UPU Industries Inc. which owns and operates a manufacturing facility in Junction City, has announced a $2-an-hour wage increase as the plant gears up to fill open positions. UPU says in addition to the wage increase, the company has added shift-differential compensation. That means the company pays employees an extra $.50 per hour if  they work between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.

To fill the open positions, UPU Industries, Inc. says the UPU team is hosting a job fair from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Tuesday August 28th at the Kansas Workforce Center at 1012A West 6th Street in Junction City.

UPU says the facility is also participating in the Patriot Day career fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, September 12th at the Junction City Municipal Building.

The company says it “is hiring for production operators and packers.”  Employment applications can be submitted at Kansas Workforce Center at 1012 West 6th Street. Or you can go online to UPU Industries, Inc. https://www.upuindustries.com/us/ and request that an application be mailed to you which can be returned through email or dropped off at the Kansas Workforce Center in Junction City.