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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
19 July 2022
Employment effect (start)
19 July 2022
Foreseen end date
Description
An American automotive company Lear has announced that it will hire 200 people in Mielec, Poland. The recruitment for production positions has already started and the offer is addressed to both experienced and inexperienced candidates. The reason for this expansion is the planned development of the company's activities and the enlargement of its teams. Lear offers its prospective employee’s bonuses, benefits, and discounted transportation from nearby towns.
The company has 257 facilities in 38 countries and employs over 160,000 worldwide. In Poland, Lear Corporation employs over 10,000 people.
Eurofound (2022), Lear, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 107162, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/107162.
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