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Bacov (Arges County), Bistrita (Bistrita-Nasaud County)
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Basic Metals 24.20 - Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel
315 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
22 November 2016
Employment effect (start)
22 November 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016
Description
Romanian cable producer Leoni Wiring Systems, which the local subsidiary of the German Group Leoni, announced plans to create 315 new jobs in Romania by the end of the year. The new jobs will be created at the plants in Bacov (Arges County) and Bistrita (Bistrita-Nasaud County).
Reportedly company intends to provide various professional training opportunities to the new hires. The open positions are for unskilled workers with secondary education, yet a number of roles address engineers and technicians as well.
In Romania, Leoni has 17,000 employees in Arad and Beius (Arad County), Bacov (Arges County) and Bistrita (Bistrita-Nasaud County).
Leoni Wiring Systems has announced another job creation In May and July this year.
Sources
22 November 2016: Ziarul Financiar
22 November 2016: AJOFM Bistrita
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Leoni Wiring Systems, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 89201, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/89201.
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