McCoy Group Inc. joined the Department of Defense's SkillBridge Program, the company announced Monday. SkillBridge helps members of the military join the civilian workforce.
"Our company is honored to join the SkillBridge Program and have the opportunity to assist military personnel as they prepare to join the civilian workforce," says John Hickie, director of recruiting and retention for McCoy Group. "This program is invaluable. Not only does it assist service members, but it gives our organization an inside track in adding skilled and dedicated individuals to our team."
SkillBridge will offer participants the opportunity to train as a diesel technician with McCoy Group. The Department of Defense will pay and provide benefits as the participants explore their options. Participants will train at the company's training facility in Dubuque.
McCoy is the parent company for six subsidiaries in the truck, transportation, construction and forestry industries. They are Truck County, Stoops Freightliner-Western Star/Stoops Trailers, Foodliner, QuestLiner and McCoy Construction & Forestry.
To learn more, search for McCoy Group at skillbridge.org, or call Jordan Larkin at McCoy Group, (800) 251-9569, option 2, or email [email protected].
