Niles site to hire 200 people

NILES — A Niles call center is hiring 200 more workers at $10 an hour to handle calls for a satellite television provider.

West Corp. is looking to add workers immediately and is holding an open house every day through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the call center, 5185 Youngstown-Warren Road.

The center employs about 1,000. The hiring for the new positions is expected to be completed in early November.

DISH Network, which is part of Colorado-based EchoStar Communications Corp., is one of the center’s two primary customers.

West said DISH Network has been growing, so more workers are needed to handle incoming customer service calls. Workers will assist customers with routine billing questions, including cancellation, bill payment and activation.

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