Job Posting

Lakeland provides employees an opportunity to indicate their interest in open positions and advance within the Cooperative according to their skills and experience. In general, notices of all regular, full-time job openings are posted. However, Lakeland reserves its discretionary right not to post a particular opening.

Job openings will be posted on the employee bulletin board and in the email system and will generally remain open for 10 days. Each job posting notice will include the dates of the posting period, job title, department, location, grade level, job summary, essential duties, and qualifications (required skills and abilities).

Employees who have a current written warning on file, or are on probation or suspension, are not eligible to apply for posted jobs. Eligible employees should apply only for those posted jobs for which they possess the required skills, competencies, and qualifications.

To apply for an open position, an employee should submit a job posting application to the Administrative Services Manager that highlights his or her job-related skills and other related accomplishments. This application should also describe how the employee?s current experience with Lakeland as well as prior work experience and/or education, qualifies him or her for the position.

Lakeland recognizes the benefit of developmental experiences and encourages employees to talk with their supervisors about their career plans. Supervisors are encouraged to support employees' efforts to gain experience and advance within the Cooperative.

An applicant's supervisor may be contacted to verify performance, skills, and attendance. Any staffing limitations or other circumstances that might affect a prospective transfer may also be discussed.

Job posting is a way to inform employees of openings and to identify qualified and interested applicants who might not otherwise be known to the hiring manager. Other recruiting sources may also be used to fill open positions in the best interests of the Cooperative.

Policy No.  116  Issued  10/1/2002  Applicable  8/8/2002