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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.20 - Manufacture Of Bodies (Coachwork) For Motor Vehicles; Manufacture Of Trailers And Semi-Trailers
70 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 May 2024
Employment effect (start)
2 June 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
Benteler Slovakia, a global player in the automotive industry, opened its second plant in Slovakia. The plant is located in Bratislava - Devínska Nová Ves, where the majority of Slovak Automotive industry is located. The company is a key just-in-time supplier for Volkswagen Slovakia and produces car modules. The company intends to hire minimum of 70 employees, to be added to the existing workforce of 380 in their Malacky plant. The company incentivizes its potential employees by offering a reimbursement bonus for commuting workforce, therefore it aims to hire people from wider Bratislava region.
Eurofound (2024), Benteler Automotive, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 201431, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201431.
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