LEXINGTON, KY - Affiliated Computer Services (NYSE: ACS) has announced expansion plans for its Kentucky operations and will be hiring 215 new employees: 180 in Lexington and an additional 35 in London. The Fortune 500 company has open positions for customer care agents, data entry, clerical and managers who are needed to respond to increased business.
Company officials said a growing work load made the expansion necessary and they expect to find most of the new hires within "existing and talented labor pools" near the company's Lexington and London facilities.
In a press release, the company said, " ACS is looking to hire and train employees and managers as soon as possible. People interested in applying can apply on-line at www.acs-inc.com. Walk-in applications will be accepted at 101 Yorkshire Blvd. in Lexington and 1084 South Laurel Road in London. At the London site, people wishing to apply can walk in Monday, Thursday and Friday from 9:00 am - 10:30 am and from 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm. Training classes are scheduled for April."
ACS recently added 100 new positions in Louisville and invested more than $1 million in facility upgrades. In 2008 ACS announced an expansion in Lexington hiring of 100 employees and investing $2 million in facility upgrades.
ACS employs approximately 680 people in London and 2,000 people in Lexington. With 4,000 employees in Kentucky, ACS is the sixth largest private employer in the Commonwealth. Kentucky has the second largest base of ACS employees anywhere in the world, second only to Texas where the corporate headquarters are located.