Job: Product support engineer III
Experience:

• Detailed knowledge of high traffic, fault tolerant, 24x7 websites.
• 4+ years of Unix/Linux system administration.
• 5+ years of programming experience with any of the following:  PHP/C/C++/Perl/Shell scripting.
• 2+ years developing/troubleshooting AJAX based applications.
• 2+ years working with troubleshooting 3rd party, partner feed dependencies.
• Strong SQL, XML, TCP/IP, NFS, and Apache application server knowledge.
• Log parsing and basic data analysis.

To Apply: An application may be submitted online.

Who's Hiring: Ajilon Professional Staffing
Location: St. Louis
Job: Cash application specialist/AR:    

• Accounts receivable
• Process customer payments 
• Process wires, credit card payments and ACH’s
• Process check requests and NSF’s
• Process offsets/cash-in-advance accounts 
• Reconcile customer accounts
• Research
• Month-end closing 
• Backup to manager and other divisions

Experience: Solid data entry scores, experience with invoicing and applying cash to customer accounts.
To Apply: An application may be submitted online. 

Who’s Hiring: Chill Frozen Yogurt
Location: 7610 Wydown Blvd. in Clayton
Job: Restaurant job
Category: Part-time
Benefits: 10 to 30 hours per week available
Experience: Not listed
To Apply: Go to the company's website to download an application. 

Who's Hiring:  
Location:  in Richmond Heights
Job: Licensed cosmetologist
Benefits: Hourly, flexible hours
Experience: Licensed hair stylist/cosmetologist. Energetic, positive, progressive image and exemplify a dedication to style, fashion, and beauty.
To Apply: Go to the company's website to apply online. 

Editor’s note: Patch cannot guarantee that these jobs will still be available when you apply. We do not endorse or recommend these jobs; please do your own research about any potential employer you apply to.