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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 April 2018
Employment effect (start)
10 April 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2019
Description
German automotive company Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Poland, a subsidiary of Daimler, has announced that it will create about 500 jobs at its new factory in Jawor (Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone, Poland). The factory, which will specialize in the production of engines for Mercedes-Benz, is expected to be operational by the end of 2019. The company has just started the recruitment process; currently, Mercedes-Benz is looking for office staff, HR specialists, supply specialists, engineers, accountants and brigade leaders. The company will provide special training for engineers in their units located in Germany.
Daimler is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany; it owned or has shares in a number of car, bus, truck and motorcycle brands including Mercedes-Benz.
Sources
10 April 2018: Murator Plus
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Poland, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 93918, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93918.
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