JobsThursday, November 12
USDA is hiring 228 people for its new screwworm fly facility in Edinburg
The Good Day Edinburg team
If you're looking for a job with a mission, USDA is hiring. It began taking applications for 228 jobs at its New World Screwworm sterile fly production facility in Edinburg, which will make sterile flies to help fight a pest that threatens livestock and wildlife.
USDA is hiring 228 people for the Edinburg facility
- 228
- jobs to fill at the Edinburg facility
- Nov. 17-19
- for the hiring event in McAllen
- Spring 2027
- when the facility is set to open
Sources: Laredo Morning Times, KRGV
The jobs at Moore Air Base cover scientific and technical roles, skilled trades, safety, administrative support and information technology. USDA will host a hiring event in McAllen, and hiring managers will interview people there.
- When: Nov. 17-19, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Where: Embassy Suites by Hilton McAllen Convention Center
- Address: 800 Convention Center Blvd., McAllen
- Apply online: USAJobs.gov
- Registration: not required, but bring a resume
Online applications start Nov. 10, and the hiring event follows
- Nov. 10People can apply online at USAJobs.gov.
- Nov. 17The hiring event opens at 8 a.m. in McAllen.
- Nov. 19The hiring event runs its last day.
- Spring '27The facility at Moore Air Base is set to open.
Source: KRGV
“This facility will open in record speed, nearly five years ahead of schedule.”
Sources: KRGV, MyRGV.com, Laredo Morning Times