Rick Patrick
rick@greenepublishing.com
On Thursday, Jan. 12,Compass Sleep Products,the new mattress factory located in Greenville, held a job fair, followed by are ception. The reception allowed people in the community the opportunity to see the operation and the mattress products produced there.
Compass Sleep Products has begun some limited production and expects to be up to full speed in the coming weeks. Compass Sleep Products will be the sole producer for Spring Air mattresses. The factory will also produce mattresses that will be available for purchase at factory-direct pricing, from the factory showroom.
“We want the community to feel free to come out and take a look at our facility,” said Compass CEO Ricky Riley.During the job fair, held at the factory, approximately 100 job seekers attended. Riley stated the factory will hire approximately 10 new employees in the next week from that pool of applicants. More employees will be added in order to fill a variety of jobs, both on the manufacturing floor and in the front office, in phases over the coming weeks. Workers will also be sought for another manufacturing facility to be located in Madison. The Madison facility will manufacture insulated paneling.
Compass Sleep Products is located at 784 SW Greenville Hill's Rd., in Greenville.