Butler County officials prepared a job fair in the wake of XPER’s closure and subsequent layoff of its more than 200 employees.

Employers at the fair, which will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at the UAW Local 3303 union hall, are looking for workers to fill more than 650 positions, according to Mark Gordon, the county’s chief of economic development. Gordon said the jobs offer “family-sustaining wages.”

“It’s a great opportunity for anybody that is looking for work,” Gordon said. “Not just those displaced from Ibis Tek or XPER, but for anybody in the county.”

XPER was known as Ibis Tek until the fall of 2020, when it rebranded.

Gordon said he doesn’t expect hiring to occur long after the fair. Human resource professionals will be at the hiring fair, Gordon said, who will screen applicants while they are present.

“It wouldn’t be an unrealistic expectation that somebody could go there, (and) within a week or a week and a half have full-time employment with benefits and family-sustaining wages,” Gordon said.

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