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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26.51 - Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, testing and navigation
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
2 November 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Rohde & Schwarz Czech Republic, a Germany-based manufacturer of test and measurement electronic equipment and devices for wireless communication, is to create 100 new jobs in the Czech Republic. The company has already started the recruitment for its new manufacturing hall which is being built at its Vimperk site. The site currently employs 600 people. The company is looking for testing engineers, technicians, painters and other production workers. In September 2015, the firm opened its own school to educate job candidates. Worldwide, the company has a total workforce of more than 9,000 employees in over 70 countries.
Sources
2 November 2015: Svet Prumyslu
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Rohde & Schwarz Czech Republic, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 85231, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/85231.
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