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November 3, 2026

Companies Hiring Now: Boom, Mitsubishi Power, Audi and Aritzia (Early November 2026)

US factories are adding jobs at the fastest pace in more than five years, and the newest hiring announcements are in turbines, aerospace and auto plants. In Canada, Aritzia and big Edmonton employers are recruiting now. Here is who is hiring, what is open today, and how to get ahead of announced jobs.

Where the new hiring announcements are coming from

Last week's companies hiring roundup was dominated by holiday warehouse and store jobs. This week the freshest announcements come from a different place: factories, especially those making power equipment.

The backdrop helps explain why. Manufacturers added jobs in October at the fastest pace in about five and a half years, according to S&P Global's purchasing managers' survey, as order backlogs grew. The Institute for Supply Management's own October survey showed factory activity expanding for a 10th straight month, with its employment measure also in growth territory, The National News Desk reported on November 2. That is a meaningful contrast with the slow overall hiring we have covered in recent weeks.

As usual, this roundup separates roles recruiting now from jobs that are announced but years away. Pay is listed only where an employer or a cited outlet published it.

Recruiting now in the US

Boom Supersonic (Centennial, Colorado): up to 500 jobs

Boom Supersonic, best known for its supersonic jet program, announced on October 22 a $150 million, two-building campus in Centennial to build gas turbines for power generation. The company expects up to 500 jobs, and ColoradoBiz reported that it is already hiring design engineers, manufacturing engineers, machinists and technicians. The main factory is producing turbine parts now, with the campus expected to be fully running by early 2027 and first customer deliveries targeted for mid-2027.

  • Roles: engineering (design and manufacturing), machining, technician work.
  • Status: hiring under way; total headcount builds through 2027.
  • Apply: search openings through Boom's official website rather than third-party reposts. No pay ranges were published with the announcement.

Why it matters beyond Boom: the turbine push is part of the same electricity demand, much of it from data centres, that we flagged in our in-demand jobs guide. Machinists and manufacturing engineers with turbine, aerospace or precision-machining experience are in a good position across several of this week's announcements.

Recruiting now in Canada

Aritzia: more than 200 roles across the country

The Vancouver-based fashion retailer is recruiting for over 200 jobs, Curiocity reported on October 27. Openings span boutiques, support offices, distribution centres and its concierge team, and include full-time and seasonal roles. Examples listed included retail associates in Vancouver, Calgary, the Greater Toronto Area and Halifax, night-shift distribution centre associates in Vaughan, and office roles such as senior accountant, enterprise data architect and supply chain specialist.

  • Status: active postings, though retail and seasonal roles fill quickly.
  • Apply: Aritzia careers. No pay figures were published.

Edmonton: Walmart, Stantec and others listing hundreds of openings

Daily Hive counted 24 Edmonton-area employers recruiting this month, as of October 28. The largest by listed openings:

| Employer | Approx. openings in Edmonton area | Examples of roles |
|---|---|---|
| Walmart | 210+ | Opticians, department managers, merchandising |
| Stantec | ~120 | Administrative support through engineers and architects |
| Starbucks | ~120 | Entry-level to professional |
| Government of Canada | 110+ | Financial analysts, account representatives, supervisors |
| Loblaw | ~100 | Pharmacy assistants, butchers, sales |
| Government of Alberta | 90+ | Policy analysts, legal assistants |
| AgeCare | ~80 | Health care aides, RNs, LPNs |

These counts come from the outlet's review of each employer's listings, not from the employers themselves, and listings change daily. Confirm on each official careers site before you apply. (We noted Calgary's version of this list, led by Alberta Health Services, on November 1.)

Announced, but not open yet

Mitsubishi Power (Pooler, Georgia): 220+ jobs

Mitsubishi Power Americas said on October 23 that it will invest $490 million to double its gas turbine parts plant near Savannah, adding more than 220 jobs in manufacturing, operations, heavy machinery and technician roles, according to the Georgia Department of Economic Development. No construction or hiring dates were given, and a groundbreaking is still to come. The company points job seekers to its Americas careers page.

Audi (Peach County, Georgia): about 4,500 jobs, mostly years away

Audi announced on October 24 a roughly $4 billion plant at the Middle Georgia Megasite, its first in the US, with about 4,500 jobs and capacity for 200,000 SUVs a year, FOX 5 Atlanta reported. The timeline is long: site grading starts in 2027, construction in 2028 and production in 2031. Georgia's Quick Start workforce program will build a training centre and custom curriculum with local technical colleges. No wages or application links have been published.

What this means for applicants: Don't expect Audi production postings soon. But large plants usually hire construction trades, engineers and plant leadership well before assembly workers, and training programs tend to open before the plant does. If you live in Middle Georgia, technical college programs in industrial maintenance and electrical work are the most direct way to prepare.

Context: who is cutting

Hiring news sits alongside reductions, mostly in office and government work. The Canada Revenue Agency confirmed it expects to cut about 260 jobs in Ottawa and at regional offices, CTV News reported on October 29. That follows the public-sector job losses behind Canada's weak September employment numbers, as we covered in our October 26 outlook. In the US, Microsoft's buyout offer and other tech cuts from last week's roundup continue to add experienced candidates to the market.

The pattern is the same one we have seen all fall: physical production and hands-on services are adding people, while corporate and public administration roles shrink.

If you're heading into the trades

Several of these announcements hinge on skilled trades and technicians. In Canada, Ottawa committed more than $430 million over five years to its Union Training and Innovation Program on October 15, for training centres, equipment and support for apprentices. The money goes to unions and training organizations, not individuals, but it should mean more training seats over time. If you are considering a trade, ask local union training centres about pre-apprenticeship intakes.

What to watch this week

The US job openings (JOLTS) report for September comes out today at 10 a.m. ET, followed by Canada's federal budget on Thursday and both countries' October jobs reports on Friday, as laid out in our week-ahead guide. A soft headline number won't stop the hiring at a factory with a growing backlog, so keep applying.

Tip #9: Target the team being built, not just the job being posted

The problem: Most applicants only search for live postings. By the time a role at a new or expanding site is posted widely, hundreds of people see it on the same day.

What to do instead: Use expansion announcements as an early warning. When a company says it is building or expanding a site, note the location, the roles it named and the timeline. Then set job alerts on the company's own careers site for that location and those role titles, and follow the local economic development agency or training program tied to the project.

Example: A machinist in Savannah reads about Mitsubishi Power's expansion.

  • Before: She checks job boards occasionally and sees nothing.
  • After: She sets an alert on Mitsubishi Power's careers page for "machinist" and "technician" near Pooler, and updates her resume to lead with heavy-machinery and precision-part experience, so she can apply the week postings appear.

Today's action: Pick one announcement in this post (or one near you) and set two job alerts tied to it.

The takeaway

The most dependable hiring right now is in factories, energy equipment and hands-on work, with Boom recruiting now and larger Georgia projects setting up future demand. In Canada, retail, engineering services, health care and government postings in cities like Edmonton remain the deepest pools. Apply to what's open, and set alerts for what's coming.

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