Arq to Conduct Job Fair for Coushatta Facility Expansion

NATCHITOCHES, La. – Arq is partnering with LED FastStart to host an in-person job fair that connects qualified candidates to opportunities for its environmental technology and manufacturing facility in Coushatta.

The job fair will take place Wednesday, Oct. 23, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Bossier Parish Community College Natchitoches Campus, 6587 LA-1 Bypass. Job seekers can register in advance here, or in person at the event. Attendees are asked to bring two copies of their résumé.

Company representatives will conduct initial screenings and interviews with candidates interested in positions in areas including:

• Material Handlers
• Quality Control Analyst
• Lab Technicians
• Engineers
• Mechanics
• Millwrights
• Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Technicians

Last year, Arq, under the name ADA Carbon Solutions, announced it is exploring plans for a $251 million expansion of its production facility in Red River Parish. The upgraded facility would introduce a new proprietary process that converts purified coal waste to granular activated carbon used for municipal water purification, soil and groundwater contaminant remediation and renewable energy.

LED FastStart hosts numerous virtual and in-person career fairs each year covering a range of industries, from digital/tech to manufacturing. To receive email notifications about future interview events, opt in here.

About Arq
Arq is an environmental technology company with unique products to make the air we breathe, the water we drink, the soil our children play on safer and healthier. As the only fully integrated domestic producer of activated carbon products in North America, it uses coal and purified coal waste as a sustainable feedstock to help remediate other wastes (such as PFAS, chlorinated solvents, petroleum hydrocarbons and drinking water contaminants). In this way, it helps reduce environmental emissions and carbon footprint. It also produces other environmentally efficient carbon products for use in purification, sustainable energy and sustainable materials.

About LED
Louisiana Economic Development is responsible for driving capital investment, job creation and economic opportunity for the people of Louisiana and employers of all sizes. Explore how LED is positioning Louisiana to win at OpportunityLouisiana.com.