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Transportation / Storage Land, Water And Air Transportation Land Transport And Transport Via Pipelines 49.20 - Freight rail transport
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
14 July 2021
Employment effect (start)
16 July 2021
Foreseen end date
Description
The Spanish railway public company Renfe, which operates freight and passenger trains, has announced a public call for 300 vacancies for permanent employees. These new employees will form part of the manufacturing, maintenance and repair of railway components department. Specifically, 110 employees will work in the mechanical adjustment unit, 80 in electricity - electronics, 60 in railway rolling stock, 21 in boiler/sheet metal/welding, 17 in machines and tools, 8 in supply and 4 in painting. The salary for these new employees will be a minimum of €1,150 net per month for the lower categories.
The deadline for applying for these jobs is 16 July 2021. As of August 2021, it is still not clear when the recruitment will be finished.
Eurofound (2021), Renfe, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 105129, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105129.
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