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Région Wallonne; Prov. Brabant Wallon; Arr. Nivelles
Location of affected unit(s)
Louvain-la-Neuve
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
14 March 2023
Employment effect (start)
31 March 2023
Foreseen end date
Description
IBA, a Belgian based international producer of medical equipment and related software programs has announced it is looking for 100 employees in 2023 in order to expand production and development. Concretely, the company is mainly looking for technical profiles to work in manufacturing such as engineers, data scientists, developers, industrial fitters, etc. The company has been looking for these profiles for several years. However, it states that it is difficult to find these technical profiles given labour market shortages.
Eurofound (2023), IBA, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 108647, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/108647.
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