The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Equipment 25.9 - Manufacture Of Other Fabricated Metal Products
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 July 2024
Employment effect (start)
4 July 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
Woodward, operating in the industrial and aerospace control systems sector, will create 100 jobs at its new production facility in Niepołomice.
The restructuring, starting in the third quarter of 2024 and taking two years, involves moving valve and actuator production from the U.S. to Poland. The company intends to hire new specialists who will be responsible for quality and management, as well as the engineers and technicians needed to implement and operate the new production line.
Woodward, an American company with over 150 years of history, has operated in Poland since 2005, continually expanding its operations.
Eurofound (2024), Woodward, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 201385, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201385.
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